The condo looked exactly as advertised and was new and nicely laid out. Lovely interior and bathrooms. What we did not expect frankly was the noise. The street is very loud and because there is no air conditioning, you have to leave the windows open. That means that you hear everyone walking by. In addition, the Mission area is directly under the flight path for the airport. It is very loud when these planes go overhead. The noise was really the bad drawback. However, the condo is located one block from a great beach and a ten minute drive to restaurants. The garage is very very tight. We had to really work to part a minivan and could not put it into the garage itself. However, having the space outside the garage was a big help. Bob is very nice and very responsive.

His management company is less so. We had to figure out how to rewire the cable to get the television to work (including finding a cable). The other televisions (except the master bedroom) require you to download apps to your cellphone and various other steps. That was a hassle. While the company did not help much, it did contact us to arrange showing the unit while we were there to a potential renter (while never responding on the cable problem). It was a bit of a surprise and we asked if they could wait a day or so after we left since the kids slept late. We never heard back so we were never sure if someone was going to suddenly show up. (we also found the place lacking enough basics like paper towels, garbage bags etc). Most of this is not Bob's fault who did not put the unit on a flight path. Screens would be nice on the windows at night but bugs were not a huge problem. You really need all of the windows open or the place gets really hot. In the end, we loved the Mission area despite the noise due to the beach. LaJolla village has more restaurants and is quieter however. I think the Mission tends to be more of a college hangout while the village tends to be a bit more family oriented. However, my kids loved the beach near the condo the most of those that we visited. Parking is a nightmare in both places however. If you have a smaller vehicle the garage at this location would be fine to pull all the way in. A minivan fits tightly in driveway but you have to have someone guide you back.