Santa Cruz, California
Two blocks from Lighthouse Field State Beach, West Cliff Drive & beaches. Ten blocks to fine dining, wine tasting, craft beer makers, yoga, and bakeries. This spacious home boasts gleaming hardwood and tile floors and a floor plan ideal for vacationing. High ceilings, crown molding, gas fireplace, built in cabinetry, Kitchen Aid appliances and plenty of storage set this home apart. Bikes, boogie boards, sand toys, and beach chairs are on site. Mature landscaping and a lovely cedar deck provide indoor/outdoor living at its finest! The house is a short walk to Steamer Lane, Steamer Lane Supply (casual cafe), and a short bike ride to Swift Street Courtyard: home to Kelly’s French Bakery, West End Tap Room, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, and multiple wine tasting rooms, including Bonny Doon, Copious Winery, and MJA Winery. The floor plan reflects a modern approach to beach-style living with generous common living space downstairs complemented by three bedrooms and two full baths upstairs. The kitchen, dining and living room open to a sunny, private backyard. There is a half bath downstairs that is just off the kitchen. The kitchen has stainless steel Kitchen Aid appliances with white tile counter tops and a breakfast bar. The backyard has a cedar trellis, built-in seating, deck, patio area, BBQ and outdoor dining table.
Upstairs, the home features a 250 sq. ft. master suite with a king-size bed, reading chair, wall-mounted TV, walk-in closet, a bathroom with shower/tub, dual sinks, cabinetry, and views of the backyard. 1000 Mbps Wifi included.
The second bedroom is 12 x 14 and has a queen bed, large closet and views of the backyard. The third guest room is 12 x 12 has two twin beds, a nightstand, and a walk-in closet with dresser. There is a built-in sitting area with storage where you can find games, toys, and other equipment. The second upstairs bathroom is across from the third guest room.
The house is equipped with 4 beach cruisers, boogie boards, beach chairs, sand toys, and a beach umbrella. We do not provide beach towels to our guests so please bring your own beach towels. This property is our second home and is located on the west side of Santa Cruz in a quiet, sunny neighborhood. Our neighbors are our friends and together we enjoy the tranquil beach lifestyle, and so will you.
Oxford Beach House is a 5-minute walk to West Cliff Drive where you will find Mitchell Cove, the Santa Cruz Surf Museum, Steamer Lane, and Lighthouse Field State Beach. It is located just over 1 mile from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk where you can find The Big Dipper roller coaster and many other rides and games. There is entertainment for everyone at the Boardwalk, including a bowling alley, laser tag, video arcade and outdoor concerts on the beach every Friday during the summer months. The Municipal Wharf is a great place for food or a beverage during the day or in the evening. The Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf is a 20-minute walk from Oxford Beach House.
Within one mile of our house you can find fantastic culinary options, craft beer makers, wine tasting rooms, surf shops, and beach style convenience stores. These are all within a 10-minute bike ride. If you feel like working out before you head out for some food or beverages, you can walk two blocks to Bethany Curve Open Space which is a par (exercise) course that starts at West Cliff Drive and moves six blocks inland along a dedicated green belt. There is a small creek running up the green belt and the creekside trail is ideal for walks.
Surf lessons with Santa Cruz Surf Academy: http://www.santacruzsurfacademy.net/
kayaking at: Kayak Connection at the Santa Cruz Harbor or Moss Landing: https://www.kayakconnection.com/
Wine Tasting with MJB Vineyards: http://www.mjavineyards.com/
The house was great. I really appreciated that it was totally non smoking. I always hesitate to travel because I am very allergic to smoke and strong chemical smells and neither of those things were an issue at this property. Everything was perfect!
Great quiet neighborhood, just blocks from the ocean. Could hear the sea lions and surf at night. House just wonderful with very well equipped kitchen! Also, great sofas, lots of games, puzzles, etc. Owner very responsive. Lots of mountain biking in SC as well biking around town. Did kayaking, swam in the ocean twice. Did the Monterey Bay Aquarium, some art galleries. Just wonderful
We absolutely loved our stay. We had no issues at all. But Jason & Chris were accessible & responsive to our inquiries. The location was perfect for our needs - quiet & removed from the business of Cliff Drive, but close enough to walk & take the cruiser bikes down to explore the beach & boardwalk. Very much appreciated the well maintained bikes & gear in the garage. Though we live in Nor CA, we couldn't have brought those bigger items that allowed us to go to the beach easily with what we needed. Loved the Kitchen/dish & service wear - perfect for our friends reunion. We had 6-8 of us, & were very comfortable! If you're lucky, you'll get a visit from Gizmo the tabby kitty on the back patio. He was a lovebug & not at all intrusive. He actually made our stay even better with his visits!
We loved our stay in Oxford Way! The house is spacious and very clean, the garden is super cute, the neighborhood is so nice, walking distance to ocean and walkable to all the cute restaurants, wineries, stores in Ignalis St. Chris is a great host and communicator! Thank you
We stayed here with our adult kids and had a wonderful time. The home was very clean and comfortable and the location was convenient to the water/ activities. We loved walking the neighborhood and biking.
We had a fantastic time in this house, within walking distance to the shore and easy biking/driving distance to downtown Santa Cruz. Clean, comfortable, with ample space for our group of 3 adults and 2 kids. We would definitely come back again!
We had a lovely visit. We came to visit family who lived walking distance to the house. Barely needed a car since everything was biking distance. The house had everything - well stocked kitchen, plenty of towels, beach toys, bikes. The yard was also so nice and relaxing.
The place exceeded our expectations and was perfect for our reunion. We relaxed outside on the deck, the house was clean and spacious and the location was great. Chris was easy to work with and responsive. We were really happy with the home and would reserve it again.
Great location Fun trip great owner Thanks for letting us rent your casa
We were in Santa Cruz with 2 other couples and this house was perfect. A short walk to ocean and close to many great restaurants, breweries and wineries. The house also had some cruiser bikes that we used to head up to Wilder Ranch state park and up and down the coast. Would absolutely stay here again.
Great property with everything you’ll need. Loved the outdoor space for relaxing and just sitting with the group at the end of our day. Plenty of space for everyone and just a relaxing place to be. The manager was easy to reach and very responsive. We appreciated the welcome bottle of wine at arrival as well!
Great location and plenty of space! Nice backyard and a lot of amenities available. Chris, the owner, was always timely with his replies when I had a question or needed something. Would definitely stay there again
This home was a wonderful, central hub for our stay. Beautiful amenities. Spacious. Very clean and comfortable. I highly recommend this property.
This house suited our needs perfectly. We had everything we needed. So much so, we found it hard to leave the house to explore! When we did, we enjoyed every minute of it. There are plenty of amenities within walking distance. Venturing further lead us to even greater experiences. We look forward to our next visit to Santa Cruz.
Great property that’s close to everything! We participated in the Ironman Santa Cruz and couldn’t have picked a better spot. Plenty of room & convenient to the village. House & host were perfect! Thank you!
The house was clean, check in process easy, the property was exactly as expected. We easily and quickly communicated with property manager who was immediately responsive. We look forward to renting again!
We absolutely loved staying in this Santa Cruz vacation home. It was absolutely perfect in every way, we hope to return again in the future. Entire check in/out process was smooth. Would very highly recommend.
Had a great stay and we hope to stay again soon!
Great home base for our family Santa Cruz vacation. Had everything we needed.
The house was just a couple blocks from the coast trail and beach. Very clean and nice layout for our family visit.
The house was spacious indoors and out with plenty of amenities. Super clean and well appointed. Walking distance to the beach and not a bad walk to the boardwalk. Would absolutely stay there again.
This place is amazing, clean, great location and all we could hear were the birds. That's the way we like it.
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