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Pajaro Dunes Resort - 2 bedroom Under the Sea Shorebirds Condo!

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A balcony with wooden chairs and a table, overlooking a beach and modern buildings.
A coastal hotel with multiple-story buildings, a beach view, and a natural landscape with trees and hills in the background.
A hotel room with a large bed, a television, a dresser, and a balcony with a view of the ocean.
A modern building with a sloped roof and large windows, surrounded by a lush garden with purple flowers and a variety of greenery.
A kitchen with granite countertops, wooden cabinets, and a view of the ocean.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Beach, waves and sand
    Guests enjoy the stunning beach views at this property.
  • Balcony
    A rare find - enjoy views from the balcony.

Popular amenities

  • On beach
  • Balcony
  • Outdoor barbecue
  • Free internet
  • Kitchen
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Watsonville, CA
  • Place, Sunset Wetland Nature Preserve
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Monterey Bay
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
    ‪35 min drive‬
  • Airport, Monterey, CA (MRY-Monterey Peninsula)
    ‪48 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 5)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

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About the area

Watsonville

Located in Watsonville, this condo is in a rural area and on the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Monterey Bay and Capitola Beach. Watsonville Center for the Arts and Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with windsurfing and sailing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling and horse riding.
Map
Watsonville, CA

What's nearby

  • Sunset Wetland Nature Preserve - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Palm Beach - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Monterey Bay - 6 min drive - 1.1 km
  • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - 35 min drive - 35.7 km
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium - 52 min drive - 59.1 km

Getting around

  • Salinas Station - 30 min drive
  • Watsonville, CA (WVI-Watsonville Municipal) - 13 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Beach Street Cafe - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Jersey Mike's Subs - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Panda Express - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬9 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Pajaro Dunes Resort - 2 bedroom Under the Sea Shorebirds Condo! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Pajaro Dunes Resort - 2 bedroom Under the Sea Shorebirds Condo!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Pajaro Dunes Resort - 2 bedroom Under the Sea Shorebirds Condo!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Pajaro Dunes Resort - 2 bedroom Under the Sea Shorebirds Condo!?

Checkout is at 12:00 PM.

Where is Pajaro Dunes Resort - 2 bedroom Under the Sea Shorebirds Condo! located?

Nestled on the beach, this Watsonville condo building is within a 15-minute walk of Sunset Wetland Nature Preserve and Monterey Bay. Sunset State Beach and Zmudowski State Beach are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 31 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 31 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 31 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent little condo to spend time with the family in. Only steps from the beach and centrally located between Santa Cruz and Monterey. Definitely recommended Pajro Dunes.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Apr 2026
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave your kind review! We’re delighted to hear you and your family enjoyed your stay and took advantage of the easy beach access and convenient location between Santa Cruz and Monterey. We truly appreciate your recommendation and would love to welcome you back for another relaxing beach getaway anytime!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Great stay and good support from the resort!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A nice stay!

A nice stay by the Beach
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Aug 2022
Thank you for the amazing review! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope to welcome you back soon! Best, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family fin at the beach

Quiet location with easy beach access!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Aug 2022
Thank you for the amazing review! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope to welcome you back soon! Best, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beach bliss

This is our second time staying at Pajaro Dunes and our family loves the easy beach access and comfort of a home. It was so relaxing and we will be back again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Mar 2021
Thank you for the amazing review! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope to welcome you back soon! Best, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great

Had a lovely time!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Mar 2021
Thank you for the amazing review! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope to welcome you back soon! Best, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful View

Enjoyed this property. Beautiful view of the beach, away from crowds and private beach. Easy drive to Monterey. The condo was clean and had everything we needed and the front office was helpful and easy check-in. Would stay here again.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Nov 2021
Thank you for the amazing review! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope to welcome you back soon! Best, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified review

8/10 Good

Lovely Ocean setting

We enjoyed our time here. The bed in the master is very comfortable. This condo is a little on the tight side for five people.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Mar 2020
Thank you so much for your review! It sounds like you all had a wonderful and relaxing time. We'd love to host your next beach vacation - maybe a 3 bedroom condo would be better for your group. Thanks again for staying with us.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great views- hard beds

We love the location of Pajaro Dunes. Off the beaten path but still close to Santa Cruz. The place was clean and fully stocked and had great ocean views our only complaint is that the beds are all very very firm.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 12 Aug 2022
Thank you for the amazing review! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope to welcome you back soon! Best, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Condo was fully stocked with kitchen items and all was functional. Nice ocean views and very close to the beach. Bathrooms are in need of remodeling and the toilets were shifting around under you. Other than that condo was great and so nice to walk 1 minute to the beach.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Dec 2025
We’re so glad to hear you enjoyed the ocean views, and the quick one-minute walk to the beach—those are some of our favorite features too.A fully stocked kitchen is always helpful so we are glad to hear that was enjoyed. We appreciate you bringing the bathroom and toilet concerns to our attention. Your comments have been shared with our team so we can address these issues and continue improving the condo for future guests. We’re happy to hear that, overall, you had a great stay and hope to welcome you back for another beach getaway soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Shorebird highly recommended

Shorebirds 125 was very clean and quiet with all the amenities, the staff was very friendly and informative. The Beach was amazing. We had a designated fire pit on the beach with a full moon. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Aug 2024
Thank you for sharing about your wonderful vacation. We love that we were able to provide such great service. We hope to welcome you back to Pajaro Dunes Resort again soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Xyz

Great
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Sept 2022
Thank you for the amazing review! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope to welcome you back soon! Best, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice & convenient. Beautiful view.

Everything is nice, except the owner needs desperately to replace the guest mattress. Extremely uncomfortable and for this rental price, a bee mattress is an investment needed.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Oct 2022
Thank you for the amazing review! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope to welcome you back soon! Best, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Four of my women friends and I really enjoyed our stay at this place! The reason why I chose this place is because of the ocean view, the way it accomodated all 5 of us with enough seats in the living room and dining room and especially having enough beds in both bedrooms for 5 of us to sleep. Each bedroom has a queen bed and one also has a twin bed. Unlike stays at Seascape where one of us has to sleep on a sofa bed in the living room and being woken up from conversations between our early risers, everyone could sleep in if they wanted to.This made a HUGE difference for us!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Sept 2025
We’re so happy to hear you and your friends had a wonderful stay! It’s great that the layout and beds worked perfectly for everyone—sounds like it made your getaway much more relaxing. We’d love to host you all again here at Pajaro Dunes Resort.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Shorebirds 125 holiday 2023

We love going to Pajaro Dunes! This was a good visit, though suboptimal as something was off with the hot water, we could get water after running the faucet for several minutes, but the showers were always cold. Cold showers for a place that cost as much as this was not wonderful. We will not use this unit again despite great views.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 19 Jan 2024
Great to hear you love Pajaro Dunes! We're so sorry to hear there were troubles with the hot water. All the buildings share boilers which are managed by the HOA - anytime there may be an issue, please call! We would have been able to work with the HOA to see if there was an issue going on. Hope you enjoyed your stay otherwise!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing stay by the beach

This property is exactly as advertised. This comfortable condo (I lovingly called our little tree house) is in a central location: 30 minutes from Monterey and 30 minutes from Santa Cruz. Our condo was clean, fully stocked and in a gated community. We can hear the ocean waves from our room and see the sunsets every evening. The front staff were always helpful and friendly. Our stay was peaceful with beach walks every morning and evening. The condo community has a pond/ marsh area for a peaceful walk. My family of four: from adults to the teens had only rave reviews for this rental. My teens favorite memories were picking up seashells and making smores by the bonfire. We plan on returning for many years to come. Thank you for the wonderful memories!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Aug 2022
Thank you for the amazing review! We have applied a $50 credit to your account that you may apply if you were to book a future reservation with us. We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope to welcome you back soon! Best, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice place

The condo we stayed in was very nice. Older and has an older smell but very clean. Views were amazing. Only negative is the beds. They seriously need to be replaced. They are old and very uncomfortable. The bed in the spare room actually is broken down and leans to one side. Probably ok for kids but not for adults. We stayed with another couple and did not sleep well in the bed. The views did make up for it. The beach is amazing. Lots of sand dollars and shells. We will definitely stay again but will probably choose another unit unless the beds have been upgraded. The bed in master bedroom is better and was tolerable. Great overall unit.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 11 Nov 2022
Thank you for sharing your feedback! We'll definitely look at all the mattresses to see if we need to replace them. We're so glad you enjoyed your stay regardless.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spring Break 2022

Property was great!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Oct 2022
Thank you for the amazing review! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope to welcome you back soon! Best, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fun Family Get Away

This condo was lovely! Clean, great views and everything that you need!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 21 May 2022
Thank you for the amazing review! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope to welcome you back soon! Best, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Condo

Short walk to the beach and well maintained
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Nov 2021
Thank you for the amazing review! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope to welcome you back soon! Best, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, location
Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy

OUR BEACHSIDE VACATION

Beautiful Beach setting... ( I LEFT A LIST OF 4 "NEEDS" - DATED AUG. . 9TH WHEN WE LEFT.; Not to sure if the Receptionist turned it in. Our stay ws very enjoyable, but we were concerned about about 3 pieces of furniture that were broken, plus not being able to use the barbque since it was very dirty.). Other than that, we felt very Blessed.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice view

Quiet environment and easy check in. The bathroom was a little dirty, though.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful beach but older property

The beach surrounding the property is beautiful and clean, as was the apartment, but a bit on the shabby side. Paint is peeling in some areas, the blinds are starting to fall apart and the shower in the extra bathroom screams at you if it's at a specific temperature. Given the cost of the accommodations, I would've expected better. However, the view is amazing! I would note that Pajaro Dunes is about a 10 minute drive from Watsonville (the closest town and place to get groceries, etc.). It was a nice location for visiting both Santa Cruz and Monterey as you're basically between the two. Cassidy's pizza was amazing!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Pajaro Dunes Stay

Ww enjoyed the peace and quiet, view, and cleanliness of the condo. It had everything we needed. Just a short walk to the beach. The only thing I would mention is the second bedroom wasn't perfect for adults. The double bed had a plastic liner appropriate for kids and the bed wasn't as comfortable as the master.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice condo, wish we could see out!

Very nice condo, tastefully upgraded and outfitted. Wish that the windows had their seal repaired as condensation in between the panes and grime on the outside really limited the ocean front view, which is what you pay these crazy prices for! Management brought in a dehumidifier, which may have helped if the humidity was an issue on the inside of the glass, but that was not the case. They did offer us a discount on our next stay, which was appreciated. Other than this, we had a pleasant stay. Do note that if renting through VRBO for this condo managed by Parjaro Dunes that you are not eligible for the 3 nights for the price of 2 promotion they offer. It was explained by management that this is because the VRBO price is already reduced, however…all the fees really impact any possible savings. We have been renting in Pajaro for over 40 years and have watched fees increase dramatically to the point where the cost outweighs the benefit of staying at this wonderful place. Booking on VRBO used to be a savings but we have noticed that those fees have greatly increased as well. This is not a reflection on this individual condo, it is very nice, and worth booking if you have the money, don’t mind the high fees, and if the windows get replaced!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
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