This place is located on a quiet road but it’s situated a short walk or uber to the boardwalk and tons of restaurants in Santa Cruz town. The bnb has a nice deck (with a view of trees and a bit of ocean) to relax in the mornings sipping coffee or crushing wine in the evenings.
It’s also less than an hour drive to Carmel, Monterey and a couple state parks with redwoods if you want to hike. We did all of this in a day and it wasn’t overly rushed. The bnb is clean but not recently renovated.