I'm from the Monterey area so was eager to share this beautiful region with my Pacific Northwest family and enjoy some sunshine. We weren't in the least bit disappointed with our Air BnB home! A great country getaway on the Monterey Bay located close to Santa Cruz, the Redwoods, and the Monterey Peninsula, about a thirty minute drive (Monterey, Carmel, Pacific Grove). The house is simple but comfortable with plenty of room for a family. Children and animal lovers will love the ranch with horses, goats, ducks, geese, dogs & cats! The kitchen is reasonably well equipped and grocery stores, restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, etc. are in Watsonville - a short 15 minute drive south. There's a fire pit outside that we roasted hot dogs and s'mores one night. The water pressure is pretty low so if you like high pressure showers, that might be a minor inconvenience. I recommend the bath/shower in the main bathroom as the standing shower in the master bedroom is tiny and the hand-held shower head is at an awkward angle. Again, a minor inconvenience for us - four adults and one ten year-old girl who loved following Todd and helping as he made his early morning rounds feeding the animals. If you fly into San Jose International Airport, it's about an hour drive over the very winding Highway 17 through the Santa Cruz mountains to Highway 1.