The listing was even better than we expected. Absurdly ridiculously warm, homey, charming, peaceful, comfortable, stylish, eclectic, cozy, and practical at the same time. Everything we needed was there to feel at home or to feel the vacation vibes. The host, Sylviane, was there to welcome us, and had the fireplace on for our arriving. How much more welcome could it be:)

Topanga is a beautiful area, and we only wish we had stayed longer, even after having the chance to prolong our stay for another week; we still didn’t get enough of it. Great location, plenty of hikes and beaches in the area (the most beautiful hike was walking distance to the unit). Anywhere you want to go in LA, beside your morning coffee/ lunch in the neighborhood, (plenty very good choices around here, 5/10minutes away) you have to drive between 15, 30 or 60 minutes, it's LA. Same here but with the pleasure to be able to enjoy the green place that is Topanga and still, being so close to the LA craziness and all of the opportunities to see. A blessing to find ourselves back in the calm and serenity at the end of the day. A fire pit on the patio with the comfortable couch and seating around, as well as a barbecue.
We also had plenty of privacy, even after trying to get Sylviane to join us more then once to share some breakfast with us. As we are vegan, she enjoys very much to learn more about the raw cooking and all kind of meals and good healthy products.

Let’s not forget the best for the end, Pablo her dog is one of a kind, very smart, sweet and we would have kept in with us as much as we could have if he wasn’t following Sylviane everywhere she was, unless he was taking a sun bath in the middle of the garden, paws up and tummy exposed;).
We had an exceptionally pleasant stay, everything we wanted and more. I highly recommend the place, as well as Sylviane, hopefully we’ll see her again!