If you want to hang out most the week in OB, then this is a great house to rent. Doug is very responsive, the house is clean, well furnished with comfortable beds and all that you would need for a vacation stay. We did not spend much time in OB but drove to other beaches (Coronado, Cardiff and Del Mar) and other neighborhoods for good food (North Side, Liberty Public Market, Hillcrest, Italian Village and Gaslamp). Street parking in the evening is hard to find and we had 2 cars in our group which made parking quite difficult.