You can’t beat the location. Santa Cruz is full of little hills and if you enjoy biking or walking with kids this can be a lot at the end of the day. This house is flat to town and the boardwalk, so a major plus! We rented the whole house, up and downstairs for 4 family’s with kids. Our biggest frustration was the lack of a living room downstairs and the dinning area did not fit our family. We moved in the outside dining table to try and fit all 13 butts at the table, but the bottom line is that the layout doesn’t really fit the group size for eating or lounging/movie watching as a group. If you’re a big group and looking to eat or watch a moving together this isn’t a great option, as we found it frustrating given that lack of common area spaces. That said if you just need a place to crash it’s just fine. Kitchen amenities (no foil or ziplocks, ice maker or dishwasher) gave us extra chores and we’re annoyances. That said if a place to crash and location are all you’re looking for this is a great option.