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The Nobu sign at the earlier Nobu Malibu restaurant location, 2008

Number five in The Americas

Nobu Ryokan Malibu

Carbon Beach, Malibu

Sixteen keys in a ryokan-inspired hideaway on the sand. The escape.

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Rank
5 of 5, The Americas
Cool meter
Neighborhood
Carbon Beach, Malibu
Rate band
$$$$$
Hosted by
Celeste Marlow and Julian Okafor

Nobu Malibu's earlier home, 2008. Photo: Kettlechips1, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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