Main House-Kitchens & Bedrooms arrangement:
The dining room had 3-tables that seat 20 plus 4-counter stools in the dining area for a total of 24. The 1st Bedroom has a Queen, 2nd Bedroom has a California King air-coiled bed. The living room has a 2-Queen Innerspring futons in front of the large wood fireplace. There are also 4-folding adult-sized cots for guests that prefer not to share a bed. There are lots of games and a large armoire with TV/VCR/DVD and a stereo entertainment center.
The Upper level has a 3rd Bedroom with redwood floors and a Queen bed and an elegant hardwood crib (which when there are no infants visiting, doubles at a stuffed toy storage bin.) 4th Bedroom has two twin beds - one of which is a 'Sleep Number bed' so if you ever wanted to find out what your number is, it is available to try.
The 5th bedroom or extra Great room has 2-Queens innerspring near the fireplace and upstairs entertainment center with lots of free videos. The 6th bedroom has a Queen bed and is called the Sunshine Room.
Carriage House & Garden areas:
There is a compact yet fully equipped second kitchen on this floor, with a gas stove, microwave and an extra refrigerator. The stackable laundry is located in a small closet off the kitchen.
The detached Carriage House has 2-twin beds, a day bed (for child under 5', and a sofa. The 2-twins can be made up as a large King if desired. There is also a Cable TV/VCR and stereo w/CD and tapes. This area is often delightfully claimed by the teenagers in the group as their special clubhouse. The third full bathroom is in the upstairs carriage house area.
The 7,000 sq ft yard had a small but fun hot tub, a large croquet yard, several shady oak trees, flowers, 2-picnic tables, lots of chairs, and plenty of room to hang up wetsuits and surfboards. There is also an outside shed with 10+ bicycles to enjoy the neighborhood trails with. The 4th bathroom with its fun round shower & unlimited hot water has an outside entrance so it's easy to use from the yard.
Handicapped info & Adjoining Homes:
There is also a hot & cold outside shower for washing off the sand after the beach fun. There is a short ramp available that can be installed at the back door for folks who cannot walk up stairs and the first floor has a bathroom that most handicapped folks can utilize, though this house it NOT formally rated as 'handicapped accessible.'
This Manor was built in 1922 and It is currently surrounded by newer large homes and is a short 3 to 4-min walk to one of the areas largest sandy beaches with fire rings for beach bonfires. The Tudor supplies free firewood for both the fireplaces and the beach bonfires. There are also a couple of nice delis for a short walk to get ice cream cones and a fine restaurant called Cafe Rio.
It is also next to Seacliff State beach Park with the famous wharf and cement ship which is often used by sea life.
Other Activities:
Steam Locomotive Tours of Redwoods & Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
marks the location of the property in Santa Cruz County
