Emily's place was awesome. Our adult kids came out to San Diego to join us for a week at the beach and to visit family. The house was perfect for us as far as bedrooms all on different floors and a large common area on the main (second) floor. The beach is a block west and the bay 1/2 block to the east. Breakfast restaurants a block to the north and south and a great local coffee place literally 40 steps from the front door. We didn't eat in much but La Jolla and the Gaslamp are short drives with great restaurants and Pacific Beach is less than a mile up the road. The beach was never crowded and we enjoyed walks up and down Ocean Front Walk where there are some other "beachy" restaurants. We found that the crowd was likely mostly locals but tourists looking for a relaxing place to stay in San Diego can't go wrong with Mission Beach and Emily's place. We would definitely stay there again.