Our Stay at Michele's Place
Our stay far exceeded what I imagined it would be like. When I saw the pictures online of Michele's guest house -I thought wow the place looks very cool and exciting and it was! As a music enthusiast seeing all the platinum and gold albums of musicians Michele promoted was very special. I realized she must have helped many young musicians launch their careers and she was a nurturing force.
As a hosts , Michele and co host Brittney were very gracious, helpful and genuine. The environment they created for our stay met all our needs perfectly-extremely clean, well thought out living space, decorated with a designer touch but also for comfort. There were lovely spa type toiletries available, fluffy towels, and a stylish mini kitchenette.
The outside area was lovely. Near the pool there was a spectacular view of the mountains. The pool with the jacuzzi was relaxing after a long day of touring. If we wanted to use the jacuzzi we only had to notify the hosts a couple hours before to turn the heat on.
The whole space was such a relaxing serene place to get away from it all.
Our hosts ,including the dogs, gave us the right balance of privacy and social interaction. We enjoyed chatting with our interesting hosts when we mutually had had a few spare moments.
Michele and Brittany gave us helpful tips about navigating the traffic patterns and good places to go. The location of our haven had grocery stores only 10 minutes away by car. A world class restaurant was at the end of the driveway.
LA and Santa Monica were two places we enjoyed seeing. We especially liked going on the Warner Bros studio tour and to Griffin Park observatory.
Malibu was also a great place to explore. Among some of the experiences was we went to an interesting restaurant on the beach -Paradise Cove. it was about a 15 or 20 min drive from our place. The restaurant has a parking deal during during the week -if you spent $30 the parking was $6.00 for 4 hours. The Restraunt served enormous food portions which were very tasty.
On Sunday in Malibu we went to an amazing farmers market near the libruary. The farmers market had delicious, healthy foods and it also sold artistic wares. Of course watching the sunset at Malibu Bluffs Park was a special experience too. We did other things as well but these are the highlights. We certainly weren't bored!
The only downside about our stay at Michele's place was having to leave! This stay was fantastic and the best airbnb experience/ vacation ever!