The house and pool were nice and we enjoyed our stay. It is a bit nitpicky, but some of the furnishings were sparse. For example, there is a nice grill but no grill tools. There is a coffee maker, but it only holds 5 cups so we had to make 2 or more pots each morning. Again, nitpicky but things you come to expect when spending a lot of money on a rental. I assume this will improve as they owner accumulates more things in the house.
The reason I give 4 stars instead of 5 is the false location in the advertisement. This house is not in Topanga, but 15 minutes north in a residential neighborhood sitting at the corner of two busy streets. It had its pros since we were close to grocery stores and shops, but we were looking forward to being on the outskirts of town and this also increased the drive time to beaches and airport.