Cypress by the Sea - Historic Beach Cottage

The location was great indeed, but the house was very old and not well maintained. We saw the other low reviews and thought they were exaggerating, they aren't.We had to leave a night earlier because we didn't sleep well. Main bedroom windows does not close and you can hear the mile bouy all night. Courtains are translucent, very hard to sleep for light sensitive people.Dining room chairs were broken, pee stained curtain in downstairs bedroom, stained carpet in the main bedroom, smelly dirty rug stored in kitchen cupboard. Ant invasion was the last straw and we left.

Location is excellent. Close to the beach. Very quiet. Some of the ceilings are pretty low. I did hit my head pretty hard on the dryer door- it swings open. Super cute place and decorated very nice. We had a wonderful time.

Very cute, close to the beach. Loved our stay!

Perfect location to get to everything in the area. Very charming home and comfy beds.

My friends and I came to Santa Cruz to commemorate a family loss and had the most peaceful and comfortable time. Having the beach steps from the house was magical, and the easy walk to the Boardwalk added so much joy. Every single person in our group left wishing we lived here full time, and my pup feels the same!

Loved the location, easy walk to the beach, boardwalk, local restaurants, and the best was just hanging out on the porch with an amazing beach view.

Beautiful location at the beach. Was able to walk to great restaurants and downtown.

Agent was very thoughtful.

Great location. Walking distance to beach, restaurants and Boardwalk. Would stay again.

This home was in a good location. It’s central to a ton of places to go and things to do in all of Santa Cruz and surrounding areas, which was nice. The beach was just steps away! Can’t really beat that! The home is kind of small and it’s very old. Charming, and interesting but the age is felt throughout. Amenity wise it wasn’t really lacking in anything, just could use some more attention to detail overall.

Amazing property & sooooo close to the beach. Best kitchen, pantry nicely supplied, easycheck out. Only wish could watch local t.v ; not

The house itself is older but very comfortable. The main draw is the location as its steps from the beach. We had a great stay and will definitely be back.

Great family time

The property was in a great location close to the beach. The house had adequate amenities - dishes, pots and pans. It was perfect for what we were looking for. The dishwasher was not adequately secure. Added dishes and the entire unit landed forward. The front window with the desk needs a curtain or window film to reduce the amount of sunlight in the early afternoon.

Very nice stay-easy access to beach and off street parking.

As others noted in their review, this is a cute house with an older vibe. It was was warm so no central heat was OK. Baths clean; the kitchen was well-appointed, but it's a quirky/old house. Good price for our family of 6 (two adults, two 13-year-old twin boys, and my senior parents). We had a good table to eat at, each of us had decent beds to sleep on, and two full bathrooms made it easier for us to be together. We also liked being so close to the beach. I sat on the deck a few afternoons and had a nice glass of wine. We also loved that it was just 15 min from the beach boardwalk. Wish they spent $ to update living room;furniture is sparse (just two chairs and a smallish couch. The backyard is just also OK. Pretty small, no hot tub, and the furniture is old and rusted (just four metal chairs and a metal table). Not too appetizing to sit back there. They should at least have a functioning umbrella in the back yard for folks to sit during the day and maybe update the furniture. The charcoal BBQ was also just OK. We cooked in the stove and on the stovetop indoors, mostly. Hallie was responsive! for the price (under 600 before fees, taxes; More like 900/night w fees, taxes, etc.), it was decently priced for the area. In the future, I might splurge for a house with more amenities and a hot tub as the ocean is cold and it's nice to come back to a hot tub and a yard that makes it appetizing to sit in and enjoy the ocean breeze. Still, we had a great stay overall!