Joyce and her husband are excellent hosts who go out of their way to make sure you have the most enjoyable stay. The room is off to the side of the house with a private entrance and an enviable outlook out onto the pool and the ocean beyond. It is a little oasis and whenever I had time off work I enjoyed sitting out in the sun in the garden listening to the birds and taking in the view. The 30 bus stops at the bottom of the road and takes you north to UCSD or south to La Jolla and as far as the Old Town Transit Centre where you can easily catch another bus to downtown. La Jolla Shores is an excellent beach for surfing (it will delight both beginners and more serious surfers) and there are plenty of rental shops (and excellent cafes and restaurants) within walking distance of the beach. La Jolla Shores is also rightly renowned for its Kayaking, so be sure to book a tour and check out the stunning coast land, I was lucky that lots of sealions and dolphins decided to drop in on my tour! I had an excellent trip in San Diego and it was partly made so successful by the ease of my rental with Joyce; I felt very fortunate that I stumbled across this gem!