I had a really relaxing 5 night stay for work travel at Steve's place right off of Pacific Beach. The pictures are perfectly representative and they don't do the view of the ocean justice. You can absolutely sit on the balcony and drink your coffee and cocktail, enjoy the ocean breeze and watch the waves roll in. The condo is on the top level of the building and access is via private stairway with a security gate. The breeze coming off the ocean is amazing and we pretty much just used the security gate as our front door, locking it, and leaving all the windows and doors to the condo open around the clock. There is no A/C, but there are a couple fans. The temperature in mid-July got a little warm during the day, but not unbearable, and at night it was very cool and made for fantastic sleeping weather.

It's one short block to the boardwalk (we rented 2 bikes for ~$60 for 5 days) and we used it to get to all our meals, bars, and other entertainment the entire time. Parking can be difficult (and I did get a ticket due to unclear signs) but you literally do not need a car once you get here; if I didn't have to drive into La Jolla for work I would've just ubered in from the airport and been more than happy.

The area is fun; all beach activities are at your fingertips, the people watching is amazing, and it's just a great place to be lazy and meet people from all over.

Steve put up with my rescheduling the check-in a couple times without complaint and the condo was open and ready as soon as we arrived. Everything was great and I can't think of any even minor hassles to report. When I come back to SD for work again, Steve's place will be among the first abnb rentals I check out.