This place is definitely one to consider when planning to stay in Malibu. Below are some of our observations :
Pros:
- The house has great ocean views from the patio. It is located close to Whole Foods if you need groceries and lot of restaurants ( including Nobu if you can get a reservation ). There is also a Starbucks and Blue bottle close by for your morning coffee run.
- The kitchen is fully stocked. We found all spices , keurig coffee pods even some maple syrup for breakfast . Cooking here was a breeze !
- House felt quite safe with multiple gates with entry code and exterior security cameras. This is important since the house is on a busy road.
- Mary was very responsive . The tv remote did not have batteries. Once I messaged her she got some batteries delivered within a couple of hours.
- You don’t need to run laundry or dishwasher which a lot of Airbnb’s ask these days. This is a great perk esp when you are running late the day of your checkout.
Cons:
- The biggest downside of this place is the traffic noise from PCH. I saw other reviews talk about this but I didn’t realize how loud it was till we got there . One of the bedrooms have lesser noise which is where we ended up sleeping ( it’s not the master) . The patio is beautiful but we never sat out coz it was so noisy. Since the house is next to a traffic signal, I feel the noise is more coz cars break and accelerate creating more noise than one that is just passing by.
- The parking space is a little cramped . The tenant who lives downstairs has a BMW X5 ( full size suv ) which is also parked in the same driveway . So you have to share the space . We also had a full size suv and the two cars barely fit . There was definitely no room for another car . The description mentions another cat can be parked perpendicularly but the space will only fit a small sedan if so.
- The cleaners could have done a better job . We found crumbs of chips on the couch , an old toast inside the toaster and some half used hummus in the fridge.
- The house is located upstairs so you need to climb about 15 steps (some of which are quite steep) from the driveway to enter.