Not at all surprising that both the owner and the caretaker of this great spot are writers, The Aloha Apartment provided the perfect spot for our creative getaway weekend. The Wife cooked in the well-appointed little kitchen while I wrote my head off. The hot tub is nice and hot and well situated in the sumptuous bamboo and succulent garden. We found the apartment clean and loved all the design details and authentic California beach weekend experience: Fiesta Ware in the kitchen, a bottle of very good wine for our arrival, cheerful, sunny, private, short walk to the beach, and only slightly longer jaunt to the wharf and adorable downtown Santa Cruz.