This VRBO provides you with your own personal resort in the backyard. We thoroughly enjoyed the pool, hot tub, outdoor pool table, yard games, and amazing BBQ cooking station! We had a blast on our vacation and this house was a big reason why!

After looking at the pictures online, my wife and I decided to book Arefs property for a 2 day vacation. Unfortunately it wasn't the best vacation we had...to say the least. Here's the pros and cons. Pros: 1) Aref was very communicative while we were there, always trying to be helpful and accommodating 2) The pool was amazing, it had lots of floaties and life jackets for my kids to enjoy Cons: 1) The AC was not great, when we came it was a stifling 86 degrees. We turned it on and it took about 6 hours until it reached a normal temperature. There was this huge exhaust fan in the ceiling that made a racket when we turned it on, so we just opted to keep it off. 2) The house was very dim, and old, the cabinets were filthy, it had lots of open food strewn all over. The beds were hard...The jaccuzi was yellowing from age... 3) The backyard was all dusty and full of spider webs... 4) The pool table in the backyard was old dusty. It had a tear right in the middle of the table.! there was a big splotch of bird poop on the table as well. The balls were all brownish-yellowish... 5) The heating in the pool and spa is controlled by Aref, which was very annoying. Every time we wanted to heat the pool I had to contact him. The worst part was that at 10pm all the lights go out in the backyard. There's no way to sit and just enjoy the backyard after 10. Really annoying! 6) the worst part was, that we had no hot water!! No showers for 3 days!! Aref told me to check the water heater to see if the light was blinking. It was. He assured me that if its blinking, all is ok. The next day we again had no hot water. I called Aref and I told him that after reading the manual I figured out that if its blinking red that means that its not working! He said Oh! you're right!! He said that he will come down in the afternoon to check it out. He came with his tools and he said, I cant fix it, but a technician will come tomorrow at 8am to fix it. We were excited that at least on the last day we would be able to take showers. But guess what?! The technician came and he said that the water heater was totally broken. But here's the kicker, he also said that the device was illegally placed and dangerous! It was outside under the overhang of the house in a way that it can spew carbon monoxide into the house!!! Aref did promise to give me a partial refund (which I have never seen). After I left Aref typically takes 3-6 days until he responds to my messages...He said he's to busy

The back yard is awesome. The house was more spacious than we expected. Only downsides were: 1. Have to contact owner to turn on hot tub. Takes about 30 mins to warm up. Doesn't take much effort, but would be nice to have a way to control on our own. Maybe a timer? 2. The property appeared to cater to shorter term rentals, and we were there for more than a week. Would have appreciated more cooking utensils and dishes. 3. The air conditioning magically stopped working when we left the property. Probably correlated to a camera being on the front of the house. It was resolved when I reset the wifi on the controller, so someone else controlling the HVAC had to have been the issue. Overall, would I stay there again... yes! There are some things the owner can improve on, particularly at this price point, but the property is truly an oasis. Beds were comfy and big. Owner communication was excellent.

My family who is 4 children (they did charge me extra for my 4th child who is still a minor) and my husband stayed here for a week and had a very good time. The house was spacious and the outdoor area was amazing and where we spent the majority of our time. They also had filtered water which was great and had been a concern of mine. The owner was kind and made sure I knew about the activities in the area. The reasons this house is minus a start is because of the following things 1- the kitchen was a little under stocked. There were no bowls to make salads or mix anything. Only cereal type bowls. It made it difficult to prepare meals for our family. It also did not have a vegetable peeler, or a regular coffee machine (with no reusable KCup), and only had paper towels instead of real hand towels, which I do not like using on our dishes or in general really. 2- In order for the hot tub and water fall (shown in pictures) to be turned on I had to message the owner to ask for them to be turned on. He was responsive most of the time but it made it a little awarkd. It would turn off while we were still in it and it made it inconvenient to have to be in constant contact with him just to have the hot tub on. 3- we got eaten pretty badly by spiders while we slept.

This house was great for our family of 4 with two young kids. We really loved the outdoor space, which is the best feature. The house itself is in a good location and safe, quiet neighborhood. The interior could do with some fresh updating to achieve a grander vacation feel, but the house was clean and comfortable and had everything we needed. I’m really grateful for the dedicated laundry room. All the amenities were in good condition and well taken care of. The host was amazing, great communication, very friendly, and went above and beyond to ensure we were having a wonderful stay.

This house was great for our family of 4 with two young kids. We really loved the outdoor space, which is the best feature. The house itself is in a good location and safe, quiet neighborhood. The interior could do with some fresh updating to achieve a grander vacation feel, but the house was clean and comfortable and had everything we needed. I’m really grateful for the dedicated laundry room. All the amenities were in good condition and well taken care of. The host was amazing, great communication, very friendly, and went above and beyond to ensure we were having a wonderful stay.

This home has all the amenities- Indoors: extremely clean facility, large and well stocked kitchen, filtered water cooler, large dining area, great family room with games and 70+ inch TV, 2 bathrooms and 3 bedrooms. Our grandchildren loved the spacious areas or openess of the floor plan. Although we didn't use them, there were several desk/work stations located in various rooms throughout the house. Old Poway Park was an added attraction we hadn't counted on. Note - the exterior is resort-like, and to die for! Outdoors: pool and wood shuffleboard tables, lawn games, barbecue grill with bar counter, an enormous pool with spa, waterfall, extended toddler wading area, and an in-water table for sitting and chilling around. There is ample seating, numerous lounge chairs and even a canopied bed. The grounds were well maintained and beautifully landscaped. Our family enjoyed returning to this home to relax after a busy day of touring. We were enthralled by Old Poway Park where we shot several unique family photos. We look forward to renting this venue again in the near future- we intend to spend less time touring and more time relaxing. We had no issues, but we noted the owner was extremely timely and responsive to all our queries. Definitely a 5 star experience!

This is the second summer that we've stayed at this property. You would never know that a property like this could exist in a fairly standard suburban neighborhood. But from the second you drive through the gates and up the ling driveway lined with fruit trees and flowers, you feel like you're on a sprawling estate. The house itself has bedrooms that are plenty big and comfortable, a standard kitchen with about everything you'll need to cook whatever and two bathrooms with showers. The places we spend the most time is the spacious family room with the big screen tv and foosball table......and the oasis in the backyard! Plenty of shade, a beautiful pool and hot tub. The saltwater pool lets you swim all day without getting irritated skin. The plants all over the backyard attract lots of butterflies and there are plenty of outdoor games for my family to play. There's also a full outdoor kitchen that makes it capable of hanging out while cooking full meals. We really enjoy staying here and look forward to doing so again next year