Our family of six had a great time in Santa Cruz at Ahnalisa's place. We did not meet the host, but email exchanges were helpful and the studio was exactly as advertised. Our beach vacations are usually at Venice Beach in Southern California. We found Santa Cruz to be maybe a little more family friendly but still with lots of quirky energy. The studio is right in the middle of the downtown area - convenient with the trade-offs of noise etc. as described by the host.

We parked our car when we arrived and didn't drive again until we left Santa Cruz. We walked to the beach, shops and restaurants. We'll be back again, hopefully for longer next time.