Garrett and his dad Vincent are not only warm and friendly, they make it very clear they want your stay to go smoothly and be enjoyable
The check in was a breeze. We booked super last minute and they were remarkably accommodative.
The space is not a fancy upscale spot but rather a simple and sweet little guest cottage with nice Spanish architectural touches like arches and plaster walls.
The star of the show is the absolutely amazing location. This is a little non-touristic neighborhood most out-of-towners would never be aware of. It sits right at the top of the Pacific Palisades themselves -
very quiet residential streets with understated, lovely million dollar-plus homes a two minute drive from the village center with restaurants and shops and a five minute drive from Temescal Beach.
If you walk five minutes from the guest house you will find yourself at the edge of the cliffs overlooking the Pacific ocean with breathtaking views of Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains. There’s a no-cars-allowed street that runs along the cliffs and it’s a terrific walk. You MUST do this!
Another under the radar experience here is a visit to the Self Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine Gardens which are a 10 minute drive. It’s a small lake with swans, ducks and turtles set in a bowl of hills with magnificent mature gardens that flower year round. It’s consecrated as a “church of all religions“ so all are welcome and there’s no entry fee. It’s also the only place in the world outside of India where Gandhi’s ashes are interred. It’s on Sunset Blvd. only 1000 yards from Sunset Beach so it’s an easy stop.