We spent a month sheltering in place at Lynn’s place and are so glad we did. We could not have picked a better spot. Lynn and her family are gracious, generous, helpful and superchill hosts. My husband and I were able to work isolated in the mountains with incredible views and everything we could possibly need for an extended stay. We swam in the sparkling pool every single day, surrounded by bougainvillea, succulents, pomegranate vines, mature rhododendrons, birds, bees, a lynx!!!, deer; and we weren’t looking that hard! On our first night we sat on a bench at the highest point of the property out at a mountain vista straight to the Pacific Ocean in the far distance and listened to an owl hooting in the dark. We cooked in the kitchen on a vintage Wedgewood stove and fed every leftover scrap to the chickens in their coop down the hill. My daughter loved it!
The drive to and from the main road is spectacular and totally fun - live oak groves, red rock canyons dotted with caves, and the sport of sorting out how to pass the occasional car on one lane and waving at everyone we passed. The nearest beach is only 20 minutes away and the road to get there is a spectacular scenic wind up and down the Topanga hills.
I could go on for pages but the 3 best things about Lynn’s property were, in short, Lynn’s hospitality (she let us come back when our flight was unexpectedly cancelled and we were stranded, had the a/c fixed immediately during a brief heatwave, etc.), the beauty of being in that pool under the summer sun all alone and the fact that 3 of four sides of the cottage can be completely opened up to the outdoors. We will never forget our time there.