This is a really awesome house in Pleasure Point, which is a cute neighborhood. There are local restaurants and a pretty beach that feels like a hidden gem for surfers! Lots of surf action to watch and beautiful scenery. Also really close to Capitola and downtown Santa Cruz.
The back yard is fantastic. Lots of seating! You can sit outside the entire time. Huge dining table, fire pit seating, deck seating and a really nice hot tub! The game room is also separated from the main house in an in-law unit out back. We didnt use the game room much but I really thought it was neat. We used the hot tub and you can control the temperature which I really loved!
The house has a homey feel with lots of sleeping arrangements and comfortable beds with extra bedding for chilly nights.
The hosts live right next door so we were able to meet them before checking in. They let us park our car a little early at the place and we walked to grab lunch before check-in. Even though they live next door, it didnt feel like they were guarding their house or keeping an eye on us. They did come over to check to make sure the hot tub was clean and to roll the garbage cans to the street but we appreciated that.
The only issues we had were there were ants, and quite a few, all over the house. They even got in my infants' medicine (the lid was on so really unsure how they managed that). We had brought some snacks so we had to be really diligent about making sure ants didnt get into our stuff. Also, it was quite chilly during our stay and the heater didnt seem to work but we brought warm clothes and there are a lot of blankets snd comforters to grab.
Overall, it was a really great stay. I am usually the type when traveling to never spend much time at the place I stay except to sleep but this trip was different. I was traveling with my 6 month old son and some family members who prefer to relax and play games so would venture out snd do things for a few hours but we really retreated back to the house for relaxation and it didn't disappoint, minus the ants.