Great location and wonderful that it’s dog friendly. Our favorite part was being able to walk to local restaurants for take out, stroll down to the beach, and even just walk with our pups around the incredibly cute neighborhood. We did have a little issue with the hot tub not being super clean & having a strange odor (we checked and there was no chlorine) but when we mentioned it to the host, she was happy to bring some chlorine tabs by the very next morning. After we put the chlorine tabs in, the smell cleared up in a day or so, so we were able to use the hot tub on our last night there. The other thing to note about this place is it gets VERY HOT the moment you close any windows and there is no AC so it’s not possible to leave your dogs in the house during the day (unless you leave the windows fully open) so just make sure to plan your trip accordingly. We hiked with our dogs during the day so it wasn’t an issue for us. Overall it was a great trip, and we enjoyed spending time exploring Santa Cruz with our dogs along for the ride. :)