We loved Samantha‘s place when we were visiting Santa Cruz to visit my new granddaughter. Samantha was incredibly sweet and communicative before we arrived, and even left us a bottle of wine when we arrived! The place was super cozy, and really big… Much better than even in the pictures. It was incredibly close to downtown, which was great because one of us didn’t have a car during the day and could just walk around easily. Samantha was super sweet and we would definitely stay here again next time we visit!
My only minor recommendation would be to have a normal sized coffee maker, and a larger mini fridge. While the kitchen/dining room was great for dining at home, the fridge didn’t hold much at all and we had to keep a lot of our stuff in a cooler. Obviously, these are minor little things that did not detract from the amazing experience that we had.