We had a wonderful experience staying in Susanna's lovely home in July. Her friend met us there and provided us house keys, restaurant recommendations, and organic fruit, which was very kind! I was attending a conference at the Convention Center, and so I rented a bicycle from Stay Classy Bikes which got me easily to & from her house to the convention center (about 20 minutes each way). My parents watched my 2 year old during the day, and took easy day trips to Balboa Park and the beach with him between naps back at Susanna's house. We all felt right at home at her house, and my son enjoyed staying with me in the little girl's bedroom while my parents slept in the master bedroom. The neighborhood was fantastic...a quick walk to a great coffee shop or easy dinner place just 2 blocks away, and some cute stores. And the most amazing restaurant for parents with kids ever (called The Station). The only drawback to the house is that it does not have air conditioning. Personally I don't like air conditioning, but my Dad needed to use a lot of fans to stay cool when it was warm out. (There are a couple of fans there, and I brought a small one too, which I was glad to have.)