LONG REVIEW but hopefully will give plenty of helpful info about this AMAZING PLACE! ...
My girlfriend and I stayed at Patricia's guest house in Malibu for almost a week, and we absolutely loved every minute of it.
Patricia and her husband were perfect hosts; informative, friendly, accommodating...we simply did not want to leave.
The guest house had plenty of room (bedroom, bath, kitchen, living room), was really clean, inviting and SUNNY!!
They have a beautiful backyard with one of the most pristine tennis courts I've seen (which they kindly offered to share but we couldn't lie - the beach was calling us daily!). also a spunky turtle for whom they created a cute little "turtle jail" area (since he escaped for a year once).
and then there's Dexter whom you'll fall in love with (their extremely friendly and fun labradoodle). we felt like we made a new best friend.
now - THE BEACH. can't say enough about it.
they have a PRIVATE BEACH KEY which allows you to enter to the beach via a private road (the beach of course is public but harder to get to without the key, so it's basically a small public beach area). beautiful waves, fantastic surf/surfers. very relaxing.
tide was low while we were there so there were many rocks as you enter the water - if you're a fan if AQUA SHOES, bring 'em.
The beach/ private entrance is about a 15-20 min walk from the guest house, past some of the most beautiful homes in malibu / point dume. but if you go early and have a car you can drive down and find parking at the entrance.
also you can drive (quick 5 min) from Dume drive -> bluewater -> birdview -> westward beach, find parking and go to any of the beach areas there - these beaches had more sand / areas to body/boogie board (and a few surfers).
BEST PART OF THE TRIP: Patricia drove us around the area, showed us the homes, beaches, gave a wonderful tour of point dume/malibu.
last, you can drive down to Pavilions supermarket where there's great Mexican food (Lily's cafe), an organic juice bar, organic coffee shop, pizza shop, sandwiches, and a book store.
we had a blast and loved the guest house! (Patricia thanks again to you and Jeff!)