The location of this space is good if you want to be able to walk to restaurants and bars. As advertised, there is no kitchen here, but the mini-fridge works. The room is situated within a larger building. It's really more of a bedroom than a studio. The room was nice and clean perhaps at the expensive of a layer of plastic sheets on the bed that made it difficult to sleep because it conducted a lot of heat at night even with the AC. Our host seemed to be willing to ameliorate the issue for the future, however. Our room did not have direct access to the shared backyard; we walked down a hallway to go outside. The photos on this listing seem to be a generic representation of what you can expect your room to look like. Ours looked different than the photos. If you want to go to an ocean beach (versus a bay beach) you'll need to Lyft, drive, scooter, or go on a 1-2 hour bicycle ride. I'm a cyclist so I had a great time riding to the beach (don't take the Google Maps Nimitz route--take the scenic route). This space is on a hill, so if you're cycling be prepared for a moderate climb. I live in the SF bay so I'm accustomed to hills, but the San Diego sun is intense and tires you out more quickly than you would expect. That said, we experienced significant car aggression and gave up and rented a Zipcar (conveniently 3-4 blocks away). Overall, we had an easy convenient stay and we enjoyed our weekend trip.