Colleen's place is one of the best, memorable exepriences our family enjoyed very much. Right after the checking-in to Colleen's house, my son's comment was "Mom, how can you find this wonderful places!!!" She was very kind to us, especially to my 8 years old son. She teaches kids in primary school thus she loves kids and mine really enjoy the conversation with her. I've never seen any beautifully decorated houses thru Airbnb like Colleen's. All stuffs are very neatly arranged in the right places. We stayed at her places for 2 days and moved to Santa Cruz downtown. She kindly offered her parking space at her house in Santa Cruz downtown which is walking distance from Santa Cruz beach. Thanks to her incredible hospitality, we really enjoy the stay and good memory about Santa Cruz, Aptos and Monterey area. :)
In terms of location, cleanness, hospitality, definitely want to stay in the future again and will recommend Colleen's house to my friends!!!