Great house! Responsive host! We enjoyed our stay and loved the house. Beautiful inside and outside. And very clean!
Drive drive into Topanga Canyon is beautiful and the architecture and character of the house are very cool. We had a wonderful time there and would definitely recommend it!
The photos make the house look very secluded, but it is not. The drive way is very short and the road is right there. Cars, neighbors walking by, etc., all right there beside the house. Photos cut off at the road so you never see it’s length before arrival.
One odd design choice I wish had been different was the straw zip-tied to the deck railings. Not a nice look and not clear what the point of it is. Definitely subtracts from the views.
Overall it’s not a place to stay for practical purposes. But, we weren’t there for utilitarian features. There’s no microwave, no screens of any kind, etc. And that’s alright. Instead there are a plethora of interesting books, and views from every room. And the wifi works well.
Areas to improve upon would be: We had to look up the symbols on the oven as there are no words for the settings. A legend in the kitchen would be nice. The sink in the kitchen is totally flat on bottom and there’s no sprayer, so it’s a hassle to get the sink clean after rinsing a dish. Adding a sprayer would help! The garage door opener was missing so we had to walk around to get it open for the cars. One of the dining room chairs feels like it’s on its last leg and we had to set it aside to stop ourselves sitting in it for fear we’d fall. The master bedroom had a hole in the wall from the door knob of the bedroom door. Door stops may not be chic, but I’d add them anyhow! The metal extending knob for turning the bathtub water on and off fell out as we tried to get the bath filled. Little things. Not a huge deal. Didn’t prevent us loving our stay. But worth fixing up when charging these prices.
All that aside, the view when the fog is in the canyon in the morning is absolutely gorgeous. Especially from the bathtub! Oh, and Sam, the check-in person, is a delight!