This cottage is very close to the sand and we loved walking to the beach. The parking space in the garage is very tight and difficult to get into, and we only have a Subaru Outback. If you have a larger vehicle, you won't be able to park in the garage and will have to fight for nearby street parking while minding the street cleaning schedule.
Overall, the house is very clean, however if you have asthma or multiple chemical sensitivities, you will need to bring your own towels to use. The ones in the house were very strongly fragranced with fabric softener and I couldn't even use them, so I was lucky to have packed my own for the trip beforehand. We had to air out the whole house for a day to make it easier for me to breathe in it and then it was ok. We loved walking down to the Ocean Beach Farmer's Market on Wednesday night and getting food from six of the food vendors and then eating at Breakfast Republic there as well. And then there are massive airline jets flying overhead nonstop every 30-90 seconds, so it's harder to sleep deeply if you're not accustomed to that all night long. If you have really small kids, they may or may not be affected by that noise, my husband and I both had trouble sleeping with it at times. Last thing, the neighbors across the street are very much against vacation rentals and have signage up stating that and it is bothersome to see that you being there for a few days is not wanted or liked, but then the neighbor who shares the adjoining garage space is awesome and very talkative and friendly. It was really a mixed bag experience with the neighbors for sure. Oh and she has a glass dining table and our 2.5 year old kept cracking her head on it, but she couldn't see it so it was always a thing we had to monitor so we didn't end up in the hospital for stitches.