My 9 y.o. son and I stayed at Rebecca and Tad’s comfy cottage for a long weekend while visiting friends in nearby Ben Lomond. The location is great. Close to Santa Cruz but tucked among the trees, a half block walk from Henry Cowell State Park and the kitschy Big Foot Museum. The cottage was comfortable and roomy and at one point we bumped into Tad and his daughter and enjoyed a nice conversation while they showed us the horses and chickens. As a host myself, I’ve always strived to make check-ins with my guests easy because not everyone wants to have to coordinate a time to meet to get keys or even to have an obligatory chat after a long day of driving. Sometimes you’d just like an easy, painless, no-hassle check-in, and Rebecca and Tad provided just that, even leaving the light on for us. Off street parking is always a plus - we would definitely stay again. Thanks for hosting us!