The location can't be beat; just a short walk to the heart of the North Park commercial area with many good restaurants and bars. The owner was quick to take care of a lock problem and has compiled an excellent list of local restaurants, brewpubs and points of interest.
The cottage is very quiet and parking doesn't appear to be an issue although I didn't have a car.
The weather on my arrival in December was very cold and windy for San Diego and the heating unit couldn't quite keep up but when the weather improved it was ok.