Sandy Beachfront Surfside!

Our family of eight had a fantastic stay and will definitely be back. The beds were amazing and the view especially the sunsets were so beautiful. Had a cookout on the beach and pretty much stayed there because it was so great. Did one beautiful hike not far and one short trip to the boardwalk. Very convenient location. Thank you.

After reading many of the reviews we decided to book this home for our family vacation in Santa Cruz. My three daughters loved the 3ish (elevated bed room within a bedroom) bedrooms upstairs. Some reviews mentioned the elevated bed this was hazardous. I would put it this way I would not put any child under the age of three by themselves in the bed but other than that it’s fine or fun depending on your perspective. There was also the snarky marshmallow comment regarding the master bed. Yes, the bed is super soft, but still supportive. My husband said it was the best night sleep he could remember and I would probably agree. I would love to get the manufacturer & model number of the topper they purchased. It was awesome.

The walk to the beach is not a wide easy path, but reminded me of being a kid following a well used, slightly precarious trail, but totally doable for most. Heck it was a fun little mini adventure.

I would give 5 stars but, l am not a fan of carpet and it is throughout. Also, washer dryer is a bit older and it did not have a cold setting. However, i must say I was thankful to have it. Tara was great, the house was charming, and the view amazing.

The location was wonderful, the beds sooo comfortable, the balcony overlooked a quiet beach and faced west for amazing sunsets. There was plenty of room for 6 adults and 2 kids. We had a fire out back and made somemores, played on the beach, games in the house, had lovely walks to Capitola. What could be better. thanks Tara. :)

This house sits above the sand with a lovely view, but to access the sand you must walk to the end of the street and around a busy corner. The beach is gorgeous, uncrowded, and bordered by a large lagoon. You must hike around the lagoon to get to the waves through a narrow passage between the lagoon and the sand (which is not easy since you are crawling over rocks).

Getting to the ocean is not as easy as it looks in the picture.

About that 4th bedroom: it is a small room off of another bedroom, which would have been fine except.... the queen bed took up the entire room, and sat elevated so high that it required stairs. Completely not suitable for kids who could easily be injured if they fell off.

We improvised by having the adults sleep in that little room with the skyscraper bed, and let the kids have the bigger bedroom, but why have a skyscraper bed in the first place?

Then there is the downstairs (master?) bedroom....the "mattress" was folded over foam pads on top of a mattress pad that had another encased foam pad. If the idea is a foam mattress it didn't work. It felt like sleeping on a giant marshmallow. The only entrance to the back yard was through that bedroom so there is traffic that flows through the room. There was no dresser and no closet because the owners had barricaded the closet with a TV set up. The wall for a dresser had a large closed off closet which I believe was a movie viewing screen of some sort. Was I sleeping in a media room that was haphazardly converted to a bedroom for the rental? Felt that way....

Every inch of the kitchen was full of the owner's own food, appliances, and gadgets. (except fridge, which was empty). There was quite literally no cabinet space, no counter space, and no drawers left for us to place any of our own food.

The dining room table seats 4 people. That's it. So we could never sit down together to eat, which was a big disappointment for me.

Lastly, the rental contract with multiple threats and over the top warnings made every adult cringe. So unwelcoming and harsh. We don't want to be threatened with penalties, police, and large fines. We know how to behave at a vacation rental, and we own one ourselves.

Tara, as always, is great to work with. The house was clean. The location is great. But multiple changes need to be made for vacationers to have a pleasant experience with this house. Or the owners just need to admit they don't want rentals.

We had a very enjoyable and relaxing time. The house was reasonably within walking distance to the beach, which is awesome and the kids loved it. Also very close to all attractions. The house is in some need of small repairs though. Also a picture of the "4th bedroom" should be included. It isn't any bigger than the bed and small dresser (literally). This is great for kids but if we needed this for adults, it would not have worked. Overall experience - Great