There’s a reason why Malibu is the place where movie stars live, or at the very least, they keep a beach house there for those times when they just need to get away. They’re close enough to the city to go to work making movies…or money. But they’re far enough away from the city to feel like they’re living on their own private island. Unlike Manhattan, where the rich and famous have to literally live on top of each other in swanky highrises, in Malibu the only crowding you’ll see in the houses is on the beach, where every square inch of beachfront has some kind of building sitting on it. Beyond that, the houses are spaced far enough apart so that you feel like you have some acreage around you. That way, you don’t feel like your neighbors can look into your kitchen window. As you see, there are no skyscrapers, or businesses, or hoards of tourists and sightseers. It’s just luxury, as far as the eye can see. 

Privacy is what attracts the rich and famous to Malibu. An isolated enclave resting on the edge of the coast, people build absolutely spectacular homes. And everyone can have at least one side of their house that overlooks the Pacific Ocean, so it can be seen and heard from every window. In Malibu, they take their privacy extremely seriously, which is easy to understand as the more famous of their residents are often hounded by paparazzi, stalked by admirers, and toured by tour buses. So privacy is a really big thing with the denizens of Malibu. They practically invented the concept of private roads, private beaches, and tony gated communities. This is where they come to have a normal life, where they can run into Starbucks or go out to dinner without feeling like they’re always on camera. Everyone wants a fashionable Malibu address…you just don’t want everybody to know what it is.

The whole point of Malibu is outdoor living…swimming, hiking, biking, and definitely walking. So I’m giving you miles and miles of beach to walk so you can enjoy the wild, natural splendor of this amazing place. Do yourself a favor…get a desk fan and turn it on yourself before you put on your headset and start walking the beach. If you’ve got headphones on, it’ll feel like an outdoor breeze, which greatly adds to the feeling of really being there. And you’ll definitely want to make this feel as real as possible, because not only is Malibu imminently walkable, it’s the kind of place where you’re doing yourself a huge disservice if you don’t get out of your car and stroll…take in the sights, and listen to the waves. Malibu was the original inspiration for the concept of “endless summer”. It’s always warm, always sunny, always beautiful, and always tranquil.  

Natural beauty abounds in this hideaway for the rich and famous. Malibu is the restful antithesis of Manhattan, where you hear sirens at all hours of the day and night. Nobody rushes to be anywhere. Why would you want to rush anything in Malibu? They only thing remotely resembling a rush, is the rush to get out to the pool or the beach as soon as possible to catch some sun, people watch, or head out on a board to surf. The real secret of great wealth is that it buys you leisure. Lots of it. You can slow down the clock and fill up your days with good food, pleasant company, and lots of fun. If you’re a movie star who’s at the studio at 4 a.m. to get your hair and makeup done, it matters because so much of your life is spent on the set. So when you finally get some time off, you want that time spent enjoying all the money you’re making in every way you can think of to do it.