Lauren’s place is nestled in a quiet, scenic town outside of Santa Cruz that’s still easily accessible by car to the surrounding areas. There’s some cute places right in the town, or you can go into Santa Cruz or even antiquing in Soquel if you want to. The host is incredibly sweet and hospitable and made sure that my girlfriend and I had a lovely stay. The room itself is essentially the back part of their house but is separated by a private door and has a private bathroom and a galley kitchen with hot plate in the bedroom. The real draw is the wonderful collection of animals that populate the backyard as referenced in the description. We were able to meet and feed the animals for a few hours and even grab some fresh eggs from the Chickens that we then ate for breakfast. Lauren even gave us some homemade bread and spreads to accompany them. She’s a wonderful, friendly host and we hope to visit again soon.