We had a great stay with our two dogs. The cottage is a 5 to 10 minute walk from the beach (and dog beach) and there are local restaurants, bars and breweries within a 5 minute walk. Downtown SD is a 10-15 minute drive as well as Coronado. Ocean Beach is a really cool, laid back area and Atalanta was a very communicative host. We will definitely stay here next time we are back in SD.