Mickey’s place is a great spot with an awesome view of the Redwoods and Santa Cruz mountains, and I highly recomend you check it out. My wife, our dog, and I stayed over the weekend and had a really nice relaxing time. We were in the area to see a Hockey game at the SAP center in San Jose (about 45 minutes away) but decided to stay in Felton instead for a small mountain town get away. It worked perfectly both to access the city as well as to stay in a quiet and beautiful place that felt far away from it all.
Mickey and Sally’s place was perfect for us for the weekend. There is a lot to do in Felton and nearby Ben Lomond including great hiking at Henry Cowell State Park and some cool places to eat (Rockys Cafe) and fun pubs (Halflings Tavern) in the area that we enjoyed a lot! Santa Cruz is only about a 20 minute drive too, though for us there was plenty to do close by.
Though we did not get to meet Sally, Mickey was a great host and was very friendly. He greeted us as we came and went, making conversation, and checking to make sure we were having a good stay. However while we were in the bnb (a private suite on the side of the house) or enjoying the backyard, he gave us plenty of space and let us relax as if the place was all our own.
They had a good stock of coffee / tea / water / wine / fresh fruit and other nice touches that helped us feel at home and enjoy our time without have to run out to the store if we forgot something. The little kitchenette has a refrigerator, coffee pot and microwave which was nice to make coffee and be able to have some snacks and not have to go out for everything.
My wife and I spent a lot of time enjoying the view and drinking coffee / wine while playing some epic scrabble matches by the big picture window overlooking the tall trees and mountains below. It was very relaxing and for the most part we didn’t feel like we needed to go anywhere else, honestly.
Something to be aware of would be there is no TV at mickeys place. We actually came to enjoy that as we ended up playing a few more games than we might have otherwise, and just spent more quality time enjoying the beautiful scenery. If you want to watch a movie, show, game etc. the wifi was reliable so you could easily use a mobile device in a pinch. I would also consider bringing a small speaker with to play music, and maybe some cards / games to pass the time. I was glad we did.
One other thing to be aware of would be - though the listing shows a fire pit - and I don’t know if this is a year round restriction - but while we were there we were not able to have a fire in the yard due to a ban on open flames in Santa Cruz county during our stay. Obviously understandable given the recent big wildfires in California, but it would have been a nice touch to have a fire in the fire pit.
All in all our time at Mickey and Sally’s home was very enjoyable and I will consider staying again anytime I am in the area!