Suzanne was a lovely host - and we even got to catch her (very quiet) band rehearsal next door one evening, which was magical honkey tonk/Americana music :) The cottage is very sweetly decorated and it was easy to get anywhere in Santa Cruz from there. We didn't have a car and Uber or Lyft always came within a couple minutes. I would say that it maybe looked a bit smaller in real life than in the pictures, but we also used the little table and lounge chair outside and most people don't come to visit to sit inside! It was perfectly clean and private and has everything you need as a guest.