If you’re looking around for places to stay in Malibu to get the authentic experience, you can call your search party off and book it here.
Great value in Malibu; Waverly is a great host and was able to help us with anything we needed. Walking up and just getting the feel that it was just you, the beach, and the ocean was what we were looking for.
Only downside could be that you have a drive back into town to do anything and traffic could make that a long venture, but I looked at multiple areas closer to Santa Monica/LA, etc and nothing could come close.
Next time we’re in Malibu we’ll be staying here again.