Location was great. Close to the highway, from Santa Cruz, and Capitola. Very close to the beach, which has very quaint and off the beaten path feel. House is located in the small, quaint, upscale, beach town away from the bustles of the city. But 2 min drive, you can find all regular, convenient amenities of the bigger town, such as big box grocery store and various restaurants including fast food. House itself feels much bigger than its Sq ft of 1100 and architecturally interesting as it's not a regular box house without sacrificing functionality and convenience. It's obvious to see the owners paid a lot of attention to the house. Comfortable and plenty of sitting for our family of 7. The owners remodeled the house very nicely with attention to details with high quality material. For example, upgraded windows, insulation, and a good heating system kept the house very warm. Even the tile floors were somehow not cold as we walked around bare feet. Living space was very airy and spacious Kitchen and the living room had an open concept with a tall vaulted ceiling and a big kitchen with a very nice and convient peninsula for all our family to sit around and enjoy every meal. Plenty of ceiling lights, 5 skylights, and many windows kept the place very bright night and day. Loved the nice balcony with a view of the ocean (not panoramic but good enough for us). Surprised to find 3 full spacious bathrooms in a 1100 Sq ft house. All upgrades were upscale material but the water pressure was not bad but so so. Kitchen had all the necessary kitchen things we needed, but it would have been nice to have a oven mitten, medium size pot, and maybe a tongue and a spatula. But we had no problem preparing a full Thanksgiving dinner. There is plenty of towels but wished there were one or two more blankets. We wished the TV was little bigger and it's a bummer not able to use the fireplace. Also, the futon style leather couches were very nice for sitting but uncomfortable for sleeping for a bigger man, like 6 foot and 200 pounds. My 120 lb wife didn't complain. There was a floor mattress we found in the bedroom after losing sleep on the first night which saved the day. It would be nice to extra mattress for the other couch. Plenty of games for the kids. Nice to have Google TV and free Netflix though it could be little tricky for not so tech savvy people. WiFi is super fast even for 6 people ( we had 4 teens). We will definitely visit again.