Completely enjoyed our time with Erik and Marina! They were very welcoming and gave us loads of very helpful suggestions. We only had 3 days in Santa Cruz, so they were able to give us some local insight about a lot of things - especially about the best place to eat ice cream. I have been using AirBNB for quite a while, and in all my most recent experiences, people leave us with a key code to let ourselves in and we never meet the hosts who often live out of town. Our time with Erik and Marina reminded me of how it used to be, with welcoming hosts and sweet touches.
Also, the space was lovely and was bigger than I expected it to be. Kitchen was well-stocked too - we had everything we needed.