Our stay here with our 2 Goldens has upped the expectations for all future pup-friendly places to stay. The wash station, the extra towels, the drinking bowls and even the sticker on the fridge designating a nearby vet clinic were all testament to the pup friendly-ness of this place. The courtyard is totally surrounded with a high fence so they were able to explore freely throughout the property, and there is a little grassy area for them to do their business and pup clean-up bags as well. There are three places to stay within the beautiful/lush courtyard- ours was 700 Sq Ft and very comfortable (and by far the largest place I looked into when planning this trip). Each of the places had open areas just outside the doors, making the living space even bigger. Each also had their own grill and we all used them, and enjoyed getting to know our neighbors as well.
It is about a 40 minute walk from Ocean Beach Dog Beach so we drove there and hubby walked them back after our daily fun at the beach. (Parking at the beach was easy weekdays in the morning and not easy weekend in afternoon). The walk around the area is lovely- with gorgeous plants and interesting variety of ways folks make use of their small lawn spaces.
The garage on property fit our highlander just fine and was nice as parking was seemingly always taken on the street. The kitchen amenities were wonderful- same stuff I have at home for the most part, and we used that daily to cook the wonderful fresh fish I got at nearby local fish markets.
OB is our fav for the vibe, proximity to the beach, and the other areas closer to downtown SD are just minutes away (neighborhood driving), over the hill to America's Cup Bay where 2 of our fav fish markets are. It's also where we did stand up paddle with the pups ( Through SUP Pups- highly recommend!) and Eco-paddle Boats which were both fun pup-friendly activities. And the drive back to OB from there is amazing- as you crest the hill you are greeted by the ocean in one of my favorite vistas on any vacation.
I could not recommend this place to stay more, and hope they will have us back as I will likely plan our next trip to SD around availability here