This apartment was absolutely perfect for our San Diego vacation! The location sets you right in the middle of a great neighborhood that is close to so many wonderful attractions. We explored Shelter and Harbor Islands, Point Loma National Lighthouse Park, Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach and Mission Bay. I am blown away at all there is to experience just minutes away from this location.
On Shelter Island harbor area we found Mitch's Seafood for our favorite breakfast spot. They have excellent coffee and breakfast burritos/sandwiches. Their lunch and dinner menu looked just as good. Its quant with indoor and outdoor seating facing the harbor. We found ourselves there most mornings. For dinner we loved Ketch Grill and Taps which also has a great harbor view. Their outside seating area is heated making sunset dinners a must. Meals by the harbor truly capture the spirit of San Diego.
The apartment is just as advertised, newly remodeled and nicely stocked with all cooking needs plus a lot of extras I didn't expect that made living and cooking there for a week so much more effortless. If you prefer bottled drinking water, you'll need to supply it but there is a full size refrigerator with plenty of space for a whole case. I was excited to have a room heater and box fan in each room as we utilized both a lot during our stay. There is a wall heater but we choose not to fire it up as the small room heaters were perfect to take the chill off. We enjoyed tea and hot chocolate on the balcony in the evenings. We brought our camp chairs which was perfect for the space. We enjoyed an evening around the outdoor fire pit. The back yard is split to accommodate a private fire pit area for each of they upstairs and downstairs apartment rentals. My adult kids that joined me were delighted to experience more of San Diego then just the Downtown night life area. Our only disappointment was with the New Years Eve Downtown fireworks display as seen from our Shelter Island chosen spot across the bay. (Internet pictures are to blame for that expectation) All around it was the perfect choice for our family vacation to San Diego and I would chose it again!