The beach house is at the end of a private road..so there is no passing traffic. We felt the beach house was peaceful location with lots of outdoors space to worship the sun or shield yourself from it. It was a great space to cater for your family and chill. We have previously stayed in Santa Cruz as we have friends in the hills but really enjoyed Aptos, you have closer proximity to Monterey and beyond. Rio del mar is a lovely beach, a real community vibe. We were travelling CA for 17 days from UK, stayed in 6 Airbnb’s and this was my favourite place..