Katie was right there to greet us when we arrived and gave us the sweetest gift of honey from the backyard bees when we left. The friendliness of the hostess and everyone we met in Santa Cruz was wonderful. It was great that Katie went over a list of local attractions with us, and we enjoyed walking around the neighborhood and seeing unusual art, projects, and pets. We spent one day at the County Fair, one day at the beach, and one day shopping downtown: all wonderful. The space itself is very comfortable and had everything we could need: a well appointed kitchen and bathroom, extra linens, lovely pond in the backyard, convenient parking.