Melissa ' s place was the perfect beach cottage get away. Besides being immaculately clean and comfortable with an amazing view, it is very close (within a 2 minute drive) to my now favorite beach spot. Leo Carrillo Beach is such a neat spot because it has so many tide pools. Great place to bring kids. I also like how Melissa ' s place is away from all the busy Malibu scene. It is about a 15 minute drive to Pepperdine campus. But the landscape is so pretty we didn't mind the drive to go into LA to visit the Natural History Museum. We would definitely stay here again!