We loved Rikki's home. We rented bicycles and rode the easy and beautiful bike path every morning to the Pier, then had $4.99 breakfast at the Ideal Restaurant. Her home was clean and intimate -- cozy -- and the neighborhood was quiet and relaxed. Our kids had fun walking the 1 block to the old fashioned neighborhood store for treats, and we felt comforted by the fact that the street is so quiet and lacking traffic. The bedrooms were great and the beds were high quality. There were lots of towels, which was great because we were at the beach every day. Two minor improvements would be extra blankets for the cool Santa Cruz evenings and some additional cookware for making dinners! Otherwise, it was perfect. And, the place comes with an awesome, wondeful cat named Oslo.