I love Santa Cruz! Everybody is so nice and theirs so many things to do regardless of your age. We came into town late after spending the day and camping at big sur so we where tired. Carla mom greeted us and let us in she was super sweet. The apt is in the back of her mom house but is separated from everything and private. It's super comfortable and we where defiantly able to relax after long day of exploring. It's also in perfect part of town depending what you wanna do either go downtown or go to beach. We loved it!