It all started innocently enough: you moved from a small town to seek your fortune in San Diego, leaving your parents worried. Are you eating enough? Can you afford the rent? Of course, you assured them, I'm a success at my company and I found a great home right on the beach.
It's been five years and they're finally coming for that visit. But between San Diego's 'sunshine tax' and your proclivity for expensive shoes and wine, you can barely afford your East Village studio, let alone a home in La Jolla. It's time to act like an adult and come clean to your family, or take your life savings and do the next best thing - rent that home on the beach for the week the 'rents are in town.
From Del Mar to Coronado and Pacific Beach, discover the top ten beach home and condo rentals in San Diego. Any pick on this unbiased list is sure to fool your visiting guests.
If you're looking to pull out all the stops and let your family know you've made it, take a look at this nautical home that's been featured in Better Homes and Gardens, located a block away from the beach in Coronado.
Or better yet, temporarily forget that your parents get around in an old Ford, and let them know there's room for a 50 foot yacht at your bay front home in Coronado.
If you're thinking mentioning the yacht is a bit over-the-top, then modest home in the Bird Rock neighborhood of La Jolla may be more your speed - and close to Windansea beach, too.
If you're looking to give your family a choice between ocean and pool, try a Del Mar condo stacked with all the amenities.
Or, go big with "Villa Magnifica" located at Sunset Cliffs in Point Loma. Just remember to look bored as your parents take in the majesty of the sun setting over the ocean - after all, this is a view that you're telling them you see every day.
While your family may only be visiting for a week, these palatial pads may be setting your savings account back a number of years. Soften the blow to the bottom line by keeping the home an extra day and throwing a party with a $50 per person cover charge. A beachfront home on Mission Beach fits the occasion with its margarita and popcorn machines.
While a beachfront condo in Mission Beach offers your guests a Jacuzzi in case the ocean is a little too cold.
Your surfer friends will appreciate a Pacific Beach home close to the Tourmaline surf break.
Or, grill up a dinner for your guests in a sixth floor beachfront condo in Pacific Beach with panoramic views. (pictured)
If your party-goers want to crash after making the drive to Del Mar, charge them an extra $50 sleeping fee; after all the morning views from this Del Mar beach home are just as spectacular as the ones at sunset.
Can afford these San Diego beach rentals? Put your parents up in one of the great hotels in San Diego.
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