We are traveling around California for seven weeks, and we initially thought about staying in San Diego for three days, maybe less. And then we arrived at Marsha's place, and just after a day decided to stay for six days, because we instantly fell in love with the house. We were greeted by Lily, probably the nicest person on the planet. She cooks authentic mexican food in the evening, always tells nice stories about either the house or her childhood, and calls us "kids" all the time (we're 39/28 years old).

The location is superb, very quiet neighborhood, everything is just around the corner. You can take a 25 minute walk to Mission Beach, and sit in one of the many excellent coffee bars. If surfing is your sport, then you will find all sorts of shops for that, too. And waves, lots of them.

Then there's the home itself: It's just beautiful. Very clean, elegant, and warm. It's feels like home. I've never slept that good. Sitting in the patio is a vacation by itself.

I could go on and on with my glowing praise, but Marsha has many guestbooks filled with words and photos of very, very happy travelers, every single page a love declaration to the hosts and the house.

Thank you, Marsha and Lily, it was a wonderful stay, and we hope that we can return one day.