We LOVED staying in the cottage in Mission Beach! The entire house was super clean and the decor was lovely and restful. Janet and Scott are amazing hosts and responded immediately to any questions we had. We loved the neighborhood and proximity to both the ocean and the bay. It's a casual location and well located for sight-seeing both in San Diego proper as well as up and down the coast. Walking for miles along the beach on either the walkway or the sand was wonderful, being only a couple of blocks from the water in either direction. They had a terrific info binder listing activities as well as a large variety of restaurants, etc with small maps alongside that made choosing things very easy. This was our first trip to the San Diego area and we would definitely stay in one of the "Janet and Scott" locations any time in the future!