If you need a sign to stay here, this is it! We loved staying at Josephine's home! It's a beautiful on the beach location. You are literally steps away from a walk on the beach and the view from the livingroom window was stunning, especially if you're wanting to watch the sunset. I had a bad experience from a different Airbnb stay before so I didn't know what to anticipate this time. Josephine's home redeemed Airbnb for me. It was spotless when arriving, cleaner than some hotels we've stayed in. Housekeeping takes covid seriously and with how clean her home was, I was not worried about anything being left behind from the previous guests. The kitchen was fully equipped with cookware and dinnerware, minus food in the fridge and the spices you can make due with what's in the pantry. If you plan on cooking, stop at a store ahead of time and purchase what you need, there weren't many spices, but that's isn't included in the home, that up to guests to provide for themselves. There were pros and cons to the location, the pros were it's steps from the beach, right in the middle (and short drive) to Santa Cruz and Carmel/Monterey. Beautiful landscape and you're able to enjoy being outdoors even in January. It's a quiet community (we literally never heard any neighbors), and everyone was polite. The only cons were cell service was pretty bad on the drive in (T-Mobile) which of course isn't her fault or something she can control, but something important to note and the location was pretty remote. On the drive in, it's rural farm area and business warehouses. If you're expecting to be in a town, you're not, to get food (or anything really) you'll have to drive out 10-15 minutes to the nearest grocery store or restaurant. However, she did mention there's a small store in the community, we didn't get a chance to got here though. For us, driving 10 minutes or so wasn't a big deal, but something we didn't know when arriving, so definitely plan ahead of time for dinner if you're arriving after 4pm. We definitely would stay here again and loved the location! The home itself is 5/5 stars, location is 4.5/5 in terms of what's available in the surrounding area, but the beach access makes it worth it. Josephine is polite and quick with responding, which is always appreciated. Thank you for sharing your home!