Fantastic location and beautiful grounds. Gracious hosts, though on this trip I interacted with them just at check in. No doubt you can create your own personal SoCal experience from here. Hiking into the Santa Monica mountains right out the door. Malibu minutes away. Santa Monica and Venice an hour or less.... A couple notes: if you are looking for a retreat the apartment is shared with the main house and you will get noise from television though not past 9 or 10pm; also the bed is soft memory foam which many people love, but for those who need a firm mattress it will not the best.