Whitewater Cliff - On The Water Ocean Front Cottage

After our trip to Hawaii was canceled my husband and I wanted to book a local "staycation" for some peace and quiet before baby 3 arrived later in the summer. We just wanted to relax on the water, and weren't comfortable staying in a hotel in close proximity to other people, so we booked this property for a 3 night stay.

PROS:

Waterfront location! Honestly, this made the whole trip. We spent most of our time on the clifftop patio enjoying the ocean breezes, sound of the waves and sun. It was VERY relaxing.

Walking distance to downtown OB for restaurants (we did take out), tap rooms, Farmer's Market, Pier, etc.

Easy to book and a rate you won't beat on the ocean in San Diego.

CONS:

The front cottage is the only one we would recommend staying in. The others are tucked into the alley and don't have ocean views.

Cottages, indoor/outdoor furnishings somewhat shabby. But honestly, for the rate we didn't expect more. We also had great weather so we were barely inside.

Cleanliness - we were hoping for super clean due to the situation with Covid but we ended up using some of our own bedding (there was hair all over the blanket on the bed) and many of the dishes we went to use were filthy. It seemed like someone forgot to run the dishwasher and put all of the items back dirty. We ended up re-cleaning a lot of the kitchen.

Shared patio - the patio is huge and we loved it, and most of the guests in the other cottages were friendly and respectful. However, one group sat on the patio for hours chain smoking and leaving cigarette butts lying around which was pretty gross and ruined the ambiance at times.

Overall, I would recommend this cottage for a budget oceanfront 2-3 night stay.