I brought my mom here as a belated bday gift because she had never been to Santa Cruz. The location was great. It was in the middle of everything we wanted to do!
The main problem we had was that this studio is attached to a larger house. Not just attached by a wall, but it is the first floor of a main house. We did not know other people would be in the main house and there just happened to be 12 people staying there - including 3 babies. One other reviewer said they could hear people a little. Well, when there are 12 people going up and down the stairs that are against the shared wall, you can hear everything! Every word spoken, every baby cry, every footstep, every time a chair is pulled out from the dining room above the bed. Luckily they were quiet for about 8 hours the first night. But 7:30 rolled around rather early on (what was supposed to be) a relaxing Saturday morning.
Courtney was super responsive when I complained. The people upstairs came down and talked to us. But, they didn't even know we were staying there! They didn't know there was another room people could possibly be in! Second night was much quieter.
Before you stay here, make sure there isn't a large family reunion happening above you.
If you want guaranteed quiet, I do not recommend staying here. If you want a clean place that is super convenient and affordable, but maybe noisy, I recommend staying here.