Terranea Resort, groomed in private

Terranea covers about 102 acres on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, with ocean bluffs on three sides. Accommodations include rooms, bungalows, casitas and villas, along with a nine-hole golf course and a spa. Walking trails lead down to a rocky shoreline.

Guests in villas or bungalows often stay for multiple days and prefer grooming in their own space. The visit is quiet and contained: a cape, a clean station by the window, and a finished cut in well under the time it takes to go down to the lobby and back.

Your schedule sets the appointment.

Every appointment carries the standard of a man who has owned four barbershops and kept his licenses current in barbering and cosmetology across multiple states. Seventeen years in, Ben's specialty is still the short men's cut and the beard, done precisely. 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.

Terranea Resort sits at 100 Terranea Way in Rancho Palos Verdes, close to Point Vicente Lighthouse, Point Vicente Interpretive Center and Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles. Ben works across the neighborhood and nearby Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach and Torrance, so moving from a hotel room to a home or a set later in the day is no trouble.

To book, call or text 608-201-7717 with the address and the time you have in mind. Pricing starts at $150, with $300 standard during regular hours (11am to 7pm); late nights and longer drives are quoted when you reach out. He answers around the clock, holidays included.