We had a fantastic long weekend at this lovely house. The location is perfect, just four houses down from one of the best beaches in Santa Cruz and walking distance to the wharf and to food. The place was super clean, well furnished, and comfortable beds. You have a nice view of the ocean from the living room and the deck right off of it. Some minor minuses were the brightness of the bedrooms/sleeping loft which had skylights with no blinds and the loft gets hot (no direct windows to open). The floors are beautiful but slippery so have your kids take off socks. Lots of stairs but they are short flights. The windows open wide and are low so caution with toddlers. I would rent this place again without hesitation and consider ourselves lucky!