My wife and I arrived in San Diego for our honeymoon needing a relaxing week in the worst way. We had high hopes for this vacation cottage, and it somehow exceeded them. It started at the very beginning of our visit when we noticed that "private patio" meant ALL OURS. No sharing with the main house. The lovely surprises continued all week long. Need a few kitchen utensils after shopping at La Jolla's farmers market? We had 'em. Need sunscreen? Got it. Need a beach umbrella and boogie boards? Of course! Steve had everything we needed to make our honeymoon perfect. We'll never forget it.

Stayed here with my wife as a anniversary retreat. Really enjoyed being within walking distance to the beach and being able to rent a bike and get to La Jolla Cove. Also close to "downtown" La Jolla with shops, eateries, and galleries.

The cottage was cozy and had everything you could need in the kitchen. Gas fireplace was great for ambience and actual warmth in the cool evenings (it was actually overcast and misty most of the time we were there....apparently that is the case in June).

The bed was very comfortable...maybe the best I've slept on in lodging away from home in a long time.

We enjoyed Steve's art in the cottage and he gave us a tour of more of his work in his studio, most of which is available for sale.

Highly recommended...good price...we'd stay here again if in the area.

We had a wonderful experience in this rental. Steve manages with the professionalism of a hotel but feeling of a home. The Rental was even nicer than pictures show, well equipped and located. Home has a washer and dryer as well and close to many wonderful restaurants, beaches and close to attractions. Loved having windows open and sitting on patio. Highly recommend and would stay again.

The cottage is located close to some great restaurants and the beach. Short drive to other local beaches. Clean, comfortable. Parking in back was a huge plus. Outdoor shower convenient, as well, so as to not have to bring sand in the house after a walk on the beach. Nice patio with bbq. Steve is a very nice and thoughtful host. He left us a bottle of wine and chocolates as a birthday gift. Internet access was fine.

The cottage is in a neighborhood that is fun to walk around at night. See the "Globe House". Pretty cool. Very close to Prospect Street (high end stores and restaurants with superb views of La Jolla Cove).

Have dinner at Eddie V's on Prospect Street. Please ask for Max and tell him Cynthia sent you. He will take great care of you.

Check out Ocean Beach. Funky, lots of antique stores and places to eat. Went to Newport Beach for whale watching. To be honest, traffic was pretty heavy on the way up (coming from NM), but the trip to Balboa Island, even if you don't take a whale watching tour, is a must! Who knew it was actually inhabited with great restaurants, fun shopping, quaint stores and gift shops.

We had some expectations from the cottage we booked, but Google Earth made it look a little suburban. The cottage was superb, nice size and well equipped. It was a great location and as described it was walkable to beaches, and to restaurants and town centre of La Jolla. It was perfect! being in a "suburban" road it was so easy to access routes for exploring by car, although I think that San Diego is matching Los Angeles for Traffic jams! Highly recommended; and owner Steve was very helpful without being intrusive.

My wife and I make a yearly trip to the San Diego area in Jan/Feb to escape the cold and snow of home. In the past we've enjoyed excursions to La Jolla for dinner, shopping, and the Farmer's Market but have never stayed in the city. Our recent trip included celebrating Valentine's Day. This beautiful and comfortable cottage more than exceeded our expectations. We talked each day about how much we enjoyed staying at this cottage as opposed to any of the number of hotels we've previously stayed at in the area. First of all, the cottage is really attractive and very comfortable. It sits behind the owner's home and is very quiet. In fact, the entire neighborhood is quiet. The king bed was comfortable and we slept well. The kitchen had all you'd need to prepare meals. We never did prepare meals but did cut up fruit purchases and fresh bread. We enjoyed the ample living room every night by lighting up the gas fireplace, cuddled on the sofa, and watched a few Netflix movies. There's a small patio area with chairs and a table. You have access to a washer/dryer. That was handy. They have some smaller beach towels to borrow. Also a couple of beach chairs. The owners were great. It was easy to secure the reservation. They returned our deposit within 3 days of our departure. We talked briefly at check-in, acquainted ourselves, and asked a few questions. I highly recommend a stay here but, in saying so, realize that such positive comments might just make it more difficult for us to book a return trip. We will return next year. Thoroughly loved our stay.