Malibu summer rentals: $55,000 per month and up

Dante Maximilian, 3, plays in the living room of the Malibu Cove Colony home that his mother Cindyana Santangelo, is trying to lease out for the month of August for $55,000.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Cindyana Santangelo relaxes in the master bedroom of her Malibu Cove Colony home, which affords a clear ocean view. Santangelo has appeared in “CSI: Miami,” “ER” and “Law & Order.”  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Dante Maximillian, son of Cindyana Santangelo, peers in from the deck of the Malibu Cove Colony home, which has 50 feet of beachfront.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Cindyana Santangelo on the beach near her Malibu Cove Colony home. The home is within walking distance of Paradise Cove and Geoffrey’s restaurant.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)