359CA: Charming Family Home, 3 Blocks to Beach, Restaurants and Shops
This charming, historic Catalina home was recently refreshed and is ready for your family to kick back, relax and enjoy island life. It has a great corner lot location on upper Catalina Avenue, which means it's just a quick walk to the golf course and Country Club or three short blocks to shopping, restaurants and the beach. If offers indoor dining with French doors to the side patio where you can barbecue or enjoy sitting outdoors. Three bedrooms (Q, twins with trundles, double & twin) and the 3/4 bath are upstairs, and one bedroom (Q) and the full bath with a tub and unique "semi-outdoor" shower are located downstairs. This is a perfect vacation home for a large or extended family or two small families that want to share! A total of 1494 SQ Feet. 359CA | | | This vacation home rents on a nightly basis (2 night minimum, holidays and selected dates excepted; 3 night minimum mid-June through Labor Day).
Property manager
Catalina Island Vacation Rentals
Languages
English, Spanish
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Amenities
Kitchen
Washer
Barbecue grill
Fireplace
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
About the area
Avalon
Located in Avalon, this holiday home is by the sea. Catalina Island Museum and Avalon Theater are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Three Palms Avalon Arcade and Nature Center at Avalon Canyon. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and scuba diving nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking and cycling.
Avalon, CA
What's nearby
Catalina Island Visitor Center - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
Catalina Island Museum - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
Avalon Port - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
Catalina Island Golf Course - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
Catalina Casino - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
Getting around
Avalon, CA (AVX-Catalina) - 23 min drive
Restaurants
Pancake Cottage - 6 min walk
Descanso Beach Club - 18 min walk
Bluewater Grill - 7 min walk
Catalina Island Brew House - 5 min walk
Catalina Coffee & Cookie Co. - 8 min walk
Frequently asked questions
Is 359CA: Charming Family Home, 3 Blocks to Beach, Restaurants and Shops pet-friendly?
No, pets are not allowed at this property.
What time is check-in at 359CA: Charming Family Home, 3 Blocks to Beach, Restaurants and Shops?
Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.
What time is check-out at 359CA: Charming Family Home, 3 Blocks to Beach, Restaurants and Shops?
Checkout is at 10:00 AM.
Where is 359CA: Charming Family Home, 3 Blocks to Beach, Restaurants and Shops located?
Situated by the sea, this holiday home is within a 15-minute walk of Catalina Island Medical Center and Catalina Island Golf Course. Catalina Island Visitor Center and Catalina Island Museum are also within 10 minutes.
Reviews
9.6
Exceptional
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
Avalon was a wonderful experience and our home away from home was perfect. we had four adults and one granddaughter (8) and me (84), grand mom staying. we all loved our beautiful home. The flower bower front and side was a lovely plus, we could sit and read and watch the passing scene from the side patio surrounded by golden yellow hibiscus! .We had lots of dining space, the kitchen VERY well appointed with every imaginable cooking tool,and spices galore, beds very comfy, baths very modern and attractive, I could go on...but in short an ideal spot to spend a week in and enjoy its convenient location, walking distance to Vons a great grocery...just like home and all the local attractions and there are so many things to see and do on the island!!!
This house was perfect for our family. Our two sons and their families joined us for a milestone celebration. We had six adults and four children.
As most places in Catalina, it is an older home and the entire structure is somewhat rickety.
We were able to make breakfast and dinner with a relatively large kitchen - with all he kitchen tools you would need. Best of all, the patio table and indoor table fit all of us. For the price, it's an excellent choice.
This house is in a great location. It’s on the flat ground, no walking uphill from the port and is close to Vons grocery store. The description of the house setting & amenities are as described. We have 8 people in our group & the house is big enough and we feel comfortable to share our space. The kitchen is fully stock. One evening we got to use the BBQ grill & had dinner on the patio. We consider to stay here again when we visit Avalon.
Perfect setup for us. My daughter and her husband loved the “outside” shower and private downstairs room and the upstairs for us was perfect. Clean and nice!
Lots of space with 6 beds, more than enough for 6 adults. Decor was homey and comfortable. Gas fireplace was a plus!! Having a golf cart would have made it ideal, but the walk to town was easy. Vons supermarket at the end of the block was also great.
Doug B.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
10/10 Excellent
Lyn
15 Nov 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
The house and views exceeded our expectations.
Lyn
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
10/10 Excellent
Alfareza
16 Oct 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
We had a marvelous time . The house was clean and had a beautiful patio perfect for our size group (6). The neighbors were very loud in the late evening though.
Such a great house and picturesque. Everything we needed and all of the features we wanted. Liked the house, tvs and of course the fully equipped kitchen. Super close to Vons and more quiet than being close to the beach, even though it’s still close…Don’t think about it. Just book it! Catalina is awesome. Btw, loved all the decorations and pictures inside the house. Such a rich history!
The property was just as expected except for the zero toilet paper @ the house . And after traveling for 4 + hours the ladies in our group were agitated . I had to walk to the vons store for TP .
This Catalina beach home was perfect for our family, with plenty of space for both group activities and alone time. The home is close to the market (Vons), restaurants, bars, donuts and ice cream! What more can you ask for?
We enjoyed our 2nd year at Catalina Island. This house was great, big kitchen, nice patio with good BBQ. We enjoyed all the historical and family photos around the house.
Overall nice stay, only one shower was a challenge the downstairs bathroom has a tub. Also be sure to buy a couple of bars of soap if you stay more than 1 day because the micro-soap provided only lasts a day. Buy toilet paper too because you only get the roll on the holder in each bathroom, same with paper towel, 1 roll so if you stay for a few days and have kids, better stick up too on that. Upstairs very hot if the weather is over 75 during the day outside.. fans only do so much. Very noisy from very busy street corner, trash truck, street sweeper, golf carts and fire trucks/ambulances all pass by (so close to firehouse and city yard). Our family is easy going so all this was overlooked when we just enjoy each other on vacation.
We thoroughly enjoyed staying at the Johnson Family cottage on Catalina. There is a lot of history in this house that we appreciated and tried to respect. Reading the binder about the cottage and it’s occupants really made us feel as if we became apart of its history. We especially liked the outside shower attached to the downstairs bathroom, ample sleeping quarters, and the proximity to the grocery store and other Avalon businesses. If you are a light sleeper, you might want to choose one of bedrooms in the back of the house to avoid the noise of golf cart traffic. I would definitely stay here again.
We had a great experience here. We arrived early on Friday and was told the house was ready and we could go in now. Wonderful news for us with all our luggage.
The house is really cute with lots of family photos all over and sits on the end of the street so there is a patio to sit outside and watch all the carts of people passing by. A little loud but very nice to sit outside.
It’s an old house so some of the dresser drawers were broken and we had an issue with the garbage disposal but over all a great place to stay.
Checkout morning we were all running behind and was able to get a later check out. Again awesome news!!! We didn’t have to carry all of our stuff around all day and some were able to sleep in. We had 7 adults and 2 children and had plenty of room for all.
We rented 2 houses for 14 people for the weekend…we had plenty of room to bbq and play card games at the huge dining table and patio area. The location was perfect- close to everything it not so close that we couldn’t have some quiet time too. The house has so much history and was so cozy…we enjoyed figuring out from the book they have and all the pictures that a beautiful captain and his family must have lived there. It felt like we got to stay at our grandparents family home. Kitchen was the best stocked kitchen we ever have rented and the heater and fireplace worked great There we’re plenty of clean towels, blankets, games, movie and music cd’s. We’ve rented many house over the years in Catalina and this was by far the best house yet. We definitely will be renting this house again when we have a large party because the house was very spacious and accommodating for our group and our 2 handicapped veterans as well.
We absolutely loved this property! The location was perfect, walking distance from everything we wanted to do. The house has soooo much history and we loved the extra booklet that the family provided so we could read up on the history of the island, the house and the family history of property owners. We will definitely rent this house again!!