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Spacious Home in San Diego County
Enjoy your home away from home in sunny, Southern California. El Cajon/Mt. Helix sits adjacent to San Diego, boasts wonderful weather and a cute downtown with great restaurants and shops. Let our 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home be your home base on your next vacation. A beautiful respite from the bustling downtown San Diego, we are in a great location that will get you to any of our major attractions, beaches, and downtown in 20 minutes! Our home is a park-like setting featuring a built-in pool, hot tub, outdoor pond, fruit trees, pool (billiards) table, foosbal table, ping pong table, and basketball hoop. Must have a car. Our home is on a private road where kids can enjoy riding bikes, skateboards and playing sports. We have lemon, orange, apple, peach trees and grapevines on our property. Extremely kid-friendly with lots of Legos, Playmobil, bikes, and toys (but if you don’t have kids, easy to shut their bedroom door and not see any of it – that’s what I do!)
In addition to San Diego attractions, we are only 2 hours to Disneyland and a little over 2 hours to get to Los Angeles and Hollywood. San Diego is a beautiful coastal California town with access to over 70 miles of beaches, Balboa Park, the world-famous San Diego Zoo, SeaWorld, LEGOLAND California, and much more.
Listing Overview
Property
- Bedrooms 4
- Sleeping Capacity 6
- Bathrooms 3
- Living Area 3100 sq ft
- Total Area m2
House rules
- Small children are welcome Yes
- Pets are welcome No
- Non-smoking house Yes
- Pet care wanted No
- Car necessary Yes
Exchange dates
| Exchange dates | Length of stay (nb of days) | Flexible |
|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2026 - July 13, 2026 | 2 weeks | No |
Exchange periods
| Earliest date | Latest date | Length of stay (nb of days) | Flexible dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Exchange period
1
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Earliest date
2026/06/28
June 28, 2026
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Latest date
2026/07/13
July 13, 2026
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Length of stay (nb of days)
2
Weeks
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Flexible dates
No
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Neighborhood
About the neighborhood
In addition to San Diego attractions, we are only 1.5 hours to Disneyland and a little over 2 hours to get to Los Angeles and Hollywood. San Diego is a beautiful coastal California town with access to over 70 miles of beaches, Balboa Park, the world-famous San Diego Zoo, SeaWorld, LEGOLAND California, and much more. Visit www.sandiego.org for more information about our wonderful city!
San Diego Zoo – 13 miles
Balboa Park (15 cultural institutions) – 13 miles
SeaWorld San Diego – 16 miles
Beaches – 16 miles
Disneyland – 99 miles
Downtown La Mesa – 2 miles
San Diego Zoo Safari Park - 34 miles
LEGOLAND California - 39 miles
Hollywood/Los Angeles CA - 131 miles
Universal Studios - 134 miles
Nearest Airport: San Diego International Airport (SAN)
House amenities
Vehicles included in exchange
- Use/Exchange of car 1
- Number of bicycles 2
- Number of children's bicycles 0
- Number of electrical bicycles 0
- Use of boat 0
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¡Una experiencia maravillosa! La ubicación de la vivienda fue excelente, situada en un entorno maravilloso que superó nuestras expectativas. La familia anfitriona fue muy cordial y nos ayudó mucho durante nuestra estancia, haciéndonos sentir como en casa. La casa intercambiada era de ensueño, con todas las comodidades que necesitábamos. Además, disfrutamos de una excelente gastronomía mexicana y de un clima fantástico. En resumen, fue una experiencia inolvidable y altamente recomendable. ¡Gracias por todo!
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Member since
2017
- 4 Exchanges made
My husband, George and I have been married for 17 years and have two children, 16 and 14 years old. We have a huge extended family in La Mesa/El Cajon and love time with cousins. We all love sports – playing and watching! Especially futbol (the REAL futbol 😉)! I love cooking and eating. We are very social and outgoing. We swapped with families from Spain in 2018, 2022, and 2024 for 3-5 weeks. We loved exploring, playing soccer at the park, eating (crepes, jamon, boquerones, arroz negro), and the late nights! Both of our children were in a Spanish immersion program, which is why we ideally would like to visit Spain. They were taught 100% in Spanish until they are 10 years old. They are close to fluent. Unfortunately my Spanish is not great, but I can get around – and we have our kids to help us communicate! We would love to stay at a house and actually “live” there as a local would. My husband owns an insurance brokerage and will be working remotely during this time. The kids and I will be practicing our Spanish and exploring! Through the kids’ school we have hosted 3 interns from Spain (for 3 months each) in the last 6 years, so hopefully will be able to see some familiar faces on our trip. Note, we have a sweet Bernadoodle puppy, Cici, but we will find a dog-sitter for our trip.
Destination Wishlist
- Open to any destination
- Portugal
- Spain
- United States
