This place is a wonderful, simple retreat with some great bohemian character and a stellar location. If you love being in the middle of nature with all its soothing night-time sounds and inspiring morning views but want the comfort of civilization and better style than your typical "rustic" cabin, you couldn't find a more perfect place.
David is super responsive to messages and came out to help me find the entrance and parking space when I arrived in the dark and couldn't see well enough to recognize the visual clues in the directions. He also responded immediately to a couple of minor maintenance issues in the unit that were fixed first thing in the morning.
The king bed is very comfortable, the room is huge and has plenty of eating and working space, the deep claw foot bath after a long day's hiking was heavenly (and plenty of super hot water, as advertised). The room and grounds look exactly like in the pictures. The eclectic "shabby chic" decor is completely fitting to the surroundings and everything is very clean and functional.
Although the large kitchen and the small outdoor table are shared with other guests, I had both to myself whenever I used them (though both the adjoining Mermaid suite and the Hacienda on the end of the house were occupied during my 4-night stay). The kitchen has ample dishware and cookware and a selection of coffees is provided with the keurig in the room (but there wasn't much in the way of pantry basics so if you plan to cook meals, check about things like salt and sugar and oil).
I came alone, but this would be a wonderful romantic retreat - though be aware that you share a wall with another room and it's not at all soundproof. The two sets of guests who stayed during my trip were not at all disruptive but I could hear them occasionally. Also, the windows look out right onto the place where people drive up, park, and enter the other guest quarters, so unfortunately you can't enjoy the beautiful views and light and have privacy at the same time, as you'll need to keep the heavy drapes drawn if you don't want to risk being seen. That said, I only encountered the other guests outside the room three times during my stay in the mornings and heard people arriving twice in the late evening.
The location can't be beat - less than 10 minutes drive from some great hiking in Topanga State Park, plenty of good food options, including the lovely Inn of the Seventh Ray, and for visitors from far away looking for a base to explore the entire LA area to the east or Santa Monica hills, Malibu, etc. to the west: it's 30-40 minutes to get to most noteworthy tourist destinations and 30 minutes from LAX.
I will definitely come back someday when I travel to LA again. Thank you David!