Capitola Venetian #1Grotta Del Mare

Welcome to Capitola Venetian #1 Grotta Del Mare Beach House in historic Capitola Village. Enjoy the best ocean views and direct beach access in Capitola Village from this high quality, beautiful, 'new build' remodel. Have you ever wanted to stay right on the sand? Now is your chance! This historic beach house is one of the “colorful cottages” located right on Capitola Beach. The Venetian Court cottages were built around 1930 by Mr. Rispin. His inspiration was to develop “a second Venice” and it is quite obvious that these Mediterranean-style and iconic cottages, located where the Soquel Creek opens up to the ocean, certainly do give visitors a feel for Italian waterfront living. Literally, step outside your front door and you are on the sandy beach of Capitola. You can’t get any closer to the sand than the Venetians!

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This 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath beach house accommodates up to 10 guests and boasts a direct view of Capitola Beach, Soquel Creek and Monterey Bay from large frontage windows. Views and access to the beach are just a few feet away from your private deck. Walk over the Stockton Bridge (just around the corner) into downtown Capitola Village - where you can enjoy restaurants, coffee shops, eateries, locally-owned boutiques and wine tasting rooms!

This upscale beach home is a 'new build' boasting with all new high quality, large windows, plank flooring, furnishings, appliances, HD flat screen TV's, Surround Sound in the Living Room and custom cabinetry with a focus on abundant storage throughout.

The Main Bedroom (Queen Bed), with en suite bath and walk in shower, is located just off the Living Room, with a wall mounted/tilt HD Flat Screen TV and built-in cabinets. This oceanfront bedroom allows you to fall asleep to the ocean waves just a few feet away.

The beautiful, functional kitchen has new Corian countertops and stainless steel appliances. The kitchen wraps around the community dining table, seating up to 10 guests. Enjoy your morning coffee and family meals with direct ocean views to Monterey Bay and Capitola Beach. The stacked washer/dryer are located here as well.

Located off the kitchen is the second bathroom, also with a walk in shower.

On the other side of the kitchen are the other two bedrooms. The second bedroom has a twin bed and Hollywood bunk bed, which has a full-sized bed on the bottom and a twin on the top. This room sleeps 4, which is perfect for 4 kids or a single family to enjoy. There is another wall mounted HD Flat Screen TV and built in shelves with drawers to neatly store belongings during your stay.

The third bedroom (Queen Bed) has a direct and full ocean view with another wall mounted, HD Flat Screen TV and built-in cabinetry to arrange your belongings.

Spend your entire stay soaking in all that Capitola Village and Capitola Beach have to offer. Capitola Village is California’s oldest seaside resort town and continues to be a popular destination for those looking for a picturesque, quaint and family-friendly vacation.  No parties. Capitola Village has a unique charm with it’s beautiful and private beach and historic, colorful architecture giving visitors a Mediterranean feel. Capitola is the perfect place to visit if you love to walk around and explore local boutiques and gift shops, restaurants with an ocean view, and wine tasting rooms. Relax on the beach with your family and guests or choose your adventure by taking surfing or stand up paddle boarding lessons.

Take a day trip to Downtown Santa Cruz - which is a 10-minute drive away, drive down South to Monterey or Carmel to explore more of the Monterey Bay or cruise up Highway 1 for a scenic drive to San Francisco - which is about 90 minutes away. However you choose to spend your vacation, you will absolutely fall in love with Capitola and count down the days to your next vacation here.

Other things to note:

-Parking for 1 car with parking permit provided with map on where you can park.  All other cars, we suggest to park in the parking lot behind the police station.  Parking in the lot is $6 per day 8 am  - 8 pm, free overnight, but you do need to pay again for the next day if still there.

Please refer to our packing list as we do not provide beach toys or beach accessories.  Please bring your choice of kitchen items such as spices, foil, saran wrap, zip locks, or laundry detergent, you will need to bring these items with you to the rental.

Linens provided except beach towels.

No smoking, parties, or pets allowed

The Capitola Wharf is being rebuilt due to the damage caused by the January 2023 storms.  Work is scheduled to begin September 25th, 2023 with expected completion September, 2024.  Construction will not occur on weekends.  Noise from piling installation expected 1 day per week with other construction potentially occurring daily. Construction related scheduling and activities will be unpredictable.

-Pull out couch in living room.

Property is Managed by Kendall & Potter Property Management CalDRE#00420520