I stayed with Nelson as a fourth year medical student for 30 days doing a rotation in pediatrics in San Diego. Nelson was a great host, very conscientious, responsive to requests and overall, a real pleasure to deal with.

The bedroom I rented is within a spacious 3 bedroom condo (Nelson and a roommate also live there) that is nicely furnished. The condo is within a luxury building.

I had my own ½ bathroom off the common area and shared a shower with Nelson and again, he was very easy going about this and in spite of my getting up at 6am and sometimes not coming in until late sometimes, it was always easy to shower when I needed to.

The condo is very well located in the Hillcrest neighborhood in San Diego (“SD”). My doctor’s office that I was doing my medical rotation was in Coronado. I would start my day at Coronado Beach, which I consider the best beach in SD (after exploring many of them), and the drive was about 20 minutes. You are within 1 -1.5 miles of the world famous San Diego Zoo and Balbao Park with its many attractions. Downtown SD, the Gas Lamp District, Little Italy and the Airport (which oddly is fairly centrally located in SD) are in practically adjacent neighborhoods and took about 10-15 minutes to get to. I had to go to LaJolla one day a week and sometimes Silicon Valley in SD and these could 30-40 minutes at rush hour but only about 20-25 minutes at other times. Again, condo is well located to freeways and everything.

The neighborhood the condo is located in, Hillcrest, has all kinds of wonderful ethnic restaurants, bars, a Whole Foods and one of the best Farmer’s Markets (every Sunday) in SD. It was awesome to enjoy organic fresh greens and citrus in February and March not to mention all kinds of prepared foods and great coffee.

I did a lot of cooking in the condo and Nelson has everything you need in terms of cookware and utensils. Again, he is very easy going about utilizing and sharing the kitchen which also has a great gas stove.

I enjoyed the fifth floor balcony with views of the city, incoming planes to SD in the distance and Mexico even further away.

As a med student I had to study and found the unit quiet. On street parking was easy, although weekends were a bit more of a challenge.

I would recommend this unit without hesitation. It is probably best for a single person or a couple.