Debbie was a gracious and responsive host. We rented the Spanish retreat for 5 days and it was a great location. It's 15-20 minutes from the beaches (including Coronado), 10 minutes from balboa park, and walking distance to all the restaurants. It's in a very eclectic neighborhood of Normal Heights. And the house comes with a very convenient parking. There's people that live in the front house (very friendly). The home comes with a fully equipped kitchen and washer and dryer as well. Debbie was also kind enough to have beach towels and big bag to carry them to the beach. We fully took advantage of the washer and dryer for the beach towels and our beach wear and it worked very well. The couch in living room pulls out and can comfortably sleep two adults. The tv in the living room also comes with direct tv, Netflix, and Amazon (the latter two you need subscription to, but if you do you can easily connect to your account and have movie nights). Debbie also has a great private patio with grill and outdoor dining area perfect for San Diego weather. We will definitely be using Debbie's rental in our future stays in SD. Few tips: if you will be there for weekend try the farmers market at Hillcrest; Coronado is worth the 20 minute drive but go early to get good parking and walk to the restaurants for lunch so you won't lose your parking space; eat at swami's cafe for breakfast (hands down BEST breakfast spot we've ever had in SD); check out Balboa's park musical schedule (they have free concerts most Monday's at the outdoor Orpheum) and you can have a great picnic and listen to some great music; check out Point Loma and make sure you see what time tide is low so you can truly see and play at tide pools.