We just stayed at Joanna's Sea Pearl in Santa Cruz. Place is as nice as it looks. As with any Airbnb the place is always a little smaller than the pictures, but all in all it was as pictured. It's literally 2 blocks from the beach, and a 1/8 mile to restaurants. The location is one of my favorites and everyday we took the garden tour walk of the neighborhood. My fav thing to do was wake up and have our coffee out on the front porch. It was unusually hot the first day we arrived. They had 2 portable fans. if you are driving and know it's going to be a few days of summer heat, I'd advise throwing more fans into the car. Otherwise you'll not regret this Airbnb stay!! We are fussy and this place was great!