My group of friends loved staying at Sharon's house for one evening to celebrate two birthdays we had. We are from all over the bay area but came together to spend the night in the Santa Cruz/Capitola area. Despite the rainy weekend, Sharon's house was the perfect place for us all. We made a fire in her cozy living room and spent some time in the house playing games and relaxing. It wasn't a fancy home by any means but it was perfect for what we were looking it. It really kind of felt like we were staying at a friend's house. We also loved the host cat - who pretty much slept on her blanket the entire time. We appreciated the few things that were left for us in the fridge as well. The patios, on a sunnier day, would have been great to use!
Things were labeled throughout the house, which may have bothered other guests, but we actually kind of appreciated knowing exactly what we were allowed to use.
The parking is really tight so remember to plan on just having two cars at most.