I once read that in the height of his journalistic success and workaholism, Joseph Pulitzer was ordered by his doctor to take a ship to Europe for some R&R. Had this Rio Del Mar beach house been around, Pulitzer could have found that rest at this place (though he would have been in Hearst's backyard). Seriously, this place is great: clean, airy, refreshing within walking distance to the beach. Supercomfy beds, too! And Aptos is a great central location to explore Santa Cruz to the north and locations like Moss Bay and Monterey to the south.