Had a great stay in San Diego. I'm very familiar with SD so I didn't rent a car. (took Uber from airport about $20) Everything I needed was walking distance, 15 min. walk to shopping on Garnet, 2 blocks from the beach. Tons of coffee and food places around!
Michelle and Ryder's place was a great size for my 8yr old and I. It was smaller than I expected, it's a room with a bed, tiny kitchen and a bathroom size of a closet but really its all you need when you're at the beach all day. We mainly used it for a place to shower and sleep. Having a few kitchen items was useful when we wanted to snack at "home". It was great they had beach towels so I didn't need to use my suitcase space packing one. Neighborhood is safe, a little noisier on the weekend. The front garden area was so nice to have too.