We had an awesome stay at Ellen and Nathan’s place.
We were concerned w the distance from the beach but it ended up not being an issue at all. It’s just about impossible to stay ON the beach anywhere around SD, so you have to drive anyways... the location felt equidistant from Balboa Park, La Jolla, and Cardiff. We loved the design and functionality of the place. Felt new and clean and quality (not like the fake/cheap design feels of some Airbnbs). We packed 7 adults and 3 kids in and had a great time. Beds were decent quality (twin beds were a bit noisy and uncomfortable). Most of us slept fine and the ones that didn’t love the beds slept great on the quality couches.
Ellen was a great host, and was on top of it with communication. They provided much-needed beach towels, chairs, and an umbrella. Kitchen had all necessary utensils, glassware, even tupperware, ziplocks and cooking oil.