Portola Beach House is terrific! Immaculate and tastefully furnished, lovely private back garden, and fabulous location in walkable Portola/Capitola area. Don't worry if the weather isn't perfect (In Santa Cruz it almost always is) but even if you do get rainy or overcast days (yay for nature!) this cozy house is delightful for cups of tea by the fire, fun board games, movies to watch or books to read.