This was a wonderful house and property, set in the redwoods, to have our week long family gathering. The setting is quiet and secluded yet within easy driving distance of the coast at Bonny Doon Beach (10 min), Santa Cruz grocery stores (20 min), the Wilder Ranch State Park (15 min), the Roaring Camp Railroad (25 min or so?)and other great adventures. The wood burning stove is extremely efficient and easy to get used to, if you don't mind chopping a little wood. (The house is pretty comfortable even without using the heater.) We didn't think we would go to the trouble to fire up the wood burning stove for the hot tub, but we ended up doing so, refilling the tub once while we were there. Our two-year-old grandson loved the place, inside and out, and having toys and a toddler bed for him was a huge help. We would certainly come back to this house in the future, if the opportunity presented itself.