I had a very peaceful and relaxing two week stay at this bungalow. The pictures match the cute and cozy decor and vibe of the bungalow. Cruz is a great AirBnB host, going out of his way to try to help me when I had problems like ants (see below) and a loud next door neighbor (he went out of his way to speak with them in my behalf in the middle of the night).
I appreciated that the unit was not directly on the PCH but was separated by a driveway and hedges, while still being right on the beach. You can hear the cars a little bit from the bedroom but the sound is mostly masked by the sound of waves from the beach. The bed was extremely comfortable. Everything was neat, bright and clean. I absolutely LOVED spending time by the fireplace while hearing the waves outside - hard to beat that. Extremely relaxing and peaceful. Nice to be a short walk to the Malibu Pier, Nobu and other fun shopping and food nearby. There is also a nearby spa called Cure that I enjoyed for a great massage. We enjoyed hiking a short 5-10 min drive away at Corral Canyon.
There were a couple of things about the bungalow that I had not expected when booking it. These would not have been issues if I had only been staying at this bungalow for a quick weekend, but were noticeable when staying here for two weeks:
- There is no cell service whatsoever for Verizon and AT&T and weak service for Sprint at this bungalow. I believe this is likely true at other Malibu rentals as well but hard for me to say. The WiFi worked well so some may be able to make due, but this created issues for me given I was using the bungalow for Work from Home. To be honest it put a huge damper on my trip as my boyfriend had to leave the bungalow and stay elsewhere, and given this is a non cancellable rental one should think carefully about whether this issue will affect their trip.
- There is no cable TV, just available apps for you to log into your Hulu and Netflix accounts.
- There is no dishwasher which is unusual for rentals at this price point. Cruz did leave a sponge and dish soap as well as other helpful cleaning items like laundry detergent which we appreciated.
- Not unlike other beach rentals, this one did have ants from time to time. Most days I would only spot a couple here and there, but one day I had an infestation. Cruz sent someone immediately to come help take care of it which fixed the problem, and he also sent a cleaning service afterwards so that I would feel more comfortable.
All in all I had a nice time at the bungalow and would stay here again for a weekend but not for work from home purposes.
Thank you for being a great host Cruz!