IDEAL LOCATION! Steps 2 Beach,Shops,Dining/Great Yard 4 BBQ
House in Capitola, CA
10 guests · 3 bedrooms · 3 baths
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind
Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area
About this house rental
3 Bedroom Beach house, in the heart of downtown Capitola. Beach, shops, wine bars, and restaurants just steps away. Rent a surf board a few doors down, and walk 2 very short blocks to the beach! House is hip, comfy, and a great layout for families. Private, outdoor patio is perfect for entertaining, with comfortable lounge seating, a succulent garden, grill and dining table.
Newly remodeled kitchen is open to dining area and sunroom, creating a comfortable living space. Dining room table expands to seat 6-10. Sunroom has cozy, gas burning fireplace, and lounge seating facing the backyard. A perfect spot for morning coffee. Living room is at the opposite end of the house, with flat, screen TV and BluRay/DVD.
Two lovely bedrooms downstairs, charmingly furnished. Newly remodeled downstairs bathroom with full bath and shower.
The 3rd bedroom is upstairs, very large-- and, perfect for kids. It includes a 1/2 bath. Bunkbeds sleep 6. Twin mattresses on top, and Full mattresses on the bottom. There is also an additional 'play area' upstairs with a new full size futon. A flat screen TV and BluRay/DVD player are also located in the upstairs bedroom for in-bed movies!
Downstairs, beside the bathroom, you'll find a washer and dryer for your sandy clothes. And, our outdoor shower (with hot and cold water) is great for rinsing off, with plenty of room to hang wet suits and sandy towels.
This house is perfect for a family vacation, romantic getaway or girlfriends weekend. It has all the amenities you need for a comfortable vacation. House can accommodate 10, however it is more comfortable for 8 people (especially adults!). For that reason, there is an additional $50 charge per person, per night, over 8 people. PLEASE NOTE: If you see this listing on Craigslist, you are being scammed. I never advertise there.
Newly remodeled kitchen is open to dining area and sunroom, creating a comfortable living space. Dining room table expands to seat 6-10. Sunroom has cozy, gas burning fireplace, and lounge seating facing the backyard. A perfect spot for morning coffee. Living room is at the opposite end of the house, with flat, screen TV and BluRay/DVD.
Two lovely bedrooms downstairs, charmingly furnished. Newly remodeled downstairs bathroom with full bath and shower.
The 3rd bedroom is upstairs, very large-- and, perfect for kids. It includes a 1/2 bath. Bunkbeds sleep 6. Twin mattresses on top, and Full mattresses on the bottom. There is also an additional 'play area' upstairs with a new full size futon. A flat screen TV and BluRay/DVD player are also located in the upstairs bedroom for in-bed movies!
Downstairs, beside the bathroom, you'll find a washer and dryer for your sandy clothes. And, our outdoor shower (with hot and cold water) is great for rinsing off, with plenty of room to hang wet suits and sandy towels.
This house is perfect for a family vacation, romantic getaway or girlfriends weekend. It has all the amenities you need for a comfortable vacation. House can accommodate 10, however it is more comfortable for 8 people (especially adults!). For that reason, there is an additional $50 charge per person, per night, over 8 people. PLEASE NOTE: If you see this listing on Craigslist, you are being scammed. I never advertise there.
Amenities
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Fireplace
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Dishwasher
TV
Wheelchair accessible
Map of Capitola, CA
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Ratings and reviews
5.0 / 5.0
We’ve stayed here many times and love it!
5.0 / 5.0
This is our 11th year enjoying this beach house. Always clean, very well taken care of by the owner. We love to sit outside on the patio, kitchen is fully furnished for cooking and entertaining. Beach is just a few steps away as well as lots of restaurants and entertainment. We book our next year the week we leave Capitola. We love being there and look forward to coming every year.
5.0 / 5.0
This was a great little house and location! The set up of beds was wonderful. We could have easily had more people and been comfortable. The backyard, though small, was well equipped and cozy. We loved being so close to everything and found our stay to be perfect. - only feedback is that it would have been nice to have some kind of goods for coffee in the mornings. We ended up going out to coffee and also buying our own supplies.
But we would rent this place again! As a bonus we met great locals at coffee!
5.0 / 5.0
What a wonderful house that is walking distance to the beach. We had a great time staying here. Spent most of our week on the beach and enjoying downtown Capitola. We loved the house and the kids especially loved the upstairs. They felt like they had their own hotel room. It was a great week and a perfect house to stay with the whole family. Thank You :)
5.0 / 5.0
We loved the house! It was perfect for my daughter Sweet 16. We had 7 16 year olds in the house and they loved it. The rooms are set up perfectly for larger groups, the kitchen is well stocked and most importantly, our host was responsive and flexible.
5.0 / 5.0
Just a great property, proximity to the Village, size of house, cleanliness, updated amenities, et al. Thank you Michelle for another great vacation stay.
John Gee and family
5.0 / 5.0
We stayed for four nights. I would absolutely book the property again. We are a family of 5 with three kids six and under. The older two loved the upstairs bedroom. We had plenty of room to enjoy our time. The outside patio was also fantastic. The kids requested numerous times that we eat dinner outside. The location is perfect. Parking can get cramped on the weekends but we had absolutely no issue finding parking at any time during our stay and we came and went frequently. Hopefully we will be back in the future.
5.0 / 5.0
We had a great time! This was a nice affordable place for a big family. We enjoyed the backyard and the outdoor shower was perfect after spending the day at the beach. The location was great once we had parking we didn’t need to go anywhere. The village is right there and we set up early at the beach so we had a great spot. Thank you for a wonderful stay!
5.0 / 5.0
We scheduled a "girls weekend" in Capitola. This home had the best location and was perfect for our needs. The location couldn't have been better. We parked once and walked everywhere....lots of restaurants and shopping within a block...and the beach was right there as well. The home was clean and had comfortable beds for all. We will definitely be back!
5.0 / 5.0
Great property, well stocked, upstairs loft was a hit with the kids and location to shops/restaurants was great! Parking isn’t ideal but that’s expected by the beach.
5.0 / 5.0
My husband and I and our two teen sons stayed here as we traveled across the U.S. What a perfect location!
The beds were comfortable. There was enough room for all of us to spread out. The main bathroom/laundry room was incredible! So much character, but yet also modern! We were close enough to walk to the beach and any little store you would like. And the people were so friendly!
We all highly recommend staying here if in Capitola!
5.0 / 5.0
Cute beach house! Well appointed with nice remodel. Back yard is great!
5.0 / 5.0
There were six adults, we parked our cars and never used them for the rest of the stay. You are literally 1 block from downtown for shopping, restaurants and bars, and two blocks to the beach! The property manager was fantastic, we all said that we would stay again!! The backyard was a perfect gathering place for us as the weather was perfect, however the house itself offers good gathering spots too.
5.0 / 5.0
great location for girls weekend.
Shannon communicated well.
5.0 / 5.0
Sweet cottage with huge outdoor space, fireplace, comfy beds and easy stroll to beach. We had a great stay!
5.0 / 5.0
Great location. Once you’re settled in you don’t need your car anymore. Everything’s a close convenient walk. Very tastefully decorated.
5.0 / 5.0
This was a great place for our immediate extended family coming together for our daughter's wedding in Aptos. The space was very well laid out for us and grandparents to have bedrooms downstairs and the "kids" to have the space upstairs. Parking was a little bit tricky for 3 cars, mainly because we were coming & going with wedding events but not so much as to be a major problem. If we were coming just to enjoy family time and the beach (which maybe we will do next year) it would be no problem at all as the location is in the hub of town, very walkable. We enjoyed walking the two short blocks down to the beach after Friday night's rehearsal dinner and only wished there had been time for more of that. I look forward to renting this place again!
5.0 / 5.0
Best time with family and friends! Location is amazing. House is well set up for multi family good time. We will be back next year! Thank you for sharing this amazing space. We dream of retiring here!
5.0 / 5.0
House was nice and clean. Had everything we needed to cook for the family. Great location
5.0 / 5.0
Capitola is such a cute little beach town and this was the perfect location to explore it from! Just three blocks from the beach made it easy to come home to get clean from the beach before heading to dinner at the many restaurants just a few blocks away. The bunk room had plenty of space for all the kids and the house had all the amenities we needed to have meals at home. It was super clean and very well stocked with towels and beach toys for a superb beach vacay. We hope to be back!
5.0 / 5.0
Great location, great family-friendly house!
5.0 / 5.0
We had stayed here over Thanksgiving 2022 and love the house and location.
Since many of the younger generation work, this is a perfect spot for those who have to commute back to the peninsula.
The short walk to the beach is a big plus.
The kids like to surf, although the waves did not co-operate too well.
We will definitely make this home a repeat.
5.0 / 5.0
House was exceptionally clean! Beach and shopping are a very short walk! We had a question while we were there and it was promptly answered and resolved! Beds were very comfortable!!! The patio was awesome and inviting. Overall excellent stay! Would highly recommend!
5.0 / 5.0
We all had a great time
Property was beautiful,clean n close to beach shopping and restaurants
5.0 / 5.0
Such a beautiful house right by all the best shops in capitola! I stayed here with my mom, daughter and 3 of her friends for her birthday celebration and we all had such an amazing time. The host was exceptional, thank you so much for an awesome stay!
5.0 / 5.0
House was clean and has a lot of beds. The back patio has plenty of seating and is a perfect place to relax. Kitchen is fully stocked to cook and has modern appliances. Would definitely return.
5.0 / 5.0
Love this property. We’ll be back again!
5.0 / 5.0
We could not have asked for a better spot to celebrate our son turning 16. All he wanted was to spend time in the Santa Cruz area with his good friends. We are so glad we stumbled upon this place. The upstairs area was perfect for them. It was such an ideal location with everything being walking distance….shops, restaurants and the beach! The backyard was perfect for an evening of making s’mores and the outside shower was a hit with the boys. This will definitely be one of the best core memories for us and our kids’ friends. Thank you for opening your charming home to allow us to make everlasting memories!
5.0 / 5.0
Loved how we could walk to town and the beach. My 2 kids, spouses and 4 grandchildren joined us. The fenced in yard was safe for the little ones.
We did use the paid parking for 2 extra cars.
Such a wonderful time😎 Thanks for sharing your beach house. We hope to be back!!
4.0 / 5.0
The property manager was very responsive and prompt to reply and the check-in process was easy.
The location can not be beat for a stay in Capitola. You are far enough away from the village noise but only a few minutes walk to the village.
The layout of the house was good for a larger family. There are two bedrooms downstairs for maybe adults, and a great room upstairs for kids (or more adults).
The downstairs area had a good kitchen/dining area and good but small family area with a nice electric fireplace that warmed the back area nice. In the front of the downstairs is a nice relaxing front room with comfortable couches and a tv that I napped in.
We didn’t use the back patio for our stay but it’s a real nice area for eating and hanging out if weather permits.
We had a few glitches however.
1. All the batteries in all tv remotes had been removed! I called and someone stopped by that night within a few hours and gave me batteries. They should add this to their checklist for readiness.
2. The oven did not work. This was a bummer since we were cooking dinner there our first night. When I called they asked me to check the fuse panel which I did but all looked good there. I was told we would get some kind of a credit for this inconvenience but I haven’t seen anything yet. Again, they should be checking this stuff.
3. The patio furniture was covered but when we uncovered all cushions were wet.
We would stay again and recommend regardless of above.
5.0 / 5.0
Our stay at your property was perfect! You've thought of everything for your home to make it a truly enjoyable stay. Location is so central to Capitola and is the best for just parking your car in one spot and walking everywhere!
Also, we really appreciated the contact with Michelle and Shannon on the flexibility of the rental due to the crazy weather we experienced. It made our stay even that much better knowing we were all on the same page!
Will absolutely rent this place again! Highly recommend!
5.0 / 5.0
We had a great time in Capitola. The house is perfect for large groups and is an easy walk to everything. Owner was incredibly responsive, within minutes if we needed anything at all. Highly recommend.
5.0 / 5.0
What a fantastic spot!! Minutes away from the beach and the town where there are many great food spots. Ideal for our family with little children (we could walk everywhere), we're definitely coming back!
5.0 / 5.0
Michelle was very communicative and helpful from start to finish. Highly recommend this property!
5.0 / 5.0
Location location location. Right in town and the beach block away. Great for girls weekend, 2 families w kids vacation or just family
Sleeps comfortably 8. Clean house w a large kitchen and good backyard. Definitely a repeat
5.0 / 5.0
We had a wonderful 3-night stay recently - me the solo parent, and 4 teenage boys who wanted to surf. The location is ideal - minutes from the beach, and it's easy to get in and out independently. Great outside shower and outside area to lounge around and bbq. It's really nicely furnished and the kithen is very well equipped. We'll be back!
5.0 / 5.0
The house was at an amazing location! It was perfect for our group. Very clean and had everything we needed for a great weekend.
5.0 / 5.0
We had a wonderful time! The house was great, super clean, and exactly as described. Just steps to the beach, restaurants, and shops. The house has everything you need. It’s so cute and we’ll updated. Plenty of sand toys and beach chairs. Would definitely stay again.
5.0 / 5.0
Perfect home for families to gather and create lasting memories. Perfect location to beach, restaurants and shops. Home is well cared for and lots of space for 5 kids and 5 adults to have separate spaces. The backyard is large and plenty of room to dance! Which the kids did a lot of. My family loved the home and we plan on making this a yearly event. Thank you Michelle for your quick responses to questions. You are the perfect host!
2.5 / 5.0
It was perfect for 2 families of 4 to meet up and have a most fun weekend. House was close to surf, resturant and more. Backyard was awesome space to relax by the fire pit. My favorite was the sunroof with fireplace. Perfect for morning coffee!
We already booked again. Thanks for the memories.
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Capitola?
The average price for a rental in Capitola is $383 per night. This rental is $350 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at IDEAL LOCATION! Steps 2 Beach,Shops,Dining/Great Yard 4 BBQ. 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 IDEAL LOCATION! Steps 2 Beach,Shops,Dining/Great Yard 4 BBQ pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this house is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at IDEAL LOCATION! Steps 2 Beach,Shops,Dining/Great Yard 4 BBQ?
We found 9 amenities for this rental. This includes kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, fireplace, parking, and laundry.
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