From Your Hosts, Katrina & Gerardine
Curated Guides
to San Diego
The places we love, the ones we return to, and the local tips that make every stay better.
We've spent years in and around Hillcrest and the Gaslamp Quarter. These guides are what we actually tell our guests when they ask "where should we go?" — not a generic roundup pulled from a listicle, but our personal shortlist. Use them to plan ahead, or just pull one up when you're hungry and don't want to overthink it.
For Work & Extended Stays
Guides for Professionals
Traveling Nurses
Travel Nurse Housing Guide: San Diego
Commute times to Scripps Mercy, UCSD Health, and Kaiser, night-shift survival tips, and everything you need to know before your first day on contract.
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Remote Work
Furnished Rentals for Professionals
Resources for corporate travelers, remote workers, and professionals relocating to San Diego for a month or more.
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Neighborhood Guide
Explore Hillcrest
San Diego's most walkable neighborhood. Vibrant, welcoming, full of good food, and endlessly explorable. Here's how to make the most of it.
Hillcrest · Brunch & Coffee
Host Favorite
A Host's Guide to Brunch & Coffee in Hillcrest
Where to go, what to order, when to beat the lines at Snooze — and the two coffee shops we'd both pick for a working morning.
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Hillcrest · Dining & Nightlife
Best Dinner & Nightlife in Hillcrest
From authentic Italian to the best local bars and breweries — here's where the neighborhood actually goes after dark.
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Hillcrest · Things To Do
Markets, Balboa Park & Local Secrets
The Sunday farmers' market, Balboa Park trails and museums, the zoo, and the spots most tourists never find.
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Neighborhood Guide
Explore the Gaslamp Quarter
San Diego's historic entertainment district — 16 walkable blocks of great restaurants, rooftop bars, live music, and the waterfront, right at your front door.
Gaslamp · Dining & Rooftops
Host Favorite
Best Dining & Rooftop Bars in the Gaslamp
Our go-to restaurants and the rooftop bars worth the wait — including the one spot with the best view of Petco Park you've never heard of.
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Gaslamp · Entertainment
Entertainment & Nightlife in the Gaslamp
From intimate jazz clubs and speakeasy bars to live music venues and high-energy dance floors — the full spectrum of downtown nightlife.
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Gaslamp · Things To Do
Beyond the Nightlife: Gaslamp by Day
Petco Park, the Embarcadero waterfront, Seaport Village, trolley lines, and everything else worth doing before the sun goes down.
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Worth the Short Drive
A Few San Diego Favorites
A running list of the places we love that aren't in our neighborhoods — the ones we'd happily drive ten minutes for.
Our Favorites
Host Favorite
Our San Diego Favorites
The best ice cream sundae in the city (Coco Bomb, Linda Vista), the gelato we'd cross town for (An's Dry Cleaning), and more spots we actually go to.
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Ready to make it home base?
These neighborhoods are our backyard. Stay in one of our personally-hosted homes and we'll make sure you feel like a local from day one.
