When switched-on Angelenos need to escape the city, they rent one of the minimal little rooms at this remodelled mid-century motel and tune out the noise for a while. The fact that it’s just off the Pacific Coast Highway but set amid verdant grounds, with private terraces and the ocean a stroll away – plus the lack of tech or TVs – means relaxation is inevitable. Coffee & Waffles, in a reconfigured Airstream, serves simple but considered food.