Of course, the house is in a phenomenal location. The way I give stars is 5 = Worth 100% of the price; 4 = worth 80% of the price etc., etc. In this case, it gets 4 stars from me because (1) the house was not as clean as it should be. It looked like there were blood stains on all of the kitchen chairs; (2) the property managers were too slow to respond given the price point. The house includes loads of built-in gadgets but they are not intuitive at all (even for a millennial!), so we we weren't able to maximize our enjoyment from them. The provided instructions were far from complete and the staff did not provide timely or fulsome answers to questions; and (3) even though the house was listed as dog-friendly on VRBO, we discovered upon arrival that it was *not*, so we had to pay an additional pet fee.
Of course, the natural beauty of La Jolla and the unbeatable proximity to all of its dining, art, and activities made the trip outstanding. But at this creme de la creme price point, we were looking for a creme de la creme experience all the way through.