My husband and I stayed at Mountainview for a long weekend, Thursday-Monday. We were looking for an experience in Malibu that felt more local and that wouldn’t have us caught up in the traffic.
Peter and Chris’s home is truly in such a spectacular part of Malibu that we would have otherwise not had a chance or reason to see. It is literally at the top of a mountain! The drive up and down makes you feel like you are in a luxury car commercial!
The room is a large suite and accessed outside by an exterior spiral staircase. The room was spacious and included a small refrigerator, microwave and coffee bar, and wine glasses.
It was meticulously cleaned.
The location is about a 25 minute drive up from most of the restaurants and stores.
We chose to swing by the grocery store and pick up some snacks and breakfast items.
We also packed a daypack with a change of clothes in case we didn’t want to make the drive back to the room before grabbing lunch.
We went to the barn at Cielo Farms for a wine tasting and fire grilled pizza. It was a beautiful location!
We did a morning wine hike at Saddle Rock/Malibu Wines and it was so much fun! This winery has a ton to see on this 2 hour hike and includes a bottle of wine at the end.
We hiked Runyon canyon and were challenged, but it was worth getting to the top! You can see the Hollywood sign, amazing views of LA and the Griffith Observatory.
We drove through Topenga Canyon and stopped in at Cafe 21. It is nestled along the side of the road and has views that give jungle vibes! I had an affogato and my husband had an iced mocha.
There’s a hidden gem called The Old Place, which wasn’t far. It was an amazing outdoor dining location with fire grilled steaks, fire grilled potatoes and homemade bread. We each had a wine flight as well.
It was so much fun and the food was so delicious that we came back Sunday for breakfast!
All in all, we enjoyed Malibu and our stay at Mountainview!