OUR TEAM
JOHN PIDGEON
President & CEO / Founder
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Favorite Spot: South Mission Beach
While attending San Diego State University, I was fortunate to land a job as a bellman at a local luxury hotel. That experience changed the course of my life. I discovered a profession centered around making people happy, creating memorable experiences, and sharing everything that makes San Diego such a remarkable destination.
Around the same time, I reconnected with a high school friend who was working as a concierge at another nearby luxury hotel. Our conversations about hotels, guest service, and creating memorable experiences soon grew into something bigger. Together with a third friend, we built a hotel reservation and attraction-ticket company from the ground up. It was my first true entrepreneurial venture, and it taught me just how rewarding it is to help people create vacation memories that last a lifetime.
As the years went by, my appreciation for San Diego and its unique beach communities continued to deepen. One day, while riding my mountain bike along the South Mission Beach boardwalk, I looked at the beautiful beachfront homes I had admired for years while growing up and saw them in a whole new light.
I realized these homes offered something special: the opportunity for visitors to experience San Diego not as tourists, but as locals. With all the comforts of home and the character of the surrounding neighborhood, they provided a more personal, authentic, and memorable vacation experience than a traditional hotel ever could.
That realization inspired me to bring my hospitality expertise and entrepreneurial experience into the vacation rental industry.
More than 20 years later, that same passion remains at the heart of everything we do. At San Diego Beach Rentals, it’s never been just about providing a place to stay. It’s about welcoming guests to a place we love, helping families create lasting memories, and making every vacation feel special from the moment they arrive until long after they return home.
REBECCA PIDGEON
Vice President / Broker • DRE #01403739
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Favorite Spot: Pacific Beach
With more than 25 years of experience buying and selling real estate in San Diego’s most desirable coastal communities, I bring a deep understanding of the local market and a passion for helping clients fully leverage their real estate investments. As a Broker and Vice President of San Diego Beach Rentals, I know the unique character of Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, La Jolla, and the surrounding coastal communities inside and out.
Whether you are looking to buy your dream beach home, sell a property, or invest in a vacation rental, I can help you navigate the process with confidence and make informed decisions to maximize your property’s potential.
San Diego’s coastline is truly one of a kind, and I feel fortunate to have built my career around a place I love. If owning a vacation property along the San Diego coast is your dream, I would welcome the opportunity to help you turn that vision into reality. Let’s connect and explore the possibilities.
COLTON
Reservations / Quality Control / Inspections
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Attending San Diego State University
Favorite Spot: Marine Street
REESE
Reservations
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Attending High School
Favorite Spot: Wind and Sea
AISLYNN
Reservations / Quality Control / Inspections
Hometown: Poway, CA
Attending San Diego State University
Favorite Spot: La Jolla Shores