The Coop was perfect for my family. We are two adults, a three year old, a six year old, and a twelve year old. The younger children shared the large downstairs bed, and the older child took the smaller downstairs bed. All of the beds and furnishings were in excellent condition and very comfortable. The house is decorated very nicely. We walked to the boardwalk once, but after that we drove. The combination of distance and little kids made the walk a bit too long to repeat. The neighborhood is quiet and nice. Whole foods and a great crepe place are a short walk away. The owner is very electric vehicle friendly, and between charging at her house, the wharf, the Walgreens, and the Tesla supercharger in Gilroy, our Tesla never dropped below 200 miles of range. We intend to come back to Santa Cruz, and the Coop is our first choice. The only downside that mattered was AT&T's poor cell coverage, but while an issue at the Coop, that seems to be equally troublesome throughout a lot of Santa Cruz. There is plenty of signal for a personal call, but every call I took for work was greeted with complaints about voice signal quality. I doubt this is specific to the Coop, though, and since the wifi at the Coop works great, next time I'll just use Skype.

Overall impression: far better than a hotel, owner is super nice, and we are definitely returning (and when the kids are older, I suspect we'll do more walking to the nearby attractions!).