SAN DIEGO VACATION RENTALS, CALIFORNIA

San Diego enjoys a popularity among vacationers that is unsurpassed by any other Californian city. The second largest city of California, the sunny San Diego city boasts of miles and miles of beaches, world-famous attractions, opportunities for enjoying adventurous as well as family-oriented activities, excellent shopping and dining and much more. In short, this immaculate, elegant, and sunny city offers something for everyone.

You can enjoy visiting the world-famous attractions of San Diego such as San Diego Zoo, Sea World, and Wild Animal Park; spending time and money on exceptional shopping; and relish a variety of dishes in various restaurants. So, whether you are in the mood for enjoying an activity based vacation with golfing, hiking, fishing, surfing, and diving as the main stays of your Californian vacation, or are looking forward to a simple beach break on the sun-kissed beaches of California, you will find your vacation in a San Diego condo memorable and enjoyable.

San Diego city boasts a wide variety of vacation rentals and lodging places that include vacation rental homes such as condo rentals, houses, townhomes, and the occasional luxury villas and cottages. Of these San Diego vacation homes, condos are the most easily available accommodations with houses coming a close second.

Condos in San Diego are generally 0 – 3 BR accommodations with sleeping facilities for 4 to 8 people. 1-2 BR apartments for a small party of four and 2 – 4BR houses and townhomes that can sleeping 10-12 people are also available. You can also opt for large group homes such as 5-6 BR houses and San Diego villas that can accommodate families or groups of 10 to 20 people.

San Diego vacation rentals are generally fully furnished and have almost all kinds of amenities such as high-speed stereo system, cable/satellite TV, internet access, fireplace, air conditioning, CD/DVD player, telephone, shared pool, washer/dryer, firewood, bed sheets, bath linens, and blankets. The kitchens are modern and stocked with all cooking facilities such as microwave oven, gas/electric BBQ grill, dishwasher, refrigerator, toaster, blender, coffee maker, and cooking utensils. With so much available in affordable prices, you can easily enjoy a wonderful vacation by booking one of these wonderful San Diego vacation rentals.

Vacation rentals in San Diego are usually available for a minimum of 1 week stay, though daily rentals and vacation homes for 3-5 days are also offered. Rates charged are generally weekly or monthly charges. Charges of most of the vacation rentals include a city room tax of 10.5%, which may be included in the rent or charged as extra. Other charges include cleaning fees and a refundable security deposit that is returned to you after you vacate the rental and if there are no other dues towards damage or loss.

An advance amount has to be paid to secure a reservation. Cancellation policies vary with different vacation rental property owners. You can bring your pets but ensure that you choose a pet-friendly San Diego vacation rental. Only some vacation homes in San Diego are pet-friendly and they too can charge additional charges for allowing pets.

San Diego is considered one of the nation’s most beloved vacation spots, especially for families, and is renowned for almost everything. While here, you just cannot miss a visit to the Balboa Park, which holds the world-famous San Diego Zoo and many more attractions. Other major attractions that must figure in your itinerary include the San Diego Sea World and the Torrey Pines State Reserve. Other attractions that you can easily visit from your San Diego condo are Seaport Village, Horton Plaza, SeaWorld and Old Town which are only few minutes away from San Diego town.

San Diego is exceptionally famous for the extensive range of attractions it offers for the tourists as well as for local visitors. As this popular vacation spot is home to many sights and attractions that cater to the whole family, vacationers in San Diego are often torn between what to see and what can be missed. To help you in this arduous task, we have listed some of the most popular attractions that the town of San Diego has to offer:

• San Diego Zoo
• SeaWorld San Diego
• San Diego Wild Animal Park
• Balboa Park
• LEGOLAND California
• Maritime Museum of San Diego

Apart from being famous for its amazing array of attractions, San Diego is popular with vacationers as a recreational paradise as well. A diverse landscape, which ranges from beaches and mountains to deserts, complemented by the near-perfect climate year-round, enables San Diego to invite the participation of the tourists as well as local visitors in a variety of outdoor sports and fine recreational facilities. Moreover, the majority of these recreational activities can be easily enjoyed within a short distance from your vacation home and in some cases even just a few steps away from your San Diego beach house rental. Some of the more popular outdoor recreational activities available in San Diego are listed below: 

• Fishing
• Hiking
• Scuba Diving
• Surfing
• Boating

Golfing in San Diego, California has long been a popular past time for its residents as well as visitors. While most vacationers prefer lounging in the beaches and visiting the many attractions of the city, avid golfers will not want to miss the chance of enjoying swinging their tee at the many championship golf courses that dot San Diego’s landscape. Aptly named as “One of the Top 50 Golf Destinations in the World” by Golf Digest, San Diego offers golf courses for players of all abilities the chance to take on new challenges in picturesque settings. Some of the top golf courses that can be easily accessed from your San Diego vacation homes include:

• Mission Bay Golf Resort
• Meadows Del Mar Golf Club
• Riverwalk Golf Club
• Carlton Oaks Country Club
• Oaks North Golf Club

San Diego, a Californian city with a culture as diverse as its attractions, offers vacationers as well as its residents some event or the other to enjoy through out the year. Be it parades, fairs, concerts, exhibitions, food festivals, or cultural events, your San Diego vacation will be enhanced by it. Make sure that you enjoy it to the hilt by choosing a San Diego beach house or villa for your accommodations, which will not only allow easy access to the venue of the events, but also enable you to enjoy the true charm of the festivals by placing you amid the locals. As San Diego and especially Balboa Park hosts events throughout the year, we have listed only some of them.

• San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival
• ArtWalk
• Annual Mainly Mozart Festival

You may have little difficulty in finding a place to eat good food at reasonable prices and in a fun atmosphere. The ideal location for romantic dining or for a casual spot to get together for good times is all here in and around San Diego. You can enjoy lively disco with drink specials at Emerald City. One of the few decent choices for nightlife is to visit La Jolla Brewing Company where you can find tasty micro brewed beer. The Flame is city's premier lesbian club where dancing and live music goes on from early evening to early morning. You can find a piano bar with a distend environment of newcomers and old-timers in Red Fox Room. Most nights, Winston's Beach local club has rock bands with occasional reggae.

Everything from crusty coffee shops to trendy cultural restaurants is in abundant supply, aimed at both tourists and locals alike. Old-fashioned American staples with a fair selection of homemade desserts are available at Crest Café at low prices. Ichiban is a good spot to enjoy quality and reasonably priced Japanese food. Anthony's Star of the Sea Room offers expensive Franco-California style preparations of seafood served on a terrace on the waterfront and is famous for its freshness and variety. Great pizzas and delicious pasta dishes are served in a welcoming small room at the back of a Little Italy grocery at Filippi's Pizza Grotto.

You will love to have a unique shopping experience for all occasions, at San Diego. You can enjoy the waterfront shopping, boutiques, authentic cultural art galleries, gift shops and cafes where something is available for everyone. You can also find the perfect shop for any type of special gift or a precious antique you are searching for.

Any time of the year is enjoyable during the trip to San Diego right from whale watching in January up to Santa's arrival followed by a small-town parade along Orange Avenue and fireworks at the ferry-landing celebrations on first Friday of December. San Diego has the perfect year-round climate and is ideal for sightseeing. Most of the times, it is sunny and mild with low humidity. Major events in the San Diego area throughout the year are as under:

You can enjoy watching Gray whales migrating along the seashore from mid-December through mid-March. In April, the residents compete for the best-kept front-yard gardens and this show is the largest show on west coast. Del Mar National horse race show takes place from late April to early May at the famous Del Mar Fairgrounds. Carlsbad Spring Fair is the biggest and best arts and crafts fair and is organized in Southern California generally in mid-May. Similar allied events such as Twilight in the Park, San Diego Symphony Summer Pops, Festival of the Bells, Julian Weed & Craft Show, Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest, Underwater pumpkin carving contest and Annual festival of lights, are celebrated mostly between mid-April and December.

You may plan your trip around one of these annual events in the San Diego area.

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Both train and bus services are available to drop you in the heart of downtown San Diego. For getting around San Diego, there is an integrated Metropolitan transit system operated by seven companies. You can have detailed timetables from the Transit Store on all weekdays except on Sundays from 8-30 AM to 5-30 PM. Bus tickets are costing $1.25- $2.5. Day Tripper Transit Passes for one- to four-day visits are also available for $5, $8, $10 and $12 respectively. You can also get passes for traveling by tram-like San Diego Trolley that runs throughout the area covering 16 miles from the Santa Fe Depot to the Mexican border at $ 4.00 only for round trip. It is a 45-minute journey and the Trolley runs every 15min starting from 5.00AM. The last trolley back leaves at 1.00AM on Saturday night. The International Visitors Information Center is open Mon-Sat from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and is located downtown at 11 Horton Plaza, F Street at First Avenue. The nearest Airport is Lindbergh Field Airport.