My GF and I came to San Diego area for 8 days and this was first stop(4 nights) on our trip to SoCal area. The bungalow condo is in a fun and eclectic area of Mission Beach. It really is one block to the amazing Pacific Ocean and one block to Mission Bay. Both locations are very cool but have completely different vibes. The Ocean Side of course has the incredible Pacific crashing to shore and we used the provided beach towels; chairs and umbrella(and on body board) the two days we went. Having all that made the beach trip perfect. The location is truly in a very non busy stretch of the beach. The Mission Bay side is very relaxed and quiet and has an amazing set of houses/condos bay side. It is also a peaceful walk to a great restaurant called Oceana at the Catamaran Hotel and Resort we went to for my GFs birthday dinner. The contrast between the amazing Pacific Ocean and the Mission Bay Area is truly amazing and the bungalow is right in middle of both!!!
As mentioned, the neighborhood is very eclectic which we both loved. There are some good little places to eat we found and we ended up walking to Ralphs(grocery store) a few days for little snacks and water. It is an easy 15-20 minute walk. Going the other direction for us towards Belmont Park was a great place to run and for us Starbucks is right across street from Belmont Park. We at at Cannonball Sushi and had an amazing view of the ocean from the 2nd floor patio. Once again, a 15 minute walk tops to Belmont Park area to/from the bungalow style condo.
The bungalow style condo is very clean and well kept. We loved the Keurig machine and used pretty much Janet and Scott’s entire supply of coffee pods. The condo is also well stocked with towels; dish soap; bathroom soap and we loved chilling at night watching Netflix as the neighborhood around the bungalow is very alive. It is on Mission Blvd and there is quite a bit of traffic but at night the neighborhood quieted down quite a bit. However, as I said, it is very eclectic and alive. And we really enjoyed that. The place is also very clean and in a C-19 world that is much appreciated! We left right at 10am(check out time) and within a minute the cleaning crew was there. That was pretty impressive.
The small disappointment for us was one of the bikes had both tires that did not have air. After having air put in them one of the tires was still flat so the Parking + Bikes thing is great. But the bikes were not functional for us. We ended up walking a ton but we ended up being okay with that. The bikes would have been a nice option had one of them been working.
Overall we enjoyed the location; the bungalow style condo; the neighborhood(perfect for 4 nights) and the amazing Pacific Ocean/beach and Mission Bay side. The place is a great value!!!