This was our first time staying in a Private Room using Airbnb (we usually get "whole house"). I don't think the Private room approach is for us. The room was very clean and had a nice TV and side porch. (The porch was shared with another room that was rented out next to us). The hosts were accommodating. The pool was nice. We felt like the private room approach made things a bit more awkward to move around the property. We didn't have coffee in the room and we weren't sure if we could get coffee in the main kitchen (we didn't ask). Overall, a lovely home and probably priced appropriately for the Malibu area (we were very convenient to beaches and restaurants).

This is no reflection on our hosts, but we stopped outside their house at the first intersection to program directions to the airport. A car came behind us and honked the horn, then pulled up and screamed at us rudely about parking in the middle of a private street. Despite trying, he did not ruin our day :-). Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice and the surrounding area is beautiful.