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Bright and Colorful - Family Friendly! Short walk to the Best Beaches in Town!

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Oh so cute!  Parking for two cars in the driveway.
Relax in the bright, colorful living room with large sectional sofa
Plenty of room for everyone in the large, open living area
Relax in the bright, colorful living room with large sectional sofa
Gas fireplace, 55" TV, Cozy couch, sooo relaxing after a long day at the beach!

Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 7

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washer/dryer
  • Barbecue
  • Balcony
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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Santa Cruz, CA
  • Place, Twin Lakes State Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Sunny Cove Beach
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Santa Cruz Harbor
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Airport, San Jose, CA (SJC-Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl.)
    ‪61 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 7)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Single Bunk Bed

Upstairs Bedroom

1 Double Bed

2 bathrooms

Downstairs Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Upstairs Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Bright and Colorful - Family Friendly! Short walk to the Best Beaches in Town!

Santa Cruz Vacation Rental Permit #: 251305

You will be “Walkin’ on Sunshine” anywhere you go in this delightful Santa Cruz home. The bright and colorful, newly redecorated 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath home sleeps 7. The house is centrally located on 14th Ave. in Santa Cruz, just a short walk down the street to the 14th Avenue Beach (Blacks Beach) entrance to Twin Lakes State Beach.

These are the nicest, warmest beaches in Monterey Bay, with perfect sand, great boogie boarding, and fire pits for nighttime gatherings. Near the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor and the famous Crow’s Nest restaurant, you can rent kayaks or stand-up paddle boards or relax and watch the sailboat races on Wednesday afternoons.

The smoke-free, family friendly, house is fully furnished in seaside décor with all the amenities to make your stay comfortable and relaxing. Kick your feet up and enjoy your morning coffee and catch some rays up on the sunny second story deck. Unwind in the evening sitting on the large sofa in front of the big-screen TV and the cozy gas fireplace. Enjoy your favorite tunes or connect to the web with high-speed Wi-Fi.

Sleep in comfort in the serene downstairs bedroom, decorated in peaceful décor, with a luxurious queen bed and flat screen TV. The upstairs bedroom has a full size bed, a private bathroom and access to the wraparound deck. The kids will love the third bedroom that includes bunk beds (with a trundle and small seats that fold out into sleeping cushions), another big flat screen TV, and a Wii video game system.

The kitchen is fully equipped with granite countertops, gas stove, French door refrigerator, and dishwasher. Plates, glasses, cooking and eating utensils are provided. There is a separate laundry room with front loading washer and dryer.

Guests will also enjoy the large, private backyard with room for the kids to run, or play on the play structure with swings. You will love relaxing on the hammock under the palm trees, and the large patio with the gas grill. No need to pack beach chairs, sand buckets, shovels, boogie boards or a beach umbrella as we provide all of that for you, including a few small wetsuits. There is even a wagon to help you bring all of your stuff to the beach.

Just a 5 minute drive to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and 10 minutes to the adorable beach town of Capitola. There are also plenty of local surf spots.

This is a great home for families in a residential neighborhood. It is not a party house.

Our location is just 45 minutes from Carmel and Monterey, 45 minutes from San Jose International Airport and just over an hour from San Francisco Airport.

This house is completely non-smoking. Sorry, no pets are allowed.*

*Pleaese note that the owner does have a dog that sometimes joins us at the home, so we don't recommend anyone with pet alergies books this home.


Keywords: Beach, Beach House, Cute, Twin Lakes, Live Oak, Live, Oak, Santa Cruz, harbor, Yacht Harbor, boardwalk, wharf to wharf, blues festival, wharf, ocean, waves, surfing, boogie boarding, sand, sunshine, bright, colorful, family, kids, relax, deck, BBQ, grill, hammock, Capitola, near beach, Seabright,

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About the area

Santa Cruz

Located in Eastside Santa Cruz, a neighbourhood in Santa Cruz, this holiday home is near theme parks and near the beach. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is a popular attraction and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Capitola Beach and Monterey Bay. Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History and Boardwalk Bowl are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking and scuba diving nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking and cycling.
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Santa Cruz, CA

What's nearby

  • Twin Lakes State Beach - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Sunny Cove Beach - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Santa Maria's Beach - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Santa Cruz Harbor - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Harbor Beach - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • Watsonville, CA (WVI-Watsonville Municipal) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪People's Coffee - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Crow's Nest Restaurant - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Betty Burgers - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Verve Coffee Roasters - ‬4 min drive

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 209 out of 226 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 226 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 226 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 226 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 226 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Wade T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful and close to the beach
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Eric A. S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful house, great hosts. We really enjoyed our stay and would come again.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Katrina B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The place was clean, roomy and well stocked. There were several places within walking distance and lots to do within a short drive.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mary L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house is very cozy with lots of light and nice backyard. Simple walk to the beach and some good restaurants. Very quiet neighborhood. Well appointed kitchen. Little gas fueled fireplace was really nice and heated things up very well. We had come for a memorial service and the home was very soothing to return to.Very nice place.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Simon P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great stay as always! We love the little yellow house - location is killer and the house is always spotless. Perfect for our family of 5
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Katie C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Hosts are wonderful to work with. The location is amazing. House is very family friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Linda P.

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

Great location

Well appointed and comfortable!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stephen M.

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

Great property!

This is my 2nd time staying here at this house and it's a great property.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lori V.

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

Great!

The property was great. Backyard was so nice with lots of space. I would definitely rent this house again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy B.

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

Awesome time by the beach

We loved our stay. The house was very clean and nice and the owners were easy to reach with questions. The location is awesome too as it is just a short walk to the beach. We would definitely stay at this house again. Strongly recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Carrie M.

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

Santa Cruz conference trip

We loved this location just a short walk to the beach. We enjoyed the spacious living room and easy to use amenities. Some of the bedrooms had less privacy than others which was ok for us but not ideal. Overall great place to stay in Santa Cruz.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

janeenandjerry c.

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

Another wonderful visit!

This home is perfect for us to visit our son and his family. The grand kids love playing in the backyard! Thank you Mike & Donna!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Katie C.

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

Great location

We loved the size of the house and how accommodating us was for our family. The location was amazing! Very close to beautiful beaches and wonderful food. We really enjoyed our stay and plan on returning.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

janeenandjerry c.

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

Our home away from home

We love this home's location, beach nearby and great backyard to play in with our grandkids!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie A.

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

Great Stay

Me and my husband stayed here for a weekend getaway and it was great. The owners are wonderful and the house was very clean. It was just me and my husband but would definitely return with kids.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

janeenandjerry c.

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

To visit our children and grandkids

Another wonderful stay at "Sunshine" Thank you Mike & Donna!
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mary Anne L.

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

Wonderful Beach Getaway

This property hosted our family for a fun weekend in Santa Cruz - close to the beach and surrounding Capitola. Easy access to freeway and a quite neighborhood. All the amenities close by, really felt like home!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Carol S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great house for a three generation visit - dropping off incoming freshman to UCSC. Beach accessible with about 10 minute walk, lots of beach equipment. Beach is nice and has fire pits - great for roasting s'mores at sunset. Very well equipped and clean house and kitchen. We really enjoyed the yard and ate most of our meals there. There is a small step down into the bunk room that took me by surprise, but once we knew about it we were fine.Would love to come for a return visit!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Peggy S.

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

Family get-together

Short walk to the beach. Kids loved the backyard.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jami L.

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

Beach trip with grandkids

Great trip! House conveniently located for east beach access and access to all the Santa Cruz hot spots
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lauren D.

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

Fam Vaca

Great house to host our family vaca! Kids loved the backyard and house was very clean and had everything we needed!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lori J.

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

Very happy!

Wonderful location and owner was very helpful when we had questions. It’s a peaceful neighborhood and easy walk to the beach.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

janeenandjerry c.

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

To play with the grand kids

Wonderful weather! Great visits with our family! Beach walks, farmers market and the great neighborhood vibe!
Stayed 11 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Briana H.

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

Fun family experience

Clean, nice, and home-y! Loved our stay and our children did too. Thank you for a nice weekend!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

HANNAH G.

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

Cozy Beach House

We had such a wonderful stay at this home. It felt cozy and homey from the moment we walked in! The kitchen was well stocked with dishes/pots and pans and the rooms were all comfortable and clean. We loved the 7 minute walk to the beach and enjoyed going each day!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
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