This is a great location and Alan is a superb and attentive host. The town house has 3 levels including garage. We were travelling with 2 small kids and my parents and there was a lot of space. The townhouse is a block from Fanuel Park and the Mission Bay water front trail. Fanuel Park is perfect for small children as it has a playground and Mission Bay is calm. Alan has beach gear, towels, balls, buckets, shovels etc. He also has bikes and SUPs if you so desire. You can walk to the main beach in Pacific Beach, to all the restaurants on Garnet and by the water and to the grocery store (Sprouts). There is a Vons and Trader Joes that are a close drive away or longer walk away. We found the location convenient for Sea World, La Jolla and downtown (Children’s Museum and the Midway).
The town house has an excellent and very well equipped kitchen. My husband cooks a lot and the kitchen was as well equipped as our kitchen at home. There is an entertainment system which worked quite nicely on our one rainy night. There was also a good selection of board games which would be great for older kids (ours were too young). For infants, he has a high chair, pack and play and a bassinet type thing for smaller infants.
Alan responded to our concerns quickly and came to the place on a couple occasions (we’d asked for some extra chairs). We had an excellent stay.