It was our first time in Topanga. I read in other review how space to drive was really small if you were driving an suv but as we had a small convertible I though I was going to be fine. Nooooo you need to keep in mind streets are very tight. I was trying my best to check in before sunset but with traffic in the pch it was impossible. Once you are up the mountain we didn’t have any phone signal so we were following instructions. However we missed streets a couple times and doing u turns was a nightmare, even in a small car so I would recommend trying to check in early so following directions could be easier. Also, there were too many bugs inside the place. Lastly, I was really looking forward the fire pit but there was a fire ban in the city and we couldn’t use it plus it was not clean. Other than these the place was very peaceful.