We booked this cozy cottage before we knew the layout of the city, and majorly lucked out, because it was in the most perfect location.
While parts of the city are a bit busy and loud, this was in the quietest, lovely neighborhood in North Park, and in walking distance to some of San Diego’s ‘bests’: Northside Shack (the best açaí bowl we’ve ever had), Communal (one of the best coffee shops we’ve ever been to), and the Taco Stand (the best tacos we’ve ever had). This made for the perfect daily rhythm: walking to get breakfast at Northside or Communal, then exploring the city and coastline throughout the day, and a couple of evenings when we didn’t feel like staying out, we came back and walked to get tacos.
Balboa park was minutes away by car, Little Italy only about 8 minutes, Coronado beach was 15 minutes, and Torrey pines about 25-30 minutes. For those wondering, we did rent a car, and a very affordable one at that from the app called Turo that Rick, the host, recommended to us. He was very helpful in providing us with information!
The cottage itself was very quaint, cozy, and felt like a mini oasis walking in and out with the beautiful palms and garden around the entrance. We hope to be back and would absolutely recommend!