This is a wonderful location in the heart of a very quiet residential area. The neighbours spoke to us in a friendly manner, and their cat stopped by to check us out too. It's a very short flat walk to the beach, we always seemed to get there at high tide however there are plenty of benches along the coastal path where we sat for ages watching the surfers. We took walks along the coast, had a great day on the Roaring Camp Railroad up Bear Mountain, and a very nice afternoon in Capitola. The cottage has a very homely feel and is stocked with shopping bags, beach toys and those things you wouldn't bring but would probably have at home such as board games books and dvd's. We slept well, although there were no curtains at the windows it is so dark and quiet at night they were not missed at all. We would love to go back.