Everything was as expected and terrific. A clean, quiet retreat in a beautiful area. We enjoyed a long walk/hike in Topanga State Park as well as easy access to Santa Monica (and even used the Metro Expo line). The road was a bit narrow as well as twisty, enough so that we exchanged our rental SUV for a compact to feel more comfortable with it. But the locals seem fine with it. We saw Ryan only briefly but that was fine as communication was easy. My husband knows LA well and was surprised at what a different take on it staying here gave him.