David was very communicative and welcoming, both on email and in person, and very accommodating of our wishes. The setting of their home is just as dramatic and unique as it looks in the photos, unlike any hotel experience you could have. We literally said "wow" as we drove in. We stayed in both units over the course of our stay, so we got to know the building well. I believe they just purchased it in the last six months, and have renovations planned. It's been pretty untouched since when it was built in the 70s, I think, so it has a bit of a funky beat-up vibe in places. (I wasn't totally expecting that given the scenery and the modern furniture in the photos. Gardens are overgrown, in an elegant way, certain features of the space are inconvenient in an almost self-designed manner, etc. The bathrooms felt modernized, though.) All this to say that the place feels like it hasn't been invested in or updated in a while but David and Ling strike me as fastidious new owners who will only make it better. We had never stayed in Malibu before and didn't realize quite how remote this would feel -- something for first time visitors to LA to consider. The roads are quite narrow and windy so we didn't feel super comfortable strolling our infant around and it would have been hard to make it work without a rental car though previous renters seem to have used Uber. Bear in mind that your cell service may be spotty; in the downstairs unit there was no landline, but there is wifi in both units that works pretty well.