First and foremost, Pat is a fantastic person and hostess! She's welcoming, helpful in every way, knows the area well to set you out on great local tours (like seeing the giant Redwoods, having a great walk and meal in Capitola, or letting your dog run on the dog beach in Santa Cruz), caring and smart. Her place has amazing views, thoughtful room amenities, pool and hot tub, hundreds of trees and plants, great security and a wonderful dog named Lily. The mountain drive to her place is always an adventurous experience, which made our stay even richer. We briefly met a couple of neighbors at the security gate during the week we were there and they were very friendly and said, "Oh, you're staying with Pat. You're very lucky...she's the best!" We agree whole-heartedly!