My girlfriend and I came to the Santa Cruz area for a weekend wedding, and the bathtub cottage was a quiet and romantic place to spend our down time. Contrary to what some posters say, I felt there was quite a bit of privacy in the cottage. The cottage only shares a small courtyard and a small patch of wall in the bathroom with the owner's home, and it felt very private. We especially loved the little courtyard with the art and funky fence. It was a great place to sit for a glass of wine or cup of tea and look at the stars. Soquel is a cute town. It's a little bit of a drive from Santa Cruz proper, but the privacy and beautiful natural location makes up for the inconvenience of the distance. (Rideshares to town were also very reasonable). We loved the personal touches like the menu book and local guide, as well as the little electric candles (although we wished all of those had batteries). The tub was very cool, although a little hard to get in and out of. That might be helped by providing a few more bath mats for the step in and out. The bed was comfy and we loved the decor. This room is quite small and there's not a lot of place to sit in the room apart from the bed, but the patio made up for that. Loved the free coffee and tea, and the mini fridge, which allowed us to keep a picnic lunch cool over night. I would highly recommend this place for couples - it's romantic and the tub is a really fun touch. The close quarters and lack of a private shower would probably not make it a great place for friends to stay unless they were *very* comfortable with one another.