What a beautiful, interesting setting. Colorful, creative, one-of-a-kind airbnb experience. This place is what it's all about - unique exposure to real people and real places at a super reasonable price. The beauty of the landscape, the topography of the land onto which the different little cottages are artistically superimposed - this lovely patchwork of interesting nooks is the place one should go to rest and encourage creativity. Whether lounging/interacting with Saskia on her high deck full of comfortable perches and found treasures, walking up and down winding paths and steps through the property, meeting brilliant, friendly David and Isis, swinging in the hammock, or falling asleep with the sounds of cicadas in the deep silence of the mountains; staying at the Mermaid in Topanga will both awaken your inner artist and calm your heart.