Hard to put into words how fabulous the house is and how amazing our stay in La Jolla was. This is a much loved family home and you can tell by the quality of the facilities inside and out, and we felt privileged to be able to base ourselves here for a week. The house is super well provisioned from the kitchen larder, bathroom facilities, outdoor spaces and even down to being able to use the family bikes and beach equipment - we’ve stayed in a lot of Mediterranean villas over the years but none as well presented and provisioned as this. The owners are super friendly and helpful too which helped us to settle in and get our bearings on the local area and things to do.
The house is in a great location too. Only a short walk to Windansea Beach (5 min walk, lovely beach but probably not for small children as the waves can get very big) which the teenagers loved and some local shops even closer including a gourmet mini supermarket and a 7/11. Within a 15 min walk you are closer to a number of bars, restaurants and local facilities (we loved the Taco Stand) and slightly further (another 5mins, although we would recommend taking the costal route rather than the direct route - just more enjoyable) you are into the main shopping area of La Jolla. Jumping in the car there is so much else close by including La Jolla Shores beach (less than 15 min drive, was defo a favourite although prepare to be patient to get parked) so plenty to see and do. Plus the location of the house makes it easy to access San Diego, with Mission Beach only about 15mins down the coast and it only took us about 25mins to get to San Diego zoo or the Padres stadium for the baseball.
A feature of the house definitely worth highlighting are the outdoor spaces. While its in a built up residential area, the use of outdoor space is really great. Be it sitting out on the front area on the swing chair chatting in the evening, cooking on the bbq in the back area next to the hammock or (a personal favourite) having a coffee in the morning or a beer in the evening on the roof terrance looking out to sea, there really is so much to enjoy.
So all in all we had an amazing time and would definitely recommend staying here. We will if we come back to La Jolla!