California's Ocean Front Beach Bungalow Vacation Home fronts Santa Cruz's famous Pleasure Point Beach on Monterey Bay, a favorite spot to watch surfers ride the waves.

This two-bedroom, two-bath, redwood beach rental also fronts the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary. Guests say they love the backyard for its privacy and hot tub and the front porch for its vantage point. From the front porch, you have a wonderful view of the Pacific Ocean, the Santa Cruz Mountains, and the surfing that has made Pleasure Point Beach so popular. And if you get a hankering to take a day trip, Monterey and Carmel are 40 minutes away, Silicon Valley is 30 minutes away, and San Francisco is 1-1/2 hours away.

The bungalow is designed to sleep up to six people. Lodging accommodations include two master bedrooms, living room with an ocean view, fully equipped kitchen with dining area, and a seaside sun porch. There's also an inside laundry room, a digital safe for storage of valuables, and a storage shed in the backyard. And for your convenience, the closets are stocked with towels, linens, pillows, blankets, and paper products (paper plates, trash bags, and the like).

One of the bedrooms looks out onto the ocean, while the other looks out into the lushly landscaped backyard. The master in the front of the house has one queen bed, and the second in the rear of the house has two. Each bedroom has its own bathroom with shower as well as a TV/VCR combo.

The living room's walls and ceilings utilize the home's original redwood logs, rich in tone and elegant in their simplicity. A cozy brick fireplace serves as the room's focal point and is flanked by windows that provide stunning views of the ocean. The room's furnishings include two recliners, a comfy sofa, and a small computer desk. There's also a 31-inch TV with VCR and cable, as well as a stereo with CD player.

The kitchen, fully equipped with cookware and dishes, includes all the appliances you would expect to find in your own home, and the room's dining area offers a tranquil backyard view. Alternatively, you may choose to dine on the enclosed sun porch, which, like the living room, offers spectacular views of the ocean. The porch features a tiled floor and is appointed with wicker furniture. Of course, you can also dine in the fully enclosed backyard, which comes not only with a deluxe hot tub, but also a dining table, gas grill, hammock, and lounge chairs.

Although the bungalow is private and secluded, it's only a few minutes away from the ever-popular Yacht Harbor and all of the entertainment venues of downtown Santa Cruz, the Santa Cruz Beach & Boardwalk, Capitola, and Soquel. In fact, you'll find that Santa Cruz offers everything from water sports to shopping to Shakespearean theater.

At Pleasure Point Beach, though, the focus is on riding the waves, which in California translates into everything from body surfing to wind surfing to boogie boarding. So whether you want to hang ten, watch whales, go fishing, dive for coral, paddle a kayak, crank a jet ski, or sail either above or on the water, the perfect venue awaits you somewhere on the bay. And if you need outfitted for anything, there are plenty of equipment rentals in Santa Cruz.

Other points of interest include the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and the Roaring Camp & Santa Cruz Big Trees Railroads in Felton.