Future Guests... get in here! =)
Jim and Lisa are just lovely, inside and out. Hospitable to the degree of Friends over Customer. Their BnB-home has everything you need that we sometimes forget to bring: razors, shampoo, baby wipes, etc. They provided beach towels, too. Basically, everything you can think of to help make your stay feel anything but 'hotel-ish'. Hotel's can feel cold, impersonal and they are grossly over-priced for forgotten toiletries. Not here. The space is bright, clean and oh-so-very-quiet. You have plenty of safe parking which is very important as some parts of Santa Cruz are prone to car break-ins given it's tourist location. Their property is close to the Boardwalk. As Uber charges vary pending time and day, our rates ranged from $8.41 to $11.73 for a one-way ride, which took approximately 7-12 minutes (respective of traffic). Parking at the boardwalk is $15/day and fills up fast.
Super-rad Bonus:
Jim and Lisa ask you ahead-of-time if you have special requests or needs. I requested a floor fan to make 'white noise' for when my 8yr old son goes to sleep. Tah-Dahhh! Request, fulfilled. I also said that my son likes Sour Patch Candies. Tah-Dahhhh! Van was stoked to see not one but TWO bags. They're genuinely-kind people with servant-hearts. It comes so naturally for them to bring happiness to others. They WANT to hear your thoughts for improvement. They asked us for ours. They'll ask you for yours.
I've thought long and hard on the, "Con List". The only possible Con would be for the non-talkative people. If being social isn't your thing, STILL GO! Just take courage to know that you can tell that to Jim and Lisa. They will wholly and warmly respect your privacy. They would never dream of imposing on your quiet get-away. That's it.
My final thought: this ridiculously-affordable little nugget is exactly what families with young children need: quiet, clean and loving space. My son slept great without the unnecessary sounds of people walking across our ceiling, ice buckets filling up and hotel doors slamming. It perfectly fit our needs.