My criteria for my 50th birthday slumber party was to have a view and a hot tub. This property is lovely, but had major undisclosed issues and an unresponsive owner. First, the property was misrepresented because hot tub machinery was laying on the ground, but there was no hot tub. Second the kitchen refrigerator and wifi were not working. The refrigerator was on, but butter was soft. and the freezer contained liquid maple syrup. There was a second working fridge in the laundry room, but this should've been disclosed. Third, cleanliness was overall ok, but there were 2 pair of dirty socks and a pair of dirty women's underwear on a guest bed when we arrived as well as sand bedsheets (the beach is a drive away). I reached out to the owner twice via the VRBO app, and once by phone, with no response. Finally I contacted VRBO and spent four hours on my birthday online chatting, talking on the phone and waiting on hold for over an hour, then being disconnected with no return call. This experience really spoiled my birthday and final day with guests because they waited patiently for me to resolve this instead of going to the beach. Given the 9.4 reviews, I expected the owner to reach out at some point over the last four days but I still have not heard from them. This is very disappointing and while we enjoyed the space and the scenery, this experience was stressful due to being ghosted by the host and space misrepresentation/nondisclosure.

Spacious and comfortable home, perfect for a 3 generation stay for ages 7 to 80. We loved the garden and outdoor spaces. Cozy living room. Ample beach towels and lots of coffee pods!

Good location. Nice outdoor spaces. Our family all enjoyed this comfortable home.

This property is spacious, beautiful and with ocean views from every room. Our family had fun playing games on the back porch and posing for portraits on the grassy backyard.

We loved it!

This property was beautiful, roomy, close to local beaches, had great views of the ocean and swimming dolphins, and great outside living/dining spaces. We had a fantastic trip except for a few problems with the home that should be a Red Flag for families with children. * Refrigerator in kitchen was broken and would not cool below 60 degrees. Freezer wasn't working either. We called the owner and got no response. *The property was listed as kid friendly, but when we arrived we found a prescription bottle of pills in a easily accesible cabinet in the dining room. *Empty beer cans, an e-cig, and a used ENEMA were found in a cabinet under the sink in the master bath! *Two tazers were found in the downstairs bedrooms! NOT a KID SAFE property! *One of the bed frames in the downstairs bed was missing a wheel so the bed leaned to one side by 3 inches and the beds were very squeaky. *Jacuzzi Not properly maintained. The water level was low and it was dirty. All of these things are easily fixed if only the owner would respond to our calls/emails.

The home is great for families, out in west Malibu, very peaceful with a great view. 4 bedrooms, owner suite upstairs, 3 bedrooms downstairs. beds were comfortable and sheets were clean and crisp. some reviews talk about the owner being slow to respond. I think those are older reviews, since this week I always received a response within 1 hour of posting a message. Perhaps those reviews were from when the host was less experienced, he was great this week. I always worry when a listing seems too good to be true: is it a bad location? are the pictures from an older date when the home was in better shape? my experience was that this property listing is totally accurate. one note: it's fairly far from LA so if you plan on spending time in the city, expect to drive an hour or more one way to do anything. if you are looking to avoid the city and beach traffic, it's perfect. It is also an easy drive to Ventura, which is really nice too. I would stay again if I get the chance.

We wanted to stay somewhere that had some amazing views, we could relax, and yet be close other amenities. The was plenty of towels and large beach towels, things to cook with, and beds are comfort. The home is a little older and the water pressure not the best, but we worked it out. As for cleanliness, there were a few things that may want to have cleaning company spruce up hair and spider webs.