Although the neighborhood is residential, you're within about a 15-minute walk of the Ocean Beach downtown area with a lot of alternative kinds of action, including a nice beach, a unique pier, and reasonably priced restaurants. Brian had some good recommendations for us. The "Cozy Cottage" is also a good launching point for excursions up north along the spectacular coast, which we did. Finally, you can get downtown fairly quickly by car from the cottage. The airport is also conveniently close.