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November 2023 by candace carrillo
Beautiful location! Very relaxing stay surrounded by nature. Will love to come back.
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October 2023 by Romain C
Thanks again for receiving us, we'd love to come back !! ?
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August 2023 by Cameron Clark
Reserved a Saturday overnight for our anniversary. This is about the only interesting place I could find within a few hundred miles find that doesn't require a two-night minimum on the weekend, and the only thing I could find resembling a hotel in Topanga. It's a charming & quirky place, but not quite what we expected. First off, it's further out than you might expect, a good 10 minute drive outside Topanga village, perched on a hillside practically inside the state park. You won't enjoy the cool lushness of Topanga Canyon here—it was probably in the 90s up there in the afternoon—and the views are of the state park, which is to say some rocky, scrubby hills which aren't the most attractive in July. To get there, you have to find your way up a narrow public road that turns into a very steep and poorly maintained private road. Parking is quite limited and tight. This is a true B&B, and you feel like you're staying in a bedroom in someone's private home, which it probably once was. The rooms are very clean and nicely decorated but somewhat dated. We liked the vintage furniture and all the paintings by the owner's wife, and appreciated the dozen roses in the room that I had prearranged. The staff are the owner's children. They were courteous enough, but our only interactions with them where when we checked in and came down for breakfast, which is served specifically at 8:30 and 9:30. The owner, Warren, cooked us a nice meal, but ignored my several requests for vegan options, so all I got was some melon and coffee. Warren is a fascinating and colorful guy, and my wife enjoyed chatting with him for a good long while. We enjoyed being able to walk up the driveway and hike into the state park, for which they provided maps. One surprise was that we were forced to sign an statement that use of any drugs on the property, including cannabis, entirely legal in CA, would result in us being evicted without refund. Overall, it was a pleasant enough place to spend a night, and my wife seemed to enjoy it, but it sorta felt like we were staying at the home of a distant relative and couldn't quite fully relax.Walkability: Not close to anything except a State Park hiking trail.
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April 2023 by Michelle Hart
What a gem! We found this place while deciding on a whim to go for a weekend getaway. We have never stayed at a proper bed and breakfast before..it was wonderful. Our room was the Rhet and Scarlett room..it had a fireplace, jacuzzi, and beautiful views! The whole house was amazing( pretty views throughout the whole house), quiet, and very comfortable. Family run, Warren, the owner, sat down with us for breakfast and we really enjoyed talking with him. Our only regret, is that we couldn't stay for a couple more days! We will be back.
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April 2023 by Anna
I can't even think of where to begin. I came for my uncle's funeral and needed some place to hide, far from the corporate Ramada and Holiday Inn. I was looking for meditation and peaceful seclusion but found so much more. Chris John is a fine young man who was IncElena (the mother of the family) is an amazing artist -- make sure to look at her work on the walls, spectacular!John was amazing in every way
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March 2023 by Ladan Forouzani
I stayed there fir 2 nights. Very clean and cozy. I loved everything about this place. Has a great view. The owner is very friendly and hospitality was amazing. It is a great place to stay for some peace and quiet.I will definitely stay again and recommend it highly.
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February 2023 by Bernadette Mckenzie
My husband and I came up here from the Compton, Los Angeles area for a quick anniversary getaway. This place was so cute and homey and beautiful! We loved getting to know the owner and his son and daughter, they were so nice and made such good breakfast! The views from this place are everything! Very accommodating and so relaxing! There's a nice little town nearby and trails at walking distance. Didn't get to explore those very much but we'll definitely be back and staying here when we do. Loved the experience!
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February 2023 by Adriana K.
Wonderful stay! Warren and family took excellent care of us. We stayed in the Rhett and Scarlett room in the upstairs corner of Casa Rosa and it was perfect. So relaxing and comfortable, the room and closets were so spacious - and the bathroom area was as well. It had views and natural light everywhere and a wood burning fireplace. They provide fire wood and will bring it to the room and set it up for you. Even the shared common areas have fireplaces. I highly recommend that you get there right at check in so you can truly enjoy the space. I even brought some watercolors and painted a bit from the upstairs patio across from the room. They provide snacks and hot chocolate and tea that you can make in the kitchen too. We ate at Cafe on 27 (just like 5 mins away) and I highly recommend that for lunch before check in - but make a reservation because the wait can be 2 hours. Warren and son cook and serve the morning breakfast which you can attend at either 8:30 or 9:30 (you can choose which one you want) and it's family style where everyone gets to chat and learn about each other. The sunlight and birds (there are peacocks and roosters) woke us up around 7:30 so we hiked and explored the area to do the 9:30 breakfast. Breakfast was coffee, tea, water, and Oj, scrambled eggs, sausage, and hot biscuits! Warren is very interesting and shared stories about his musical career, travels, and the history of the beautiful Craftsmanesque style house. We loved our stay and hope to return!
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January 2023 by Liz W.
This amazing place will keep you close enough to the action of LA (if you need that) but also give you the sense of NorCal tucked away in down Topanga Canyon! It's a super special secret place and I highly recommend splurging for the bigger room, ordering flowers and chocolates as an add on and letting Warren make you breakfast! He's got great stories and is the reason Topanga Canyon still is what it is. I had a fire going all night and enjoyed the double bath tub all to myself and when I couldn't stand anymore, the skylight let the full moon wash over me! You won't want to leave once you arrive so take what food you need (either take out or stuff to prepare in the kitchen), because grub hub doesn't work out here, but I promise you won't miss it~
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December 2022 by Bradley Brown
Very friendly hospitable host, in a very tranquil setting.
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November 2022 by Matthew Helfgott
There will be two parts to this review the good and the bad. I'm honestly struggling on what the star rating should be because of the ordeal we endured but I've settled on 4 stars out of fairness and an abundance of kindness.The good: The B&B is as advertised, nestled in the foothills in Topanga Canyon. The drive up is through tight canyon roads and the parking is less than ideal but the instructions provided are abundant and once you arrive it is very clear where is acceptable and unacceptable to park. This is a traditional Bed & Breakfast with truly shared common areas. There should be no expectation of privacy in those common areas, even if your party has booked the entire house like we had. This was surprising since we were used to renting whole houses in airbnb and such and not even interacting with the owners at all. This is not a negative I am holding against them but I wanted to state it here explicitly because had we thought this through further we may have made a different choice. My wife and I picked this because we were getting married in the area and we wanted a place for some of our wedding party to stay with us and then for us to use the entire property to get ready on the wedding day. We did indeed book all 8 rooms with our party. Some were under our name and some under theirs. I spoke with Warren several times about this to clarify that we'd be able to have some of our family and the rest of the wedding party over to take photos and get ready and he was very clear that was something very common for them and wouldn't be a problem at all. We were very excited. Food was pretty good.The bad: As I said we had both houses, all 8 rooms, fully booked so we could stay there the night before and the night of the wedding and also get ready on the wedding day. On the Saturday we were going to check in, in the middle of the day, all of the guests who were staying at one of the houses received calls from Warren that they would not be able to stay because there was a leaking pipe and the water had to be turned off. The day we were checking in, the day before the wedding, with plans that were essential, that Warren knew of, four of the rooms were cancelled. Full refunds were provided of course but Warren was of little help when trying to rectify this. We scrambled to find rooms for those displaced and possibly an entirely new place to use to get ready but almost everywhere we looked was fully booked and there were no other similar house situations or even hotels with large suites available in the area. After meeting Warren and his adult children who run the B&B when we stayed there the way he was on the phone made more sense. They all seemed simultaneously friendly and disinterested, like they didn't want to be talking to us at all. Calling Warren back after barely finding lodgings to replace the four cancelled rooms he reluctantly agreed to let us use the second house to get ready. We checked in late, because we had spent the last 2 hours of our spa time scrambling to rehome our wayward friends, and settled in to order some dinner. The biggest thing that is not said anywhere is there is ZERO CELL SERVICE WHATSOEVER. Extremely limited based on your provider if you can get a bar at all. There is wifi but that does no good for text messages and the wifi, like all hotel wifi, is slow with limited range. The day of we went over to the other house to check things out and get ready and all the doors were locked to the rooms. We had expected to have all of the rooms available since we had booked them but since they were cancelled they were all locked. After some surprising resistance we managed to get one room unlocked as long as we paid a cleaning fee. I didn't argue because I didn't have any energy for that as I was getting married that day but it's absurd that wasn't comped. And absurd that the rooms for a fully booked facility for a special event weren't checked days ahead when they were sitting empty. In the end our stay was fine. We got it done with some groa
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October 2022 by John and Nehsa Russell
My wife and I were looking forward to our stay. Circumstances kept us from being able to stay. This review is just to say how kind the owner and his family were in understanding. Great customer care!
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September 2022 by Connor L.
Absolutely beautiful! My wife and I came here to escape the Vegas heat for a long weekend, this was our first bed and breakfast and what an amazing experience it was, peacefully nestled deep in Topanga canyon both guest houses were beautiful with the room having more than we expected. Excellent view of the hills from the bedroom windows and balcony (we stayed in the Fred & Ginger room) with a spacious and comfortable shared space. The owner Warren was more than gracious with the full course breakfast and fresh coffee each morning. I also enjoyed getting to know Warren and hearing all his stories with breakfast each day. He and his family were very attentive to the guest needs and taking care of everything at both guest houses. We would recommend staying here to anyone and will absolutely be staying here again next time we are in California.
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May 2022 by Mary R.
Hosted by Warren, He made us feel very much at home. He provided us with a beautiful full breakfast daily and offered great suggestions for day trips and local restaurants. The location is a wonderful retreat from the daily hustle and the hilltop views from this Bed & Breakfast are spectacular. We plan to return.
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February 2022 by Jeanna B.
Absolutely LOVED this place. Stayed here over a 3 day weekend for two nights and had the best little break from LA life. Warren was so kind and such a great cook. Town is beautiful and you feel like you are outside of LA. The only thing you can hear is the peacocks. I will definitely be going back here!
