Location, location, location. Villa Ohana probably has the best location at Rancho Santana. Up on a low hill, the house overlooks the surf break, tide pools, the sun set. The house is a minute walk from the Rancho Santana resort and Playa Santana. The pool is immaculate and delightful, and the star gazing is awesome. The grounds are gorgeous! The house itself is a tad tired, and a little dated, and there a few plumbing issues. The toilet didn’t flush in one bedroom’s bathroom, and one bathroom didn’t have hot water. Some locks don’t work, and there isn’t a whole lot of shade during the day. In the big picture, however, the villa served our group of adults really well, and we had a wonderful stay (I personally think this would be a hard house to stay in with children as all the bedrooms open to the outside, not to an interior). Housekeeper Gloria and caretaker David are really great. Gloria is a really good cook. For a very reasonable price, she made us some wonderful dinners(we did bring food with us). If you pay the resort fee of $17 a day per person, you can use the resort as if you are staying there(For example, you can sign up for bird watching tours, ebike rentals, or surf lessons, etc). At Villa Ohana, you are closer the main resort building than some of the resort condos. The resort is spectacular, and their beaches are gorgeous. The spa is absolutely wonderful, as were all the activities we participated in. They even have gorgeous pickleball courts.