Westside 3 BR + loft Overlooks Natural Bridges Beach. Great for Families!
5.0
Outstanding(152 Reviews)House in Santa Cruz, CA
8 guests · 4 bedrooms · 2 baths
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About this house rental
Spend some time at our beautiful beach house overlooking Natural Bridges State Park. Hear the surf and see the ocean through the trees from the living room and the expansive deck. Drift into sleep listening to the waves from your bedroom. Walk down the block to the beach, build a sand castle, and play in the waves. Stroll down West Cliff and watch the surf crash against the cliffs. The house is also a short walk to Swift Street Courtyard, home to Kelly’s French Bakery, the Cellar Door Café, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, and multiple wine tasting rooms, including Bonny Doone, Copious Winery, and Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard. This newly remodeled beach house comes complete with flat panel TV's in the living room and separate kids' zone, Cable, DVD, and wireless Internet.
The house has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and a sleeping loft. The upstairs living room has ample seating for enjoying the view, cozying up to the wood stove, or watching the flat screen TV. The spacious master bedroom is also upstairs, and overlooks the park. Two bedrooms and the 2nd bath are downstairs. The front downstairs bedroom is bright and sunny, with a queen bed. The downstairs back bedroom is very large (25x12). It has a queen bed, and a sitting area with another flat screen TV and a futon couch which folds out to a full size bed. The room also has a loft with two twin beds. It’s a perfect spot for a kids’ hang-out.
The house was completely renovated during the spring of 2011. The kitchen and both baths were stripped to the studs and remodeled, with all new appliances. All doors, carpets, and floors were replaced. Everything has been newly painted in 2020. The furnishings are also new, and the kitchen is fully stocked with plates, pans, utensils and serving pieces. We have a gas grill on the deck, and seating for 8. We added a patio in the back yard in 2012 with a fire pit that's perfect for roasting marsh mellows. The house is also equipped with wireless.
We have lots of toys as well: several adult size cruiser bikes in the garage, 4+ boogie boards, and 6 beach chairs, all for your use. Rental also includes bath towels, sheets, and beach towels (8). The kids will love making s’mores in the fire pit in the back yard. The boardwalk and downtown Santa Cruz are three miles away, an easy bike ride along West Cliff. The house is a perfect location for exploring Santa Cruz, Capitola and Aptos. Other great day-trips include the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the shops of Carmel. Come, relax and enjoy!
Keywords: House, Ocean View, Deck with Great View, Westside, sleeps 8, walk to beach, across street from Natural Bridges State Park, near Swift Street Courtyard, 3 miles to Boardwalk, downtown Santa Cruz
The house has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and a sleeping loft. The upstairs living room has ample seating for enjoying the view, cozying up to the wood stove, or watching the flat screen TV. The spacious master bedroom is also upstairs, and overlooks the park. Two bedrooms and the 2nd bath are downstairs. The front downstairs bedroom is bright and sunny, with a queen bed. The downstairs back bedroom is very large (25x12). It has a queen bed, and a sitting area with another flat screen TV and a futon couch which folds out to a full size bed. The room also has a loft with two twin beds. It’s a perfect spot for a kids’ hang-out.
The house was completely renovated during the spring of 2011. The kitchen and both baths were stripped to the studs and remodeled, with all new appliances. All doors, carpets, and floors were replaced. Everything has been newly painted in 2020. The furnishings are also new, and the kitchen is fully stocked with plates, pans, utensils and serving pieces. We have a gas grill on the deck, and seating for 8. We added a patio in the back yard in 2012 with a fire pit that's perfect for roasting marsh mellows. The house is also equipped with wireless.
We have lots of toys as well: several adult size cruiser bikes in the garage, 4+ boogie boards, and 6 beach chairs, all for your use. Rental also includes bath towels, sheets, and beach towels (8). The kids will love making s’mores in the fire pit in the back yard. The boardwalk and downtown Santa Cruz are three miles away, an easy bike ride along West Cliff. The house is a perfect location for exploring Santa Cruz, Capitola and Aptos. Other great day-trips include the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the shops of Carmel. Come, relax and enjoy!
Keywords: House, Ocean View, Deck with Great View, Westside, sleeps 8, walk to beach, across street from Natural Bridges State Park, near Swift Street Courtyard, 3 miles to Boardwalk, downtown Santa Cruz
Amenities
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Fireplace
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Dishwasher
TV
Gym or Fitness Center
Family friendly
Map of Santa Cruz, CA
Reviews
5.0
Outstanding(152 Reviews)5.0
Bruce was an amazing host we called him a few times with questions and he was super helpful and quick to respond. The house was beautiful and as advertised. Unrelated to the quality of our host, our toddler had a an accident and ended up needing to go to the emergency room by ambulance and the quality of nurses and doctors at Dominican Hospital was amazing they were super attentive and helpful. It’s comforting to know there is good medical care in the area. Highly recommend this rental, it’s in the perfect area and excellent quality.
5.0
Perfect location!
5.0
This is a lovely, well appointed, clean, comfortable property in an awesome location. We truly enjoyed our stay! We came down for my niece's wedding. The property location was very handy for us for the entire time no matter what we had planned for the day. The property owner was very nice.
5.0
We truly enjoyed our stay in Santa Cruz. The house is even better than described and has everything you would need for a beach get away. We enjoyed the deck, taking walks, bike rides and all the comforts. So much to do and see and it was wonderful to have such a great home to relax in and enjoy family time.
5.0
The description does not do the property justice!
This is a fantastic neighborhood and everything you could want for a family vacation is available (bikes, helmets, boogie boards, etc). The property is very nice and clean. Host was very accommodating and available. Might be one of the best vacations we have ever had!
5.0
Attended a baby shower, stayed with family and throughly enjoyed our stay. House was exactly as shown in pictures. Close to everything.
5.0
OMG, what a beautiful place to prepare for our daughter's big day, yes, wedding. Could not ask for a more pretext place. Our host is wonderful, and responsive. 5 Star.
5.0
This is a great place for families by Natural Bridges state park. Well maintained and cared for property. The owner provided use of the beach cart, bicycles, boogie boards etc. We definitely want to stay here again.
5.0
Wonderful house, located about one block to the beach and a great walking trail. The house has a well-organized kitchen with all the basics, great living space with enough living room seating for 7-8 adults, spacious and comfortable bedrooms, serene decor, fantastic outdoor deck with table that seats 6-7 adults easily.
5.0
The home fit our purposes perfectly. We stayed at this home 9 years ago and they have made many improvements. We had a very nice time at this home.
5.0
The house is clean, comfortable, and well-located in walking distance from Natural Bridges Beach. The ladder to the loft in one of the bedrooms is pretty steep so don’t count on using the loft for younger kids or adults with any mobility challenges. We enjoyed our stay and would stay here again.
5.0
Our stay was fabulous. There were nine of us so we were bursting at the seams, but there was room to sleep and plenty to spread out into during the day. We also utilized both outdoor spaces. The only downside, we could not hear the ocean.
5.0
Great place to stay near the beach. Everything was right there and the host is a real pro.
5.0
I stayed at Bruce's Beach House over my wedding weekend with my now husband and three of our close friends. We were so grateful to have such a comfortable retreat to come back to for some peace and quiet during the happy chaos of the weekend. Besides being an unbeatable location in Santa Cruz, the house is full of cozy touches and pretty much every amenity you could need. We hope to return in the future to celebrate our anniversary!
5.0
House was clean and well organized with all the amenities you would need (soaps, shampoo, tissues, etc.). Location was a short walk to Natural Bridges beach and close to all of the new micro-breweries and restaurants popping up around West side Santa Cruz. Garage had many many beach amenities and several bikes that are able to be used. We had a great time.
5.0
Enjoyed staying at the rental. But wished I had more time to enjoy the beach, bikes, patio deck and the fire pit in the back with this rental. I was so busy having a birthday celebration at DeLaveaga park that had little time to truly enjoy the rental. Will be back when I am just going to relax.
5.0
Good times
5.0
We visited for 3 days and loved just hanging around in this beautiful home. Very light, lots of windows and we did have some sunny days. Well appointed kitchen, lots of comfortable seating, plenty of bath towels. A lot of the little things that you hope to find in a vacation rental.
Also, only one long block away from the walking trail along the ocean on West Cliff Drive - so nice to be able to just step outside to walk/run/bike as far as you like. We have stayed in many vacation rentals, and this is one of the few that we definitely would return to, rather than trying a new place.
5.0
House was perfect for the mix of adults and kids that we had. The big bedroom downstairs was very flexible for the age range of kids.
Beach weather wasn't perfect (playing yes, swimming no), so the bikes saved the day. Riding to the boardwalk was easy, and there were other routes we could have taken if we wanted.
Already planning to use the house again next summer
5.0
This is a truly lovely location from which to enjoy Santa Cruz, and Bruce has put a lot of thought into the details (bikes, sand toys, outdoor fire pit, a kitchen with sufficient cookware, etc.) to support a wonderful vacation. Bruce was very communicative with us, and the house is lovely and a truly great location. We walked or biked to Natural Bridges, New Leaf Groceries, Westcliff, and Iveta.
Also (didn't apply to us as we had a bunch of kiddos), but this is a surprisingly good location to do wine/spirit tasting as there are several tasting rooms up on Ingalls street as well as Venus Spirits, all very walkable from this location.
5.0
A great property at a perfect location. Our two families enjoyed the home as the kids had their own space from the adults. Walking distance to a close by beach and enough packs for our party of 8 to cruise down to the wharf. Bruce was an incredible host. My daughter left a little stuffed animal she won at the boardwalk and he mailed it to us! She was so happy to have it back. Highly recommend!
5.0
There were only 4 of us. My husband, my son, our 10-year-old greatgranddaughter & I. We had invited two couples who decided not to go, due to the weather. However, we had a quiet time watching TV and bike riding on the clear days! This is right across the street from the Natural Bridges State Park. It was convenient that they had a lot of spices for different dishes! However, bring your own food - that's not part of the rental - lol.
5.0
House is better than described
Check in/out very easy
Has everything you need as we found out when it rained everyday
We played games and enjoyed the wood burning fireplace at night with the family
Would definitely stay again
5.0
This home got our 2 family New Years getaway perfectly. Plenty of room and well equipped kitchen, bathroom and living area. Will definitely look to stay here again.
5.0
Wonderful location. Fully equipped kitchen. Lots of bikes and beach toys.
5.0
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving stay! House had everything we needed, and more! Best sunsets!
5.0
We loved the home. Cozy and close to the beach. You can see the ocean from the window and walkable to the farmers market and town. A great weekend and stay!
5.0
Great property location and all amenities were excellent. Sofa and carpeting could use a shampoo and cleaning. My friends and I stayed there on a mountain bike trip and the convenient location to Wilder Ranch State Park was excellent. It is also right across the street from Natural Bridges State Park and beach. Plenty of eating place close by.
5.0
Accommodating and responsive owner. Close to the beach and Natural Bridges Park. No need forTV.
5.0
The house was close to the beach. It was very well appointed and extremely comfortable. We would like to stay here again!
5.0
Great 3+ bedroom place close to a beautiful arch beach and beach walk.
5.0
Spotlessly clean, great upper deck, kitchen had everything needed for group cooking/dining, comfortable beds, 2 minute walk to the beach. Could not ask for more.
5.0
This property was perfect for us - short walk to the beach and short walk to fun breakfast spots and brewpubs! It was quiet, comfy and clean. We will be back!
5.0
Very nice house in amazing location. Front faces a county/state recreation area that it closed at dusk so very quiet and nice view. From balcony and living area views of ocean and recreation area, very relaxing and nice. Really great getaway spot, highly recommend
5.0
Perfect for our family and friends get away loved every minute!
5.0
We stayed at the house with our bridal party and had 10 guests. Bruce the onwer thought having 10 guests was a party and charged us $750. If you have 8-10 guests you may want to stay at a different location.
5.0
Great location for a family vacation in Santa Cruz!
Just a walk to Natural Bridges for a day at the beach or to watch the sunset. Quick drive to hiking locations and of course a day on the boardwalk. Biking and walking along Cliff Drive to take in all that Santa Cruz has to offer.
5.0
Great house with lots of beds and space for family to hang out
Fully stocked, modern kitchen
Great rooftop deck
5 minute walk to ocean and quieter beach
Awesome that there are bikes and beach equipment there for people to use
We had a great time at this house!
5.0
Great home near the beach
We had a wonderful time at this clean, comfortable home. It was amazing to be within walking distance to the beach. Our kids loved the little loft area and it became their hideout for the weekend. The owner was very responsive and gave some great recommendations for nearby hikes and restaurants. The fire pit in the back was perfect for stores! Made some lasting family memories at this wonderful home.
5.0
Great house with lots of beds and space for family to hang out
Fully stocked, modern kitchen
Great rooftop deck
5 minute walk to ocean and quieter beach
Awesome that there are bikes and beach equipment there for people to use
We had a great time at this house!
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Santa Cruz?
The average price for a rental in Santa Cruz is £241 per night. This rental is £256 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Westside 3 BR + loft Overlooks Natural Bridges Beach. Great for Families!. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this house. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Westside 3 BR + loft Overlooks Natural Bridges Beach. Great for Families! pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this house is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Westside 3 BR + loft Overlooks Natural Bridges Beach. Great for Families!?
We found 10 amenities for this rental. This includes kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, fireplace, parking, and laundry.
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