Malibu Beach Inn, groomed in private

Built right on Carbon Beach, this small inn gives every room an ocean view and, in most cases, a private balcony. The Carbon Beach Club restaurant looks out over the surf. Malibu Pier is a short walk west along the sand.

Guests escaping the city for Malibu often prefer to stay on the beach, and an in-room barber keeps them from driving back into town. He arrives with a complete kit, sets a clean station near the best light in the room, and leaves the space as he found it.

Discretion is part of the cut.

The work comes from seventeen-plus years of practice, dual licenses in barbering and cosmetology across multiple states, and four barbershops of his own. Ben has cut for recording artists, NBA and NFL players and Supreme skaters, and he treats a first-time client with the same care. The menu is focused: men's short haircuts, beard trims and sculpting, line-ups, waves and head shaves. He works with every hair type and every background, which is exactly how he has always run his chair.

The address, 22878 Pacific Coast Hwy, puts Malibu Beach Inn near Malibu Pier, Carbon Beach and Nobu Malibu. Whether the plan is dinner, a premiere or an early flight, Ben can time the appointment around it, here or anywhere in Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Calabasas and Santa Monica.

Send a text or make a call to 608-201-7717, any hour. Ben confirms the time, quotes the visit (from $150, $300 standard between 11am and 7pm, adjusted for distance and late hours) and is on his way.