My 18 year old son and I spent two weeks here before he moved in for his freshman year at SDSU. We had a great time! We kayaked, paddle boarded, ran all over the Bay/Mission Beach boardwalks, and we ate a ton of good food. We cooked dinner in the kitchen several times and found that we had everything we needed. We grocery shopped at Ralph’s and ate at so many delicious restaurants (take out only due to Covid restrictions while we were there).
The beds are very comfortable, trash is accessible, there is a dedicated parking spot next to the front door, and the backyard is pleasant for a small dinner. There was coffee for the Keurig and a Brita for us to use. The WiFi is excellent and there’s Netflix in both the living room and master bedroom.
We visited Mission Beach/Bay, La Jolla, Oceanside (family lives there), Coronado, downtown and the Midway. We also successfully shopped for an international move by visiting Mission Valley a few times. San Diego is beautiful and this is a perfect casual place for a small family.
The place is not a water view and the front door is on the alley. I enjoyed that because the Bay is literally in front of the next row of houses and I didn’t have to pay those prices. The bathroom is well stocked and the shower is very nice.
I recommend renting any gear from the Mission Bay Sports Center. We tried renting from the one recommenced in the book and we wound up with extremely heavy boards that had no handles or tread. One was breaking apart on the sides. We also had rusty paddles that wouldn’t extend. We decided to give them a second shot out of a desire to support local businesses, but they didn’t have equipment for us and suggested we walk along the road to see if we could find an open rental place. We tried that for a few blocks and then decided to head over to MBSC. We got a better price, better gear, and we didn’t have to carry the boards.
I loved our casual style trip. I’m headed home full of great memories, a bit of a tan, and new kayak skills!
Have fun!