We had to find a place for family and friends who wanted to come and visit from Germany to celebrate our wedding and spend the week in San Diego with us. We wanted something central, that would allow us to be close to different spots like Seaport Village or the Gaslamp district, and still somewhat apart and separate. Let me tell you - we have found the perfect spot. The whole week we could basically party and celebrate and no one felt bothered nor did we really hear someone else.
The Surf Shak was super clean when we checked in and everyone found a spot to sleep right away. There are five beds in the main building, two in two extra buildings, and two in the outside cabana. The cabana spots where super popular and gone first! The kitchen had most of the tings that we needed during our stay, which was amazing since we prepared a lot of our meals at home. We also brought a ton of stuff and half of it we probably wouldn't even have needed. There is a total of 3 bathrooms which was alright for the size of our group. Besides the small living room, there is not really much common space inside, especially not for 14 people at the same time, which was alright for us since the outside area was by far our most favorit area anyways. It has more than enough room for 14 people to enjoy meals together, sit, talk, drink and even play games. The oustide area connects the different buildings and gives you to ways into the main building. Behind the house is enough to park at least 3 or 4 cars without any problems, which is amazing since parking in SD can become really hard!
We only ran into a couple of questions during our stay and we always received our answers and assistance within minutes. Special thanks to Jacob!
We can absolutely recommend this place to everyone who is looking for a fun time in San Diego and who doesn't want to worry about being to far from the Gaslamp district, loud talking and music late at night, and just enjoying this beautiful city. We had an amazing timing and when the oppertunity shows up again, we will definitely come back to the Surf Shack! The atmosphere is amazing and everything fits together pretty well and thanks to the great maangement you don't have to worry about anything else than having fun on your vacation!