We had a good time in the studio and really appreciated the details - the host left wine, chocolate, and provided travel-sized essentials. It’s in a great location, and we were able to easily explore Santa Cruz with this studio as our home base!
Pros include:
(1) A lovely, fully stocked kitchen with everything you need to cook.
(2) Bikes, surfboards, beach chairs, plenty of towels— everything you need to enjoy Santa Cruz and take on the town!
(3) Smart tv with netflix and other streaming apps.
(4) Place looks newly remodeled, which is lovely!
Cons include:
(1) It’s difficult to see in the pictures that the outdoor shower is nestled in between two windows of the main house, which the studio is behind, so the outdoor shower is not very private.
(2) The makeshift hay wall barrier behind the grill divides the studio’s yard and the main house’s hard. It’s not very tall and you are able to see into the main house’s yard, so also not very private if you want to use the grill!
(3) Water pressure in the shower was not great— definitely only one person at a time!
Overall a good stay to go and explore Santa Cruz!