Colm's house in Aptos was better than in the pictures - super clean, nicely laid out, the sliding glass doors to the outdoor courtyard, while not much used by us in January, added a great ambience nevertheless. The kitchen huge and well-laid out. Colm was very responsive and helpful during our stay. There were lots of outing ideas (including a parking pass to the state parks) and easy instructions to take the 10 minute walk to Seacliff Beach. As did many other reviewers, we walked to Marianne's ice cream shop quite a lot! We also went to the really nice farmer's market on Saturday. It was rainy during our stay so we were somewhat limited in our excursions but Colm's place was a great home base for hanging out in Aptos/Capitola/Santa Cruz area!