I vacation frequently in the San Diego area and I absolutely LOVED this condo in Mission Beach! I traveled with My wife, 10yr old son, 15yr old niece, and my two senior parents. WE WERE ALL THRILLED with the experience! Nina was an amazing host. Communication was stellar! Instructions and expectations clearly stated. I didn't need to contact her with any questions. Everything from directions to the condo from the airport, to where to park was all completely and clearly defined before our arrival. Nina has been very mindful of the little things that make staying somewhere really nice. Things like, nice towels (not cheap towels), quality furniture, nice bed linens and pillows, homey decorations throughout the house, and everything was clean and high quality. There are bikes, several boogie boards, several beach chairs, sand umbrellas, more sand toys than I could count, volleyball, football, skimboards, a kids scooter, even child gates for the stairs if you have small children. There's an outdoor shower with a privacy fence so you can rinse the saltwater off...You can tell she has really thought about everything. I looked at several other Rentals in Mission Beach in person while I was there just to compare what others had to offer, and this one blew the others I saw away. It was like stepping into a friends house for a week while they were out of town. It didn't feel like a "rental" it felt like a "home." The location is absolutely PERFECT! Just far enough away from Belmont Park to not be a part of the noise (If you're not familiar with Belmont Park, look it up online. We had been there several times before our stay and knew all about it), but only an 8min walk (very paced, I was on crutches from a broken leg) to get to all the shopping, rides and people. The condo is on the boardwalk so people watching is at a premium and the beach is right on the other side of the boardwalk. The kids loved this because they were able to ride their rollerblades and scooters with no dangers of traffic while the rest of us watched the sunset over the pacific from the patio. Every morning we ate breakfast and drank coffee on the patio and watched the dolphins and the surfers in the waves. Every evening we watched the sunset from the same patio. This is one of those places for people who just want to veg and do nothing, where if you picked up some groceries and just want to relax, you could literally not leave this place all week and be totally fine. Or hop in the car and go to one of the many fine places to eat and local attractions that are all within a 20 minute max drive! I have zero complaints about my stay here. It is a quality stay and I would highly recommend anyone who is looking to stay right on the beach to rent...