Excellent location for a family vacation! Quick drive to Balboa park, beaches, and only 30 minutes or so to Legoland . Also walking distance to lots of bars and restaurants. Small space in the house but it was exactly what we needed for my husband and I and 3 kids. Chrissy gave us a heads up about beach closures (temporary due to heavy rains), which was very thoughtful. With this airbnb unlike many others you have access to rent beach stuff (towed, chairs, boogie boards, and even sand toys with a tiny wagon)- really a nice detail that saved us packing a ton of stuff. Highly recommend!