The photos don't do the place justice. The house is large, light and airy and extremely comfortable. The carpet is so plush underfoot, the sofa extremely large and comfortable and both beds (even the mattress on the floor) were sooo comfortable. An easy jaunt into Santa Cruz (where we were visiting family and friends) or up to San Francisco. Our Host Sunny was extremely gracious and was accomidating on a request for an Iron and board which was awaiting us in arrival. A power outage happened for a day (happens all the time in the California hills) and the sola power kept electricity and fridge alive which was a nice surprise to find out
It was handy to have a shop walking distance. The chap in there is extremely chatty (and nice)and it can take a day to get out but had a good selection of Amy's vegetarian food and pizzas for those that want to know amongst other things.
The house is in a beautiful spot, above the fog line, the crickets are an amazing chorus to listen to we had the bedroom doors open every night in order to fall asleep to the sound.
Don't get your hopes up about using thelocal swimming pool as that's for residents only. no worries if you want an outside community pool, Santa Cruz has two. one in Ben Lomand and one in Live Oak, the latter has baby pools too. and of course miles of beaches to explore.
Thank you Sunny for your exceptional hosting and fast responses on Airbnb. You host a very welcoming escape in the mountains. loved staying here for our 11 days. A very easy check-in and checkout.