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Upstairs deck
Kitchen island and dining room
Dining
Private kitchen
Recently remodeled kitchen

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
4 bedrooms4 bathroomsSleeps 8241.5 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Santa Cruz, CA
  • Natural Bridges State Park
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Santa Cruz Wharf
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Watsonville, CA (WVI-Watsonville Municipal)
    ‪30 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 2 (upstairs)

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3 (downstairs)

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4 (downstairs)

1 Queen Bed

Master bedroom

1 King Bed

4 bathrooms

Bathroom 1 - Upstairs Master Bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2: Upstairs Bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 3: Downstairs

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 4: Downstairs

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Oceanfront, family friendly, close to Natural Bridges and Boardwalk:

Come relax at West Cliff Azure. A spacious home with incredible views of the Monterey Bay. Watch for whales and dolphins as you entertain from the galley kitchen. Gaze out at the water as you sip a beverage and enjoy the views from the living room and recently remodeled kitchen/dining room.
This 4 bedroom/ 4 bathroom home sleeps 8 comfortably. The master bedroom has a Cal King bed and the other 3 bedrooms have queen beds (all hotel grade mattresses).

The house has a reverse floor plan. The kitchen is upstairs. Two bathrooms and two bedrooms are upstairs. The other two bathrooms and two bedrooms are downstairs. The TV is downstairs. There is a living room upstairs and downstairs as well.

All four bathrooms recently remodeled, including the en suite Master Bath.
The wrap around balcony is perfect for sun bathing and for sipping your coffee while you drink in the views of the ocean. You can BBQ on the back deck while you watch the pelicans fly overhead. There is a fire-pit in the back yard for roasting marshmallows and gazing at the night sky while you listen to the sounds of the crashing waves against the cliffs.
The house is located in a low-key neighborhood surrounded by full-time residents. We ask that our guests respect the quiet hours (9pm weeknights, 10pm weekends). Parties which cause a disturbance to the neighbors are not permitted. This house is not available for weddings or events.
THERE IS NO HOT TUB AT THIS PROPERTY
Sometimes there is glitch on the website that mistakenly says there is a hot tub, but there is no hot tub.

This home is right on West Cliff Drive. Walk across the street and stroll or bike along the scenic path. If you turn right, you'll head towards Natural Bridges State Beach. If you turn left, you'll head towards the world famous surf break 'Steamer Lane', a light house and a surfing museum.
Visit the migrating monarch butterflies at Lighthouse field (they spend their winters in the eucalyptus trees) or ride your bike down to the Boardwalk and ride the giant dipper roller coaster.
New Leaf Market is the local health food store that is walking and biking distance. Walk down to the Swift Street Courtyard for your morning coffee or Santa Cruz mountain brewing for a cold one.
You can take a walk to the end of the wharf and enjoy the views, sea lions and various dining options.

****** Please note, no Saturday check-out or check-in


Property manager

Amanda Szecsei

Languages

English

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Free WiFi
Outdoor space
Ocean view

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

About the area

Santa Cruz

Located in Westside Santa Cruz, a neighbourhood in Santa Cruz, this holiday home is near theme parks and on the beach. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is a popular attraction and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Monterey Bay and Capitola Beach. Santa Cruz Surfing Museum and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Santa Cruz, CA

What's nearby

  • Natural Bridges State Park - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Cowell's Beach - 3 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Santa Cruz Wharf - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - 4 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Main Beach - 5 min drive - 2.3 km

Getting around

  • Watsonville, CA (WVI-Watsonville Municipal) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Panda Express - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Steamer Lane Supply - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Parish Publick House - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬19 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Oceanfront, family friendly, close to Natural Bridges and Boardwalk: pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Oceanfront, family friendly, close to Natural Bridges and Boardwalk: ?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Oceanfront, family friendly, close to Natural Bridges and Boardwalk: ?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Oceanfront, family friendly, close to Natural Bridges and Boardwalk: located?

Nestled on the beach, this Westside Santa Cruz holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of Mitchell Cove Beach and Monterey Bay. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is 1.7 mi (2.8 km) away.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 112 out of 115 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 115 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 115 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 115 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 115 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Cyndi P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Surpassed expectations

Such a wonderful house- the views are endless, great layout, and wonderful back yard for kids. Location obviously can’t be beat. Fantastic communication with host. Already planning our next trip!
Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amanda F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Just perfect!

We loved this house. Great location, beautiful view and everything we needed for our week. Amanda (the property manager) was great to work with!
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic Vacation

This beautiful home is exactly as advertised and sitting in the living room looking out at surfers and hearing the waves crash was amazing. We had a tremendous family vacation here and will definitely return. Also - the owner and property manager were incredibly responsive and kind.
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Kim C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Incredible Location

Property as described and pictured in a fabulous location. Communication was extremely easy and responsive. I was impressed how quickly questions were answered and concerns were addressed.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kate M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family gathering

Perfect for the 4 couples in our family! Room to gather together, as well as, spread out for down time. Close to everything Santa Cruz. Endless views of the ocean and wildlife. Very comfortable and clean. Would love to return next year!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wendy M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely!

We had a fantastic get together at this beautiful Property. We were greeted with a bottle of Wine, a bar of chocolate, Flowers on the Table, and the View!! Amanda was lovely when she dropped by to take out the trash cans. Just a wonderfully appointed home. Thank you!
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Santa Cruz Beach House

This property is fantastic and extremely well kept. The kids had a great time playing ping pong, darts and pool. Any issues we had, the owners were on top of it immediately. We had a wonderful time.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Debra F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing Ocean Views

A wonderful house for a relaxing family get-together. Loved our group meals with ocean views from all windows of the dining area. Great location, quiet and peaceful. Kitchen was well equipped and modern. House was clean and well furnished. Top notch all the way. Highly recommend a stay here.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ginette P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Santa Cruz Home

A beautiful home with an amazing view. We enjoyed long walks along the coast and seafood meals on the pier. The owners have gone above and beyond to make their guests comfortable.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kim H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Best Location! LOVE IT!!!

This is our 3rd stay here and it continues to be amazing! Love the location, love the amenities, and will hopefully be back for a 4th visit. Thank you for a wonderful vacation!
Stayed 10 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

june k.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

SC love

This house exceeded our expectations -- clean, cozy, and very-well stocked. We appreciated all the original artwork, the oceanside location, the peace and quiet and plenty of room for our group of all different ages. We would come back to stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peggy L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Ocean Watch

Fifty feet maybe from the Pacific? Amazing location and a very comfortable, conveniently located home with many amenities. Highly recommended.

10/10 Excellent

Richard W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Location for Family Getaway

Beautiful, clean home with spectacular views of the Pacific. The 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, and variety of indoor & outdoor common spaces made it perfect for a small family gathering. We enjoyed multiple walks along the ocean, and it was a quick drive to the Wharf, the Boardwalk, and other Santa Cruz tourist spots. Amanda, the property manager, was easily accessible and helpful. Highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Greg L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful 3-Day Weekend!

Our family enjoyed a wonderful 3-day weekend in a beautiful home, across the street from the beach. The amenities and "extras" supplied by the home were a welcome treat! The home is gorgeous, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Walking distance to the Boardwalk and shopping centers. The host was accommodating to us and immediately answered any questions we had. thank you so much for your hospitality! We will be back!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

3rd stay

We have stayed in this home 3 times now, always a great vacation!!! Beautiful view, exceptional home, wonderful owners and property manager. Will come back in a heart beat. Thank you for sharing your house with us, so we were able to make even more memories- it was perfect!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jenny R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful family holiday

The family (6 adults and 2 children 11 and 14) thoroughly enjoyed the house and location for 4 nights, plus we had beautiful weather most of the time. The four bedrooms and baths were very clean, comfortable, spacious, and had good amenities, plus the 11 yr old chose to sleep on the couch next to the TV. The kitchen had all the appliances and tools for family meals together, and the dining table next to the windows was perfect to seat everyone and enjoy the sunrises/sets. West Cliff Drive was closed to all but local traffic, due to sea wall construction, so the loudest sounds were the crashing waves. Short people take note: The beds and microwave and some kitchen shelves are high, and a step-stool would help. Even so, we loved the place.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ken B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very nice home, Great views, Lots of things to do.

This was our second stay. The home is comfortable and has a great location on West Cliff Drive. This home has bicycles, two sitting areas located on the deck, and a large backyard complete with a chairs and fire ring. So if you grow weary of the beautiful ocean views, you have other options, even ping-pong. Also, there are travel restrictions on West Cliff due to storm damage, but we found that due to there being much less vehicle traffic on West Cliff, the restrictions were somewhat beneficial and not a problem.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laura F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Weekend Getaway

Nice property with great views. Location is a nice walk to either town or Natural Bridges. They even provided bikes which was a fun alternative. We had a great time cheering on athletes participating in the 1/2 Ironman!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

raymond j., falls church, va

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Azure water views

Great property. This our second stay and plan to come back
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic house across the street from the ocean - nicest place I've ever stayed

It was privilege to stay at this wonderful house across the street from the Pacific ocean. First off, the house location is unbelievable. The ever-changing sky and ocean was a joy to watch from the kitchen and deck. You are close to everything and our family enjoyed borrowing the house’s bikes. The house is very roomy for a family to spread out and is very thoughtfully decorated and designed. You’ll love the spa-like experience in the master bath has a high window looking out to the Pacific in the shower. The host stocks the house with everything a guest could possibly need. I’ve read that description in other reviews but don’t think other houses can compare. Bug spray, band-aids, nice conditioner in every bathroom.... it seemed like the host has lived through trips of lost luggage and forgotten items is on mission to make sure their guests don’t suffer the same experience. Sorry our kids raided your toothbrush inventory before we realized what they are doing – they are all excited about their new colors. It’s a really special house and I whole-heartedly recommend it.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

West Cliff Holiday

Our family reunion was a great success at this unique home. We enjoyed the barbecue, game room and the amazing location in our old west side neighborhood. Hope we stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tammura N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing view, perfect property!

My family had the most amazing time staying in this home! We really enjoyed our morning coffee on the wrap around deck, listening to the ocean waves, spotting sea lions! The house is equipped with everything you need to make the best of your time there and the property manager was super responsive and accommodating. My family did not want to leave! I highly recommend this home and hope that my family can stay there again!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Randy J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic location

Great place to stay, the views are amazing. Really well appointed, they had everything we needed. Can’t recommend this place enough.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family get away

Location was great. House was cozy. Great property.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shelly S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic Location, Great View and Well Appointed House! Highly recommend.

Very grateful for the opportunity to stay in this home for 10 days. The owner was friendly and responsive and incredibly accommodating and easy to work with. We will definitely return to this home again and we highly recommend this house and location. It is worth every penny.
Stayed 9 nights in Mar 2023

About the host

Hosted by Amanda Szecsei

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Darren and Lisa Kerr have lived in the Bay Area for 30 years. We moved here to be closer to the hub of technological development, and fell in love with the unique beauty of Northern California and the wonderful people we have come to know. Our family of five loves hiking, playing volleyball, going to baseball games, golfing, making artwork, and especially eating out.
Our amazing property manager, Amanda Szescei, lives a short bike ride away. She's lived in Santa Cruz, Maui, Palo Alto, and Southern California and can help you with anything you need to know to have a wonderful vacation.

Why they chose this property

We first appreciated the beauty of this specific location while at a plein air painting workshop. When we learned this property was available and had the opportunity to take in the views from the upstairs deck, it took about 30 seconds before we both said, 'YES!!!'.

What makes this property unique

The upstairs dining room provides stunning views of the bay and surf crashing on the rocks and beach. Adjacent is a comfortable living room where your family and friends can hang out and relax in the company of beautiful Monterey Bay. The galley style kitchen is open to the dining and living rooms and also has stunning views, so it's hardly work to be delegated food prep duties. Two of the bedrooms and beautifully remodeled bathrooms are also upstairs. The upstairs deck in the front overlooks the ocean, and then wraps around to a larger and more sheltered deck in the back with comfortable outdoor furniture and a large gas bbq. The spacious back yard has room for volleyball or yard games and rustic fire pit.
The downstairs great room boasts a wall of windows facing the ocean, premium cable for catching sports or movie at night and large light-filled space perfect for morning yoga.
Two other two remodeled bathrooms and two comfortable bedrooms are also downstairs. We have seven beach cruiser bikes to share, along several boogie boards, skim boards, and a few wet suits. We have 6 beach chairs and 1 beach umbrella.
We have a ping pong/pool table in the garage. We ask that you enjoy the games in the garage, but close the automatic garage door during quiet hours. (The noise from the pool table/ping pong games can disturb the neighbors.)
You are steps away from the popular West Cliff sidewalk and bike path. From here there are stairs down to the ocean. Lighthouse Field/beach is a ten minute walk along the West Cliff sidewalk to your left, while Natural Bridges beach is just a mile along the same path to your right. The Santa Cruz Boardwalk is a mile and a half away - easy for the family to bike in ten minutes; though you will probably stop along the way to take photos or mental snapshots, as there's always something to catch your eye - seals, otters, even the occasional whale sighting.

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