This was our fourth trip back at Walter and Sylvia's! We have stayed there many times and will continue to in the future! We absolutely love it! The location is perfect in the topanga mountains just 13 mins from Malibu and the beach. The house is always clean and really beautifully decorated. Very cozy at night with a gas fire place for cooler nights. There are many hiking trails and cool shops in topanga. Malibu has great restaurants and shopping. Some of our favorite places in the area are heyokahideout (awesome leather goods and vintage collections, everything from crystals to moccasins) hidden treasures (vintage) cafe mimosa. some favorites in Malibu are Cholada (great Thai restaurant) lumberyard (shops) marmalade (great breakfast) the Malibu farmers market on Sundays. Paradise cove (great beach restaurant). We absolutely love renting here. :) enjoy!!