Tracy was a lovely host for our family vacation to San Diego! She allowed us to check in a little bit early since we got in town so early, which was much appreciated. The apartment was really cute, very clean, well stocked with cooking supplies, and offered a pack n' play for our two-year-old. We enjoyed spending time in the courtyard area, and especially appreciated the wide variety of beach supplies available to us (chairs, umbrellas, toys, towels, etc.). Mission Beach and Belmont Park are both a block away, and we loved being able to walk over and spend time at both during our stay. The garage was also a major perk since street parking is just about impossible to find!
I will note a couple of items we weren't expecting. The first is that the apartment doesn't have air conditioning. I accept full responsibility for not noticing that on the listing (it is marked out on the "Amenities" section), but I was surprised no one else had mentioned it in the dozens of reviews I read. My husband and son sleep hot, and even though daytime temperatures hovered around 70 degrees, we couldn't get it cooler than 76 degrees inside at night. The second item to note is that the apartment (and apparently this whole area of Mission Beach) is in the flight path of planes coming and going from the airport. That means that approximately every 5-15 minutes between the hours of 6:45am to 11:15pm, a (very loud) plane flies overhead. That might not have been as noticeable, though, if we hadn't had to keep all the windows open for airflow.
I only call attention to those items since they're things I wish I'd known prior to booking. Tracy's apartment still has so many fantastic qualities that we greatly appreciated and enjoyed, and she and her husband were extremely kind and considerate hosts!