We loved spending Christmas vacation at this home with our 2 daughters and SIL and glad it was pet friendly so that our daughter could bring her husky. When we asked our host about renting an XL dog crate, Tom ordered a new one, had it all set up when we got there and even offered it to us to take home...just thought that was an extra special kindness and much appreciated! Tom was very responsive to any questions we had, recommended really great, fun and funky Ocean Beach restaurants and bars, dog parks and nearby grocery stores. Here I should mention the kitchen was equipped with just about every kind of small appliance/kitchen item you could possibly need, many spices, coffee (a must!), etc. making it easy to have some great dinners at home, too.Besides the beautiful neighborhood, a 1-minute walk to Sunset Cliffs and tons of walking, hiking and biking paths at your doorstep, we had 2 absolute favorites: the yard! was like a Zen oasis with several different sitting areas, firepits, beautiful plantings and lighting, dining area, grill and bikes. Our only regret was that it rained quite a bit this week, so we didn't get to take full advantage of everything as much as we'd hoped. Our 2nd fave was that the house had character!! so much original artwork and photograpy (Tom's and others') and how it all worked together to create a colorful, funky, part Boho/part Retro (yet with "modern" electronic gizmos!) and overall homey, laid back Ocean Beach vibe! Loved it here!