Mahasti was an excellent host, very responsive, and helpful! We stayed for three nights and it was perfect. We took day trips to Malibu to surf, enjoyed Mahasti's selection of books on her shelves, and enjoyed the lovely balcony seating in the evenings. It was a very private space. There isn't much of a kitchen (but she does have a hot plate, toaster, fridge, coffee maker, and toaster oven and utensils and such). We ordered most of our meals in, there are lots of great restaurants just outside the neighborhood! I would stay here again :) The bed was so comfortable and the entire place was very clean.