This apartment was perfect for my wife, two kids and I for a week in Santa Cruz. The street is quiet but there are great restaurants in walking distance, the beach is just down the street and you are a ten minute drive away from the city centre and its famous beach boardwalk.

The apartment has an open plan kitchen and lounge area that felt vary spacious after a trip spent mostly in hotels. We ate dinner outside in the back yard when we weren't eating out. There's a cheap but decent Mexican cafe / takeaway right next door and a liquor store around the corner. And the hosts were very responsive and helpful. We'd definitely go back.