Our family spent four days in Santa Cruz. It was a really nice experience to stay at David's house:
1) The house is clean. Two cozy bedrooms make our stay very comfortable. Well organized kitchen with hundreds of various seasonings.
2) Quiet and nice neighborhoods. Very convenient: walking distance to downtown; <10 mins driving to beaches and UCSC.
3) David always responses our message in minutes. His check-in and check-out instructions are very clear and helpful.
4) A lot of surprises to us, such as a bottle of wine is sitting on the kitchen table; many maps and brochures of nearby parks, sights and restaurants. :-)

Definitely a good place! :-)