I love staying at Melinda's place. Her house is near public transportation so we had access to buses which was quite handy for us. It was also near shops where we can have meals, get coffee, and shop for groceries. The house is near the airport runway and you do hear airplanes take off from your room, but we got used to it that first night and it became white noise. Melinda did provide ear plugs butnwe didn't have to use it. Melinda is such a great host, she provided lots of information when we arrived. She also offered to pick us up when we arrived, at a very modest fee. Such an accommodating host as well. We really enjoyed our stay at Melinda's and we hope to come back to San Diego and stay again with her.