Malibu's Carbon Beach, it's an area where the rich and famous live and play, while everyone else just dreams about it. Hey, it isn't nicknamed billionaires' beach for no reason! If forking over $100,000 to rent one of the nearby mansions seems a bit steep, there's a newly renovated Malibu Beach Inn, and you can think Hollywood mogul David Geffen for spending $10 million to make this place look brand spankin' new.

Staying at the Malibu Beach Inn will put you beach front, with a gorgeous view of the ocean and possibly the Malibu Pier, depending where the room is situated. The rooms may not be huge, but they are comfy and the beachy atmosphere is played up in the decor of the room, and a gas fireplace. There might not be a tub in the bathroom, but guests are treated to designer bath robes.

When you're feeling hungry, there's the Carbon Beach Club, a restaurant exclusively for hotel guests. The restaurant is serving up fresh California cuisine daily, which you can enjoy on a beach front terrace, or indoors but who wants that when you can have the sand in your feet? Or room service can quickly send up an entree of your choice. The Inn might be lacking a few amenities by the way of a fitness center or a pool, but each room is loaded with useful equipment, such as a 32" plasma tv and an ipod equipped clock radio. Wifi is also available in the lobby and terrace.

Of course, relaxing in the sun and taking in the Malibu beauty is going to cost you. We can all live like a millionaire for $675 a night on weekends.

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