Angela was so friendly, we were texting days before arrival. The directions to the place were perfect and easy to follow. Angela and Rusty both were super nice and welcoming, very warm vibe from them both. Their place is decorated well inside and very comfortable. The walk to the beach, past a large farm and down to a secluded, relatively empty beach was just what we were looking for. We loved the cloudy, misty mornings with our coffee mugs and pooches in tow down down to the beach. Even their neighbors were friendly. Being away from city lights there are tons of stars out at night and almost completely silent, so peaceful. Rusty showed us where the washer and dryer was so we could do laundry, that was nice. He even offered to rent me a surfboard as I didn't bring my own (didn't go out anyway without a wetsuit, water is freezing up there). Great central location with Monterey about 35min south and Santa Cruz about 30min north. If you didn't know Watsonville stays cloudy until the afternoon year round. All you have to do though it drive north or south a half hour and you'll be out of the overcast. There are farms all around their location so fresh produce stands are a huge plus. We picked up some strawberries down the street that are just insane, so sweet you'd swear there was sugar on them. The only thing to prepare for is not having a grocery or convenience store close-by. You have to drive about 5 minutes east into the downtown area or north to La Selva Beach area. It wasn't a big deal for us. The only things we wished they had was a microwave and a couple more chairs for the dinner table. All in all, our stay was great we would stay there again in a heartbeat.