We really enjoyed our stay in Santa Cruz! The apartment, as others have mentioned, is quite spacious. There is a lovely little courtyard and front porch that we enjoyed sitting on for coffee in the morning or in the evening. The neighborhood is great and is walking distance to two grocery stores, coffee, restaurants, West Cliff Drive and several breweries and wineries. The apartment is located on a street that is a bit more traffic than I expected with people cutting through the neighborhood. There was some traffic noise but the front courtyard does shield it some. We weren't too bothered by the noise but someone not used to city noise at night might be more sensitive to it. Check-in and out was super easy. We didn't ever meet Shelby but she checked in on us and was as responsive as we needed.