Santa Cruz house rental - Lighthouse at sunset from Twin Lakes/Harbor beach
Lighthouse at sunset from Twin Lakes/Harbor beach
 
Santa Cruz house rental - Lighthouse at sunset from Twin Lakes/Harbor beach

Lighthouse at sunset from Twin Lakes/Harbor beach

Recently built California Craftsman House

Recently built California Craftsman House

View of gourmet kitchen

View of gourmet kitchen

View from kitchen of family room

View from kitchen of family room

Master bedroom with french doors to private deck

Master bedroom with french doors to private deck

Master bath with rain shower on right, soaking tub on left

Master bath with rain shower on right, soaking tub on left

Soaking tub in master bath

Soaking tub in master bath

Queen bedroom, french doors to balcony

Queen bedroom, french doors to balcony

Bunkbed room with custom vintage surfer bedding

Bunkbed room with custom vintage surfer bedding

Backyard with BBQ and outdoor seating

Backyard with BBQ and outdoor seating

Garden seating in backyard

Garden seating in backyard

Harbor Beach volleyball and outdoor dining

Harbor Beach volleyball and outdoor dining

  • Bedrooms3
  • Sleeps6
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • 1 Half Bath
Minimum Stay 2 - 5 nights
 

Photos and Description of the Santa Cruz vacation house rental
House, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths (Sleeps 6)

Santa Cruz was voted the #1 outdoor town by Outdoor Magazine: 'Santa Cruz is the epitome of the California beach lifestyle. Predawn long boarding, midday burritos, mountain biking, afternoon kite boarding and fine local wines...' not to mention great hiking, surfing and of course relaxing....enjoy our mild weather!

Rejuvenate in a beautifully styled and appointed California Craftsman home newly built on a quiet upscale street and just two blocks from Twin lakes beach and Santa Cruz Yacht harbor. Walk to and enjoy great restaurants like the renowned Crows Nest restaurant. Or, spend a fun day at the beach using beach gear provided for our guests: umbrella, chairs and boogey boards.

The Harbor Beach House is an eco-friendly 'green' home featuring super efficient and cozy whole-house gas fireplace heat, radiant heat floors in the bathrooms, whole house instant hot-water heater, new full sized, high-efficiency washer/dryer and filtered drinking water. Organic spa soaps and lotion.

About the house: Harbor Beach House is a two story custom home with wonderful attention to detail and new furnishings. This two year old home is now open for guests to relax in the wonderful beach town of Santa Cruz. You will enjoy a fully equipped gourmet kitchen with custom wood cabinets, gas stove and oven, granite counters and top of the line stainless steel appliances. The lower floor has an open floor plan with the kitchen adjoining the living room and dining area, 1/2 bath with granite vanity.

After a great day at the beach, have quick rinse in the warm outdoor shower and relax by the cozy gas fireplace watching the 42' plasma TV or put on some tunes from your iPod from the iHome docking station and play some fun board games like Beach Monopoly. The living room looks out to the private patio with BBQ and outdoor seating. No garage access.

Upstairs....: The upper level has three bedrooms and two full baths. Relax in the master bedroom on a king bed with premium mattress and bedding. This room has a flat screen TV, DVD, walk in closet, private balcony overlooking backyard, Pottery Barn furniture and bedding. The private bath has a soaking tub, granite two-sink vanity, radiant heat floors and custom 'rain' shower.

The second Hawaiian themed queen bedroom has flat screen TV and access to front balcony and shares the second bath just down the hall: deep tub/rain shower and radiant floor heating in second bath. The third bunk bedroom has bunk beds with custom 'vintage surfer' bedding, access to front balcony and shares the second bath. Beds comfortably sleep 6, no extra bedding or pull out sofa available. Additional guests may not spend the night in sleeping bags or on the couch.

Activities within a 2-5 minute walk: Enjoy the beach with lifeguards during the summer and fire pits at night (bring hot dogs and marshmallows for roasting!). Lake fishing within 1 block, short walk to harbor with chartered sailing, paddleboard,kayak, fishing, whale watching and free water taxi in the summer.

Twin Lakes Park has tennis courts, basketball and children's park combined. Restaurants at the beach, harbor and neighborhood, all within short walking distance. Enjoy Johnny's Harbor Side with fresh fish market or Crow's Nest with live entertainment and dining deck overlooking the harbor. Sit on the beach outside of the Kind Grind coffee bistro featuring the perfect cup of hot java with fresh pastries; free live jazz on Sunday mornings!

The famous 100 year old Santa Cruz Boardwalk is within 10 min driving time and antiquing in downtown Aptos is 15 min drive. Take a tour of our wineries or the Monarch butterfly winter home in Natural Bridges State Park (10 min drive), ask about wild life tours.

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21 Reviews of Property 222727 in Santa Cruz, California

Eco-Friendly Luxury - Harbor Beach House in Santa Cruz
average rating of 5.0 based on 21 reviews
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Eco-Friendly Luxury - Harbor Beach House in Santa Cruz
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p222727
+1 408 3149453
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County
Palo Alto, CA
5

Perfect for couples or families

5 of 5
Submitted: October 11, 2012 Stayed: September 2012
This is our second time staying the Harbor Beach House - and we hope to stay there many more times. It is such a wonderful layout, great decor, and the perfect locations - only a 5 minute walk maximum to the beach.

It is also close to the Boardwalk, Downtown, and all of the restaurants and shops in between. I cannot recommend this house highly enough - just wonderful! It is perfect whether it is your first time to Santa Cruz - or your fiftieth.
business
Eco-Friendly Luxury - Harbor Beach House in Santa Cruz
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p222727
+1 408 3149453
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County
Palo Alto, CA
5

We Love Your Beach House!

5 of 5
Submitted: October 11, 2012 Stayed: September 2012
We stayed for the second time in mid-September and it was as amazing as the first. The house is wonderful and the layout perfect for the four of us. It is so close to the beach - walkable in 5 minutes - and great to reach the Boardwalk, Downtown, and all of the restaurants in between. Thank you again!
Recommended for:  Girls Getaway, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway
business
Eco-Friendly Luxury - Harbor Beach House in Santa Cruz
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p222727
+1 408 3149453
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County
5

Perfect Vacation in a beautiful house!!

5 of 5
Submitted: August 25, 2011 Stayed: August 2011
We loved our stay at the Harbor Beach house this August. Lisa and Max did an unbelievable job making their house a welcoming and extremely comfortable retreat. Located just 2 minutes from the beach in a quiet neighborhood, the house was perfect for my husband and I and our 2 boys. It had everything we needed for a relaxing stay. I loved the gourmet kitchen. It’s stocked up with high quality cookware, glassware and cutlery and worked great for my cooking and entertaining. My boys enjoyed taking the hot outdoor shower coming back from the beach every day, and sleeping in their own very comfortable bedrooms. The house is decorated in an elegant and tasteful style, and all the details are well thought of.

We very much enjoyed Santa Cruz. We took walks to the harbor and watched seals, pelicans and dolphins by the light house. Our boys had fund at the Board Walk. We took day trips to Monterey Bay where we hand fed pelicans and seals, and visited the Fisherman’s Wharf and the Canary Row. We visited Pebble Beach golf course and Carmel, and spent a whole day exploring San Francisco. We would definitely come back to Santa Cruz and stay in this wonderful house again!
Recommended for:  Adventure Seekers, Girls Getaway, Tourists without a Car, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway
Helpful votes: 1/1
business
Eco-Friendly Luxury - Harbor Beach House in Santa Cruz
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p222727
+1 408 3149453
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County
5

Perfect vacation in a beautiful house!!

5 of 5
Submitted: August 25, 2011 Stayed: August 2011
We loved our stay at the Harbor Beach house this August. Lisa and Max did an unbelievable job making their house a welcoming and extremely comfortable retreat. Located just 2 minutes from the beach in a quiet neighborhood, the house was perfect for my husband and I and our 2 boys. It had everything we needed for a relaxing stay. I loved the gourmet kitchen. It’s stocked up with high quality cookware, glassware and cutlery and worked great for my cooking and entertaining. My boys enjoyed taking the hot outdoor shower coming back from the beach every day, and sleeping in their own very comfortable bedrooms. The house is decorated in an elegant and tasteful style, and all the details are well thought of.

We very much enjoyed Santa Cruz. We took walks to the harbor and watched seals, pelicans and dolphins by the light house. Our boys had fund at the Board Walk. We took day trips to Monterey Bay where we hand fed pelicans and seals, and visited the Fisherman’s Wharf and the Canary Row. We visited Pebble Beach golf course and Carmel, and spent a whole day exploring San Francisco. We would definitely come back to Santa Cruz and stay in this wonderful house again!
Recommended for:  Adventure Seekers, Girls Getaway, Tourists without a Car, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway
Helpful votes: 1/1
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Eco-Friendly Luxury - Harbor Beach House in Santa Cruz
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p222727
+1 408 3149453
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County
Atlanta
5

Terrific stay at the Harbor Beach House

5 of 5
Submitted: August 15, 2011 Stayed: August 2011
Santa Cruz is a wonderful vacation spot to relax and enjoy. The Harbor House added to our fun. The house was extremely clean, a very well stocked kitchen, beds very comfortable and a place to enjoy family and friends. Lisa was so helpful giving us directions and suggestions and the house has a book with recommendations. We loved the two mile walk around the harbor from the house, the Crow's Nest and breakfast at the Harbor Cafe was terrific. We were four "old" High School friends and we were VERY comfortable in the house. Loved going downtown and watching the people. Thanks Lisa and Max - everything was great !!!
Recommended for:  Age 55+, Adventure Seekers, Girls Getaway, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway
Helpful votes: 1/1
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Eco-Friendly Luxury - Harbor Beach House in Santa Cruz
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p222727
+1 408 3149453
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County
5

Perfect for our family vacation

5 of 5
Submitted: July 22, 2011 Stayed: July 2011
We stayed at the Harbor Beach House with our daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren for four nights. The location of the house couldn't have been better...in a quiet neighborhood just a short walk to the beautiful beach, harbor and several good restaurants. We also bought delicious pastries for our breakfast at the coffee shop at the harbor (get there early for the best selection!). The layout of the house was perfect for our family. Decor was very attractive. Living room was very comfortable for all of us to watch TV in the evening. Kitchen was gorgeous and very well stocked. The outdoor shower was great for rinsing off after the beach to avoid tracking sand in the house and the backyard was great for the kids and for having drinks in the evening. I must say we didn't do a lot of exploring, except for an afternoon in Capitola, as we just wanted to relax and enjoy being at the beach. Thanks, Max and Lisa, for being so accommodating and for sharing your lovely home. We hope to return.
Recommended for:  Age 55+, Adventure Seekers, Girls Getaway, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway
Helpful votes: 1/1
business
Eco-Friendly Luxury - Harbor Beach House in Santa Cruz
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p222727
+1 408 3149453
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County
Palo Alto, CA
5

Great House - Great Location

5 of 5
Submitted: July 11, 2011 Stayed: July 2011
My wife, two children and I stayed at the house last week - and it was everything they said it would be! You never know just from the pictures on the website - but this house exceeded expectations!

Only 2 blocks from the beach and harbor and a short drive to the Boardwalk (which is walkable since it's only 1.5 miles away if you like). We will be back and I highly recommend this wonderful house if you want to spend some time in Santa Cruz.

The house has a great layout - perfect for a family up to 6! It's big enough that you aren't all over each other - and cozy enough that you actually get to spend time together. Thanks again, Lisa and Max!
Recommended for:  Girls Getaway, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway
Helpful votes: 1/1
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Eco-Friendly Luxury - Harbor Beach House in Santa Cruz
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p222727
+1 408 3149453
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County
Kerman, Ca
5

Harbor Brach House

5 of 5
Submitted: December 9, 2010 Stayed: November 2010
This Thanksgiving was the first time that our family stayed at this very lovely home. It is in a good location near the beach and the harbor in a quiet neighborhood. This home is very well maintained and offers many amenties and we were so very comfortable there. We enjoyed our walks (when it wasn't raining)but when the sun came out it was gorgeous. We highly recommend this vacation home to anyone that would like to enjoy a great beach, good restaurants, and lots of things to keep you entained. Hope we can go back again next year.
Recommended for:  Age 55+, Adventure Seekers, Girls Getaway, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway
Helpful votes: 1/1
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Eco-Friendly Luxury - Harbor Beach House in Santa Cruz
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p222727
+1 408 3149453
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County
El Dorado Hills
5

Beautiful Beach Home

5 of 5
Submitted: October 11, 2010 Stayed: October 2010
What can I say except "Fantastic". We really enjoyed our stay at Max and Lisa's home. It was so close to the beach and all the things we love to do, like kayaking and paddle boarding. Great restaurants that you can walk to. Too much to do and not enough time to do it! Best of all the house was kept up so nicely. It has everything you need for your stay, and loved the decor of the home. We all felt so comfortable, like it was our own home. We will definetly be back soon!
Recommended for:  Age 55+, Adventure Seekers, Girls Getaway, Tourists without a Car, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway
Helpful votes: 1/1
business
Eco-Friendly Luxury - Harbor Beach House in Santa Cruz
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p222727
+1 408 3149453
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County
El Dorado Hills
5

Beautiful Home

5 of 5
Submitted: October 11, 2010 Stayed: October 2010
My family and I recently rented this home for a 3 day get away. Wow, what a beautiful home, and the location was fabulous! The owners, Max and Lisa were wonderful to work with and it's so nice to go away to a home that is so well taken care of. My boys were able to ride their long boards down to the beach while my husband and I walked. We loved that we were able to walk to the kayak connection to rent kayaks in the morning. It's such a short drive to the boardwalk, and downtown. We will definitely be coming back very soon!
Recommended for:  Age 55+, Adventure Seekers, Girls Getaway, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway
Helpful votes: 2/2