Believe what you see in the pictures. In fact, the pictures don’t even do it justice. I bring my kids to mission beach every other year for a week or so, and this is without a doubt the most beautiful place we’ve ever stayed -and it’s not even close. My only hope is that this place is available whenever we come back to San Diego. If you’re lucky enough that it’s available for your dates, book it. If I was forced to say anything that wasn’t a glowing endorsement, I guess I would suggest that if you book with 8 guests, it would be more comfortable for you if there were 2 couples in that group. Untimately, its just gorgeous. Truly hard to do better than this home. The entire wall opens to the ocean on the 2nd and 3rd floors. We fell asleep listening to the crashing waves every single night. Thank you!