When you see lodging descriptions that tout how a property is "within walking distance" of area hot spots or attractions, its normal to take such representations with a grain of salt. That is most definitely not the case with this property. We were amazed how easy it was to walk to the downtown area and even the waterfront was only a few blocks away. We parked our car when we got there and didn't move it for 4 days. We spent hours riding our bikes and walking in SD's beautiful downtown area. We also can't say too much good stuff about the room and our host, Ed. Ed is a friendly understated gentleman and a delite to deal with and talk to whenever we bumped into him whenever we were leaving for or returning from our many adventures. Our only complaint came when I had to mention to Ed that our pillows were sort of lumpy, but literally within minutes he had comfortable replacement pillows at our door. We loved the room and our stay.