I stayed in the Beach Bungalow #2 for 4 weeks in February. Except for a freak wind storm on my first night, that knocked the power out for 12 hrs., the weather was great, in the 70s most days. The bungalow clean and bright just as depicted. I cooked at home most of the time and found the kitchen fairly well equipped for my needs. I found the bungalow very comfortable, relatively quiet given the proximity of neighbors and convenient to the beach and public transportation which I used frequently to go downtown, to Balboa Park, the Cabrillo National Monument, Opera at the Civic Center etc. The Amtrak took me to LA to visit my brother. I was going to rent a bike at the OB bike shop but they were closed 2 months for the "winter." As a retired old hippy from VT I found Ocean Beach not incompatible with OB funkiness however, just to give a sense of the lifestyle, I did not see a lot of people over 30 and I did see a lot of front yard beer pong games going on. j That being said there were often families with kids at the beach and walking the terrific fishing pier. There were a number of homeless in the parks and near (not on the beach) but none begging. A dinner companion told me there are many homeless her upscale part of San Diego as well.
I did all my grocery shopping at the Peoples Organic Market (no meat), the Olive Tree Market (small upscale) and the Wednesday Farmers Market (great fresh fruit and veggies alongs with Gyros etc). There is also a great Cuban pastry shop called Azucar. I think it is on Santa Monica Ave. Don't miss that for an occasional indulgence. All of these were within walking distance. Except for that first night I did not have any problems at the bungalow, but Ronnie and Linda were very responsive about checking with me about my needs, my struggles with the keys, offering a ride to the grocery, responding to the electric outage and getting the heat turned on that first day. I should also say that the price was very attractive relative to other airbnbs in the area.