Not the nicest area to stay in. I’ve lived in San Diego all my life up until recently so I kind of knew what to expect as far as Ocean Beach goes, just didn’t think the bedroom window would be in an alley looking at the back wall of a liquor store. There was a lot of shouting after 2 am that would wake us up...drunk/homeless people fighting. This small house is on a crazy busy intersection with lots of foot traffic & cars honking at all hours. Not peaceful at all. There are bars on all of the windows of this small house and homeless people were coming into the small front yard because there’s not even a latch on the gate to keep it closed. My husband had to confront a man who walked into the yard and luckily got him to leave the property. We tied a string to keep it closed but someone took it off. Brought this up to the owner Peter but he didn’t even bother to reply. He’s not the friendliest guy so we didn’t bother trying his restaurant next door. Wish we would’ve known the kitchen & dining room windows look out into their restaurant patio. We couldn’t open them to get fresh air. We came here to escape the desert & get fresh ocean air but that was impossible with all of the traffic noise in the front & people walking through the alley by the bdrm window. Just a head’s up, it’s not really a one bdrm because there’s no wall separating it from the living room, it’s just a partition that closes so there’s not a lot of privacy for couples.
On the + side, Chris’s liquor store is next door has the best Boar’s Head deli sandwiches & a huge selection of craft beer. Also, the washer/dryer was nice to have. The small beat up towels he left for us, not so much. The bthrm sink & kitchen counters were really gross when we arrived so I had to clean them. I don’t appreciate having to clean up men’s shaved hair off the bthrm sink & cleaning the toilet before I can use it, especially after traveling all day. Fire the cleaning lady...if one was even hired. Old food left in the fridge is not okay. The kitchen sink had old food in it so I cleaned that too. Couldn’t use the large dresser in the bdrm because every drawer is stuffed with sheets & blankets. That was annoying. We paid the cleaning fee and I spent a lot of time disinfecting these areas before we could use them. Not nice to do to your guests, especially during this COVID-19 pandemic. Being sanitary is a requirement for everyone’s safety. The beach is a good 15 min walk from the house. When you’re carrying beach chairs & everything, it feels far. This house is very close to dog beach. You can’t get a closer parking to the beach on the weekends, it’s too packed. The restaurant row on Newport is a good 15-20 min walk from the house. Really good food & drinks on Newport by the pier. But the homeless problem is awful here. I didn’t like seeing men throwing up next to the restaurant where we were eating & women relieving themselves in the street in broad daylight. It was gross. Not a nice area to vacation at. Won’t return.