Mark is totally the big Kahuna, He's a very affable, laid-back host with a generous charm and a passion for all things Tiki. His Girlfriend Wendy is his sweet and lovely sidekick. The House has an eclectic feel for ironic self referential art that celebrates the banal and glorifies it -ya gotta love Captain Crunch and rockem-sockem robots! His Tiki collection surpasses anything I have ever seen outside of Hawaii. The bed was comfortable and the neighborhood so quiet at night, my ears were confused- I think I was listening to the sound of my own pulse. Our room nestled us in the metal bands of the 80's, the posters on the walls brought me back to the music of my youth, and the decoration on the ceiling had me uttering "I had no idea there was once a Marine world in Redwood City or that Colonial Williamsburg sold pennants!" A little drive back to town afforded us with a nice Sushi dinner and the discovery of a tiny French Patisserie in delightful downtown Los Gatos. We drove the extra 35 minutes the next day and enjoyed the pleasures of Santa Cruz. Very relaxing and unpretentious Mahalo, Mark and Wendy!