This house absolutely blew my expectations, this location was by far the best place I've stayed in California, the house is located very conveniently right in the middle of everything. The beach is just about 4 or 5 miles down the road, its between Santa Monica and Malibu so you have the option to go to which ever beach you'd like. There is a state park right around the corner and you can literally go hiking right from her backyard. The house has a great homey feeling with almost a cabin feel like to it, but the best part is the beach just right down the road from it. I went with some friends from college and they loved playing the piano that is in the living room. The patio in the backyard is great for just having some wine and socializing. The beds were very comfortable and the house and bathrooms were very clean, overall the house was immaculate and its not very hard to tell that she is proud of her home, I would suggest only clean ,organized, and considerate people to stay there as I would hate to see this home not be taken care off properly. Susan was very nice and informative, she left things at house for us to do including boogey boards, board games, and books. The neighborhood is very quiet, but the house is separated in its own little section for privacy. We went during memorial day weekend and the traffic was very high around freeways and roads, luckily the house is in Topanga and there was not much traffic there. We cooked a few meals at the house and the kitchen comes with everything you need. I am from Arizona and I will definitely be going back there.