David’s mountain community/village is the perfect base from which to explore unique Topanga. If you love (just like us) the extraordinary, original, non-polished, this is the right place for you; you will admire the creativity and thoughtfulness with which the rooms and the other buildings have been built and decorated, and you will enjoy the lush and quite untamed natural surroundings. We had expected the place to be more lively (and had in fact hoped to learn more about the past and present of the community): residents and guests kept to themselves, and the communal kitchen seemed not to be used much, at least while we were there. It would be great to have more furniture or a hammock so one could enjoy even more hanging out outside the "French Quarters".