I feel so lucky to have stayed at Michael's place during my time in San Diego! Not only was Michael's place a financial life-saver (I am a poor PhD student who needed to be in town for 5 nights for a conference), but I enjoyed a clean, private, and centrally-located room where I could easily escape from the busyness of the conference. It was wonderful having access to a kitchen so that I could pack a lunch each day and save myself even more money. I was also thankful that Michael was so keen on introducing all of his concurrent guests to each other. Finally, the location of the house itself is very convenient; I could easily get to all of the best parts of San Diego without any hassle. (Even a simple 45-minute public transit ride to Mission Beach!) I'd definitely recommend staying at Michael's.