Casa Blanca

Designed and built by your host, Warren Roché in 1990, the Casa Blanca is his artwork, from conception and draft to construction and interior design.

The design and finish were inspired by the great flourishing of vernacular architecture in Southern California from near the beginning of the twentieth century to the Great Depression. Elena’s classic Plein Air paintings, family portraits and the ever growing collection of antique Craftsman furniture adds to the elegant, but relaxed, atmosphere of the Inn.

Sylvia and Ramon

KING WITH DAYBED and ENSUITE BATHROOM


The Sylvia and Ramon Room commemorates the silent film actor Ramon Navarro and the elusive ingenue known only as Sylvia. Stickley and Limbert Antique and Contemporary Craftsman furniture recall the Hollywood of the early 20th Century.

  • Sleeps two guests and a child up to 12 years of age.
  • King bed, daybed, desk, cocktail table and chairs, dresser and mirror
  • Artwork by Elena Roche
  • Ensuite (directly connected to your room) bathroom with a bathtub/shower
  • Located on the downstairs of Casa Blanca, accessed by one flight of outdoor stairs

In addition, guests have the use of common living rooms with fireplaces, balconies and a kitchen supplied with complimentary, tea, coffee, hot cocoa, popcorn, cookies, fruit, etc. Parking, WiFi and Topanga State Park access are free. A full American breakfast is included. Cable TV and a land-line telephone for free calls within the U.S. and Canada are in the adjacent common living room.

Features and Amenities

  • Shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soaps, shower cap, make-up remover towels and mouthwash
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels & extra washcloths
  • Extra blanket
  • Hiking Maps
  • Local Restaurant menus

Upon Request

  • Beach towels, chairs and umbrella
  • Dental care sets
  • Shaving products
  • Iron and ironing board
  • Sewing kit

Nick and Nora

CRAFTSMAN QUEEN WITH DAY BED and PRIVATE BATH


The Nick and Nora Room is dedicated to the 1930’s “Thin Man” detective-movie characters, Nick and Nora Charles. Contemporary and antique Stickley Craftsman furniture adds to the atmosphere. Keep the Martinis coming.

  • Sleeps two adults and one child up to 12 years of age
  • Queen bed and day bed
  • Desk, table and chairs
  • Original botanical watercolors by Elena Roche
  • Private bathroom with shower and sit-down vanity counter. Bathroom is detached, but close and not shared
  • Modest mountain view
  • First floor of Casa Blanca, accessed by one flight of outdoor stairs

In addition, guests have the use of common living rooms with fireplaces, balconies and a kitchen supplied with complimentary, tea, coffee, hot cocoa, popcorn, cookies, fruit, etc. Parking, WiFi and Topanga State Park access are free. A full American breakfast is included. Cable TV and a land-line telephone for free calls within the U.S. and Canada are in the adjacent common living room.

Features and Amenities

  • Shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soaps, shower cap, make-up remover towels and mouthwash
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels & extra washcloths
  • Bathrobes
  • Extra blanket
  • Hiking Maps
  • Local Restaurant menus

Upon Request

  • Beach towels, chairs and umbrella
  • Dental care sets
  • Shaving products
  • Iron and ironing board
  • Sewing kit

Fred and Ginger

ROMANTIC KING WITH BALCONY and ENSUITE BATHROOM


Popular with Honeymooners, the Fred and Ginger Room is decorated all in white and pays tribute to Hollywood’s most famous dancing couple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. No tap shoes, please.

  • Sleeps two guests
  • Italian white lacquer California King bed and bedroom set with pink lights
  • Private balcony with a limited mountain view across Topanga to the west
  • Original botanical watercolors and colored pencil works by Elena Roche
  • Ensuite (directly connected to your room) bathroom with a bathtub/shower, bidet and double sinks
  • Located upstairs of Casa Blanca, accessed by outdoor and indoor stairs

In addition, guests have the use of common living rooms with fireplaces, balconies and a kitchen supplied with complimentary, tea, coffee, hot cocoa, popcorn, cookies, fruit, etc. Parking, WiFi and Topanga State Park access are free. A full American breakfast is included. Cable TV and a land-line telephone for free calls within the U.S. and Canada are in the adjacent common living room.

Features and Amenities

  • Shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soaps, shower cap, make-up remover towels and mouthwash
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels & extra washcloths
  • Bathrobes
  • Extra blanket
  • Hiking Maps
  • Local Restaurant menus

Upon Request

  • Beach towels, chairs and umbrella
  • Dental care sets
  • Shaving products
  • Iron and ironing board
  • Sewing kit

Clark and Carole

CRAFTSMAN QUEEN WITH GARDEN PATIO, PRIVATE BATH


Most popular with guests that want an option for more privacy, the Clark and Carole Room and Garden Patio celebrates Clark Gable and Carole Lombard’s enduring love for each other and the great outdoors. Elegant Craftsman furniture by local artisan Warren Hile provides the upscale to the rustic California atmosphere. Sorry, No Fishing in the patio pond.

  • Sleeps two guests
  • Queen bed
  • Dresser, mirror, armchair and a chair
  • Private patio with a table, umbrella and chairs
  • Nature photography by Catherine Roche
  • Private bathroom with shower. Bathroom is detached, but close by and not shared
  • Located upstairs of Casa Blanca accessed by outdoor and indoor stairs

In addition, guests have the use of common living rooms with fireplaces, balconies and a kitchen supplied with complimentary, tea, coffee, hot cocoa, popcorn, cookies, fruit, etc. Parking, WiFi and Topanga State Park access are free. A full American breakfast is included. Cable TV and a land-line telephone for free calls within the U.S. and Canada are in the adjacent common living room.

Features and Amenities

  • Shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soaps, shower cap, make-up remover towels and mouthwash
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels & extra washcloths
  • Bathrobes
  • Extra blanket
  • Hiking Maps
  • Local Restaurant menus

Upon Request

  • Beach towels, chairs and umbrella
  • Dental care sets
  • Shaving products
  • Iron and ironing board
  • Sewing kit

Casa Rosa

Designed and built by your host, Warren Roché in 1987, the Casa Rosa is his artwork, from conception and draft to construction and interior design.

The design and finish were inspired by the great flourishing of vernacular architecture in Southern California from near the beginning of the twentieth century to the Great Depression. Elena’s classic paintings, Catherine’s nature photography and the ever growing collection of antique Craftsman furniture adds to the elegant, but relaxed, atmosphere of the Inn.

Bogey and Bacall

ROSEWOOD QUEEN WITH ENSUITE BATHROOM


One of the two no-stair-access rooms on the Casa Rosa ground floor, the Bogey and Bacall Room features Tropical Rosewood furniture that was purchased from a Hollywood movie starlet (who wishes to remain anonymous).This room is inspired by the Caribbean adventures of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in the film, “To Have and Have Not”. A small fountain and pond outside the window adds to the restful atmosphere for all you mugs and dames.

  • Sleeps two guests
  • Queen bed, night stand, lingerie dresser and dresser
  • Original botanical watercolors and oil landscapes by Elena Roche
  • Ensuite (directly connected to your room) bathroom with a bathtub/shower
  • Small pond and flowers view from south window and modest mountain view from west facing windows
  • Downstairs floor of Casa Rosa with flat access from the Casa Blanca parking area

In addition, guests have the use of common living rooms with fireplaces, balconies and a kitchen supplied with complimentary, tea, coffee, hot cocoa, popcorn, cookies, fruit, etc. Parking, WiFi and Topanga State Park access are free. A full American breakfast is included. Cable TV and a land-line telephone for free calls within the U.S. and Canada are in the adjacent common living room.

Features and Amenities

  • Shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soaps, shower cap, make-up remover towels and mouthwash
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels & extra washcloths
  • Bathrobes
  • Extra blanket
  • Hiking Maps
  • Local Restaurant menus

Upon Request

  • Beach towels, chairs and umbrella
  • Dental care sets
  • Shaving products
  • Iron and ironing board
  • Sewing kit

Me Tarzan, You Jane

CANOPY QUEEN WITH BEST VIEW and PRIVATE BATH


With one of our best views and ground-level no-stairs access, the Me Tarzan, You Jane Room pays tribute to the jungle guy’s exotic digs with a wrought iron canopy vine design bed, tropical themed dresser and night stands, cocktail table and chairs, carved African Head lamp and an outrageous Tarzan and Naked Jane in a Hammock lamp. Leopard undies or loincloths encouraged.

  • Sleeps two guests
  • Canopy Queen bed
  • Original botanical watercolors by Elena Roche
  • Large, private bathroom with shower and large sit-down vanity. Bathroom is detached, but close, not shared
  • Clear mountain views from West and North windows
  • Downstairs floor of Casa Rosa, with flat access from the Casa Blanca parking area

In addition, guests have the use of common living rooms with fireplaces, balconies and a kitchen supplied with complimentary, tea, coffee, hot cocoa, popcorn, cookies, fruit, etc. Parking, WiFi and Topanga State Park access are free. A full American breakfast is included. Cable TV and a land-line telephone for free calls within the U.S. and Canada are in the adjacent common living room.

Features and Amenities

  • Shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soaps, shower cap, make-up remover towels and mouthwash
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels & extra washcloths
  • Bathrobes
  • Extra blanket
  • Hiking Maps
  • Local Restaurant menus

Upon Request

  • Beach towels, chairs and umbrella
  • Dental care sets
  • Shaving products
  • Iron and ironing board
  • Sewing kit

Tracy and Hepburn

TWO DOUBLE BEDS and PRIVATE BATHROOM


Very popular with families or friends that wish to sleep in separate beds, the Tracy and Hepburn Room features Craftsman furniture and commemorates two famous Hollywood pals, Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. 

  • Sleeps up to four guests
  • Two Craftsman Mission Style Double Beds
  • Original botanical watercolors by Elena Roche
  • Private bathroom with shower. Bathroom is detached, but close, not shared
  • Medium mountain view from West window and small garden view South window
  • Upstairs floor of Casa Rosa, accessed by indoor stairs

In addition, guests have the use of common living rooms with fireplaces, balconies and a kitchen supplied with complimentary, tea, coffee, hot cocoa, popcorn, cookies, fruit, etc. Parking, WiFi and Topanga State Park access are free. A full American breakfast is included. Cable TV and a land-line telephone for free calls within the U.S. and Canada are in the adjacent common living room.

Features and Amenities

  • Shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soaps, shower cap, make-up remover towels and mouthwash
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels & extra washcloths
  • Bathrobes
  • Extra blanket
  • Hiking Maps
  • Local Restaurant menus

Upon Request

  • Beach towels, chairs and umbrella
  • Dental care sets
  • Shaving products
  • Iron and ironing board
  • Sewing kit

Rhett and Scarlett

LUXURY KING WITH BEST VIEW and ENSUITE SPA BATHROOM


Frankly, my dear, you’re going to love this room. Most popular for a honeymoon first night, the Rhett and Scarlett Room is dedicated to the “Gone with the Wind” film characters, Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara. Contemporary and antique Stickley period furniture compliment the mood. Finally, an opportunity to deploy your Southern Accent. 

  • Sleeps two guests
  • California King bed
  • Fireplace, Dresser, mirror, leather-top table, Stickley Barley-Twist chairs and a rare Stickley-Brandt carved rocking chair
  • Artwork by Elena Roche
  • Walk-in closet
  • Ensuite (directly connected to your room) bathroom with double spa tub, shower, double sinks, bidet and balcony
  • Bedroom Balcony
  • Our Best, Uninterrupted Mountain Views from West and North windows and the Two Balconies
  • Upstairs floor of Casa Rosa, accessed by one flight of indoor stairs

In addition, guests have the use of common living rooms with fireplaces, balconies and a kitchen supplied with complimentary, tea, coffee, hot cocoa, popcorn, cookies, fruit, etc. Parking, WiFi and Topanga State Park access are free. A full American breakfast is included. Cable TV and a land-line telephone for free calls within the U.S. and Canada are in the adjacent common living room.

Features and Amenities

  • Shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soaps, shower cap, make-up remover towels and mouthwash
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels & extra washcloths
  • Bathrobes
  • Extra blanket
  • Hiking Maps
  • Local Restaurant menus

Upon Request

  • Beach towels, chairs and umbrella
  • Dental care sets
  • Shaving products
  • Iron and ironing board
  • Sewing kit