TL;DR - would recommend, this place is perfect for a group trip!
Honestly, the photos don’t do this place justice. We stayed here with 8 people total, and it was ideal! There is a bathroom on every floor, and the top floor being carpeted (read: sound dampening) meant the night owls could stay up late chatting upstairs while everyone else went to bed. The ocean is visible from the rooftop patio (one of the six total balconies/patios), and it takes 1-2 minutes to walk to the sand from the front door.
There are food and coffee places just two blocks away, and the beach cruiser bikes in the garage are perfect for exploring Mission Beach/Pacific Beach more.
Even on days when the beach around Belmont Park was packed, the stretch of beach close to the house was quiet. There are nets set up on the beach and a volleyball (along with lots of other beach/sports gear) in the garage.
The kitchen is well-stocked with pots/pans/cooking utensils, and the hosts kindly left us pastries and milk for when we arrived. When we didn’t eat out, we ordered groceries through instacart and were able to cook for all 8 of us easily.
A couple small cons:
- there aren’t blinds on the larger windows in the bedrooms nor in the upstairs bathroom. This means it’s super bright in the morning, and privacy can be a bit dicey unless you hang a sheet or towel over the window
- the ground level has a bit of a mold smell mostly around the washer and dryer. It’s not surprising given how humid Mission Beach can be and how difficult airing out that level of the house is, but if you have bad allergies I’d make sure you’re sleeping on an upper floor
Overall, this place was great, and the hosts were lovely! We’d definitely stay here again.