Santa Cruz, California
Black Pearl Cottage is a uniquely designed, beautiful beach home with spectacular views of the Monterey Bay. Located in the heart of the Seabright neighborhood, this home is among some of the most historic beach homes in the Santa Cruz area.
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This stunning cottage has landscaped gardens with flowers and little pathways, plus patio furniture for sitting outside and gazing at the crashing sea in the picket fenced in yard. Enjoy yourself with coffee in the morning, watching the sunrise to a card game with drinks during the evening. The living room offers a river rock, wood burning fireplace and breathtaking ocean views.
The Black Pearl Cottage is located on the west side of the Harbor just a few short blocks to ride on the Yacht Harbor Taxi over to the Crow’s Nest for an oceanfront lunch. You are walking distance to the Famous Beach Boardwalk, Natural History Museum, Seabright Brewery, Betty's Burgers, Java Junction coffee shop and Pacific Edge Climbing & Yoga Gym.
Parking in driveway for 1 car. Beach access is on 3rd Ave just down the stairway a block from the front of the house.
Come enjoy Black Pearl Cottage and all the perks of being right in the heart of Seabright!
Modern amenities include, complimentary Wi-Fi, washer/dryer, and much more.
Please refer to our packing list as we do not provide beach toys or beach accessories. Please bring your choice of kitchen items such as spices, foil, saran wrap, zip locks, or laundry detergent, you will need to bring these items with you to the rental.
Linens provided except beach towels.
No smoking, parties, or pets allowed.
Property is Managed by Kendall & Potter Property Management CalDRE#00420520
This house is perfect except for no AC in hot months. But there are fans and good restaurants near. Also a market near and the boardwalk is in walking distance.
Perfect house for a family visit, generous sized living room, and wonderful front yard with a stone table in front, facing the Pacific.
Great location with the beach access point steps away from the front door. House has an amazing view of seabright beach down to the pier. The house does get warm on hotter days and even with the combination of open windows and fans it was a challenge to keep the temp manageable in a few of the rooms at night.
The location of this home provides the most amazing views and I loved listening to the sound of the ocean every night. The home is conveniently situated and everything you need is either a quick drive or walk away. But being able to walk out the door, down the stairs and be on the sand was the main reason we rented this house. You just cannot beat that. The home is a little dated as others have mentioned. However the pictures are accurate. What you see is what you get. Suggestions I would give that would have improved our experience are, more kitchen dish towels. We were provided 2, which was not nearly enough for an entire week at the house cooking and cleaning up. A quick inventory of basic kitchen items would be helpful. Things like a peeler, a grater that isn't broken and measuring spoons, would have made the week in the kitchen a little easier. Oh and the dining table is so old and the leaves in the middle so warped, we had a hard time keeping glasses upright. But minus those very small things, the place is cozy and comfortable and I would certainly recommend this place to friends.
As our first family get-together in almost 2 years due to COVID, we could not have asked for a better place. The Santa Cruz area has high vaccination rates and most people were wearing masks indoors, so we felt very safe. The house is in an ideal location, on a bluff overlooking Seabright Beach. The weather was perfect, as expected, and free of the smoke from California (and other) wildfires. And, of course, Santa Cruz! Wonderful beaches, restaurants, the Boardwalk, the lovely flowers along the coast and in neighborhood yards. Just really a lovely place to be. The house is not a mansion, but the open floor plan makes it feel quite spacious. The appliances are all fairly modern, and they all work as expected. The view from the main room is stunning at all times. The windows, although a little tricky to operate, were entirely sufficient to cool the place, and we never missed air conditioning. We loved sitting in that area and just watching the ocean, the people, the birds, and the boats. A great place to relax.
The ocean front location was perfect. Easy walking distance to all the near by restaurants. Also great beach access.
Amazing location
This is our second time staying at this fabulous location, bike ride or walk to the boardwalk and the pier, we recommend booking a “Chardonnay Sunset Sail”, you can walk to the harbor in 5 min and enjoy an amazing sunset sail w/ food and wine . The house sits on a cliff and the view is breathtaking. We ate breakfast and dinner on the outdoor patio and just soaked it all in. It’s a hidden gem or should I say “hidden black Pearl”
My wife and I are not whiners, but we do need to mention a couple of concerns, especially given the premium price demanded by this property. But first the good news: This property has arguably the very best view on Monterey Bay than anywhere else in Santa Cruz. It sits high on the east cliff for a completely unobstructed view of the Pacific Ocean. Gorgeous sunrises & sunsets. The property also has a gorgeous front room with a circular architecture that allows a 90 degree plus vista. with a working wood burning fireplace. Our concern was with an ant problem. We woke up the first morning to find thousands of tiny ants all over the kitchen walls and in several of the kitchen cabinets. We did contact management but they could not guarantee any assistance until the end of the day at best, so we needed to spend several hours killing and cleaning up ants.Management eventually sent out an exterminator but it took three days to completely eliminate the problem. The other issue was one we had seen in previous reviews and that is a very weak wi-fi system which kept knocking you off the system so you had to go to the rear of the house to reset you device to re-obtain wi-fi. The fix is so easy; a new more powerful wi-fi modem or a repeater in the front of the home. Both a relatively cheap fix.
The location is fabulous, overlooking Seabright Beach. Stairs down to the beach nearby. Loved watching the whales from the patio, and listening to the surf at night. Downsides: slow wifi, a bit musty bedroom, small kitchen. Pros outweigh cons, we'd come back.
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