I stayed at Joy's cottage for two days with two others and it was a very pleasant experience. The neighborhood is located in the suburban part of town, as she described, and we had no problem finding the place or felt uncomfortable. Unfortunately I did not get to meet Joy in person, but she was very nice and stayed in contact with us to make sure there wasn't anything we needed and made sure we found the place okay. The cottage was very neat and clean and had enough space for the three of us (bed for 2 and a sofabed for 1). She also has the kitchen stocked with essentials for cooking and morning coffee (on our night night we made dinner!) The location is great and she also had a map and listing of great recommendations for places in the area. I would highly recommend this place to anyone wanting to check out the San Diego area!