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Walk to Beach & Main St: Catalina Island Cottage!

Avalon Vacation Rental | 2BR | 2BA | 900 Sq Ft | 2 Steps Required

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Location
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2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 683.6 sq m

Popular amenities

Barbecue grill
Kitchen
Air conditioning

Explore the area

Avalon, CA

Catalina Island Museum
‪3 min walk‬
Catalina Island Visitor Center
‪5 min walk‬
Catalina Island Golf Course
‪12 min walk‬
Avalon, CA (AVX-Catalina)
‪27 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

Full Bathroom

Spaces

Kitchen

About this property

Walk to Beach & Main St: Catalina Island Cottage!

Steps to Restaurants & Shops | Beach Chairs & Toys | Air Conditioning

Fall in love with this beach-style bungalow cottage in Avalon — the perfect summer escape for couples or small families who value walkability and seaside living! Located on a pedestrian-only street, this 2-bedroom, 2-bath vacation rental is just steps from local restaurants, boutiques, and beaches. When you’re not relaxing by the shore, tee off at Catalina Island Golf Course or enjoy a snorkeling adventure at Two Harbors!

-- THE PROPERTY --

SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS
- Bedroom 1: 1 queen bed
- Bedroom 2: 2 twin beds

INDOOR LIVING
- Open living room
- Vintage coastal interior
- Flat-screen air TV w/ local channels & DVD player
- Pass-through window
- Games

KITCHEN
- Gas range stove, microwave, refrigerator
- Cooking basics, dishware & flatware
- Blender, drip coffee maker, toaster
- Crockpot, spices
- Breakfast bar
- Ample cabinet space

GENERAL
- Free WiFi (no streaming capabilities)
- Linens/towels
- Air conditioning
- Trash bags, paper towels
- Beach toys & chairs
- Charcoal grill

FAQ
- Quiet hours (10:00 PM-8:00 AM)

ACCESSIBILITY
- 2 stairs to enter, single-story cottage

PARKING
- No parking available

-- THE LOCATION --

SEAS THE DAY: Middle Beach (0.2 miles), South Beach (0.3 miles), Step Beach (0.4 miles), Hamilton Beach (2.0 miles), Lovers Cove - popular snorkeling destination (2.5 miles), Moonstone Beach (0.7 miles), Two Harbors - popular snorkeling destination (17.7 miles)
EXPLORE THE ISLAND: Catalina Room Escape (0.2 miles), Catalina Island Museum (0.2 miles), Catalina Island Undersea Expedition (0.2 miles), Catalina Ferry and Boat Terminal (0.5 miles), Catalina Casino (0.7 miles), Descanso Beach Club (0.9 miles)
THE OUTDOORS: Golf Gardens (0.1 miles), Wrigley Stage Avalon Bay Vista (0.2 miles), Machine Gun Park (0.4 miles), Knabe Park (0.4 miles), Catalina Island Golf Course (0.7 miles), Nature Center (1.0 miles), Wrigley Botanical Garden (1.5 miles), Garden To Sky Summit (3.6 miles)
EVENTS (Avalon): Catalina Film Festival, Catalina JazzTrax Festival, Catalina Wine Mixer, Catalina Art Festival, Catalina Wine Festival
AIRPORTS: Catalina Airport (10.0 miles), John Wayne Airport (mainland, ferry/helicopter access)

-- REST EASY WITH US --

Evolve makes it easy to find and book properties you'll never want to leave. You can relax knowing that our properties will always be ready for you and that we'll answer the phone 24/7. Even better, if anything is off about your stay, we'll make it right. You can count on our homes and our people to make you feel welcome — because we know what vacation means to you.

-- POLICIES --

- No smoking
- No pets allowed
- No events, gatherings or parties
- Must be at least 25 years old to book
- Additional fees and taxes may apply
- Photo ID may be required upon check-in
- Please observe quiet hours from 10:00 PM to 8:00 AM

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- The WiFi does not have streaming capabilities
- Toiletries are not provided and it is recommended that guests provide their own
- This single-story property requires 2 stairs to enter

Property manager

Evolve

Languages

English, French, German, Spanish

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Amenities

Kitchen

Air conditioning

Barbecue grill

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

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

About the area

Avalon

Located in Avalon, this cottage is near the beach. Lovers Cove and Hamilton Beach reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Three Palms Avalon Arcade and Nature Center at Avalon Canyon. With scuba diving and power boating nearby, you'll find plenty of adventures in the water.

Avalon, CA

What's nearby

Catalina Island Museum - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Catalina Island Visitor Center - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
Avalon Port - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
Catalina Island Golf Course - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
Catalina Casino - 12 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

Avalon, CA (AVX-Catalina) - 63 min drive

Restaurants

‪Pancake Cottage - ‬6 min walk
‪Descanso Beach Club - ‬16 min walk
‪Bluewater Grill - ‬5 min walk
‪Catalina Island Brew House - ‬5 min walk
‪Catalina Coffee & Cookie Co. - ‬7 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Walk to Beach & Main St: Catalina Island Cottage! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Walk to Beach & Main St: Catalina Island Cottage!?

This property doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Walk to Beach & Main St: Catalina Island Cottage!?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Walk to Beach & Main St: Catalina Island Cottage!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Walk to Beach & Main St: Catalina Island Cottage! located?

Situated near the beach, this cottage is within a 15-minute walk of Catalina Island Museum and Catalina Island Golf Course. Catalina Island Medical Center and Catalina Island Visitor Center are also within 10 minutes.

7.8

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8.6/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

9.2/10

Check-in

8.2/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

7.6/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Erin J.

27 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Girls trip

Great location, not far from everything. Grocery store at the corner. Loved the ability to hang all our wet stuff outside on the clothes line! Had everything we needed and great space for the 5 of us girls. Thanks!

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Natane R.

13 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Communication

Great location, comfortable beds. Unfortunately property manager does not check VRBO messages or Evolve messages. Emailed Evolve with no response and messaged on VRBO with no response.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven U.

29 Nov 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Catalina Half

Good loaction

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Ryan B.

8 June 2025

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Cleanliness, communication

Catalina Trip

The location was neat and Catalina was hands down amazing! The property we rented wasn’t up to par as far as cleanliness. We found hair on one of the toilet seats and some on the bathroom floors. It took 2 days for the owner to respond regarding an early check in. She was kind and let us put our things inside the gate until our check in time. The air conditioner started leaking right after we turned it on right when we arrived. Water got on the floor- we cleaned it up and notified the owner right away. We weren’t able to use the A/C the entire stay. Luckily it wasn’t too hot. There were perishables left behind in the fridge. The back bedroom with the two beds had like a room closed off with a curtain. (Weird) It had some old furniture in there like a storage. Doesn’t seem like the property was kept up continuously, it wasn’t very clean.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Craig C.

17 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victor

10 Mar 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

The house is cute, perfect for our stay on the island. Its in a good location walking distance to park, vons and beach. I cant wait to book my next stay !

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Theresa H.

16 June 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Girls Weekend

Kicked off summer with my girls. The house fit us perfectly and was a great location. We will be back!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Annabelle C.

18 June 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, location

Disliked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Slanted and cramped

Did we have a wonderful time in Catalina and enjoy our stay? Yes! Would I stay at this property again? Absolutely not. There was no property manager to get a hold of and I had to reach out to get all the check-in information. I received a little communication from the Host. Broken air conditioner and cramped living quarters. I don’t know who built this house, but I think they might have been a little blind because so many things were off. Stained sheets and blankets available For bedding… Tried to not think about it. No comfort for anyone over the average human size. Luckily nobody in our party was plus size but if they were, they would not have been able to use any of the bathrooms. Impossible to sit on both toilets due to cramped walls. And the house is literally on a slant… Things were rolling all over the place. Great location, next to the grocery store was awesome. Adorable neighborhood and very quiet. Misleading on quality of home and availability of rooms… But it did the job. For the money we spent, I am not overly thrilled about what we got but oh well. We had a wonderful time in Catalina and would not stay here again.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rick K.

18 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Catalina Gem

Comfortable and clean cottage in great location. Great neighborhood on vehicular free street. Walling distance to downtown and golf course. We had a wonderful stay

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Toni T.

27 Mar 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely, cozy place to stay

Our family of 5 had a lovely time in Avalon. The property was quaint and perfectly sized so we could spread out a little. It was the right distance from the grocery store & it helped save some money by being able to eat breakfast “at home”. It wasn’t too far away from all of the fun things to do & see.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

troy C.

30 July 2024

Liked: Location

Disliked: Check-in

Great location

Check in was terrible The place was not clean and people were in it. Told us to put our stuff outside and would not let us in. Maid came and cleaned the place and we got in at 430pm Everything else was good

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Desiree S.

26 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

For the price it was very small.

It was nice because we were close to everything. But we think it was overpriced for how small it is.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

gloria g.

6 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good

Nice

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Klara K.

4 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Communication

Good location, could use updates

The house was able to accommodate us all fairly well. The location was about a mile walk to Descanso beach club, which wasn’t too bad considering the views on the walk. With that being said, the house could use some updates (shower, paint, curtain rods, etc.). Also, some cookware in the kitchen needs to be updated (mainly pots and pans). The outside of the house could also use some maintenance (cleaning out the shed, removing cob webs, etc.). Overall, my family enjoyed our stay on Catalina island.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Enrique

15 June 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, communication

Cottage needs a little updating, the bathroom was very tight and no locks on the doors. Other than that it was in an ideal location right behind the market and in walking distance to all the fun!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Kimberly G.

6 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

Disliked: Listing accuracy

Very dated and not functional

In previous reviews we knew the property was stated but we expected it to be functional. The shower in one of the bathrooms did not work.Curtain rods would fall off the walls windows don't open and close properly or all the way front door lock

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Catherine W.

9 Apr 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in

Disliked: Communication, location, listing accuracy

Noisy

They were jackhammering and laying the foundation for a new home 3 feet from our window from 8am to 5pm. The owner had to know this and should have disclosed it. At night the street turns into a frat house. No hand soap in the back bathroom.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021

2/10 Terrible

Lynne R.

24 Aug 2024

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy

Lack of communication!

I tried to contact Bond my assigned person to contact with any questions. I called and sent a e-mail days before my arrival with no response! Arrived at house and found a shower they was inoperable and easily visible by cleaning crew with handle broken off and left on shelf. Called plumber contact on Bulletin Board and there was no voice mail. All contact information was old from 2014! I have been renting in Catalina for 40 years and this is my worst experience.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

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2/10 Terrible

tim

6 July 2023

Management unwilling to help

There are exceptions to every rule. We had a death in the family and my daughter was not able to emotionally and physically make the trip. We did not ask for a refund- we just needed to reschedule. “Evolve” was unwilling to help due to timing. I will never recommend this company. They should be ashamed. Money is definitely more important to them than people.

8/10 Good

Veronica K.

18 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

John

23 July 2024

Liked: Communication

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

the whole place is like a run down double wide trailer. in one bedroom there was a half curtain "hiding" a destroyed bathroom, tinfoil wrapped around shower handle to prevent leaking, plywood construction. Can't shut the bathroom doors while your sitting on the toilet. It's just very clear the owner puts zero money into upkeep of the property. For the same money you can do much better at one of the hotels

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathon

2 June 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

Would love to come back.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kim E.

8 Jan 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Big house and a great location

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy D., San Diego, CA

26 Nov 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great house, perfect location!

Just as advertised and location could not be beat. Very quiet and convenient to everything in Avalon.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Cinnamon M.

28 Nov 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Racing Catalina

We came for a Half Marathon Race. House has a great location. It was clean and cozy for our group. Windows need to be the next upgrade for the property. But for the good price, it was just right for our stay.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

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Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 2

2 bathrooms

Full Bathroom

Full Bathroom

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About this property

Walk to Beach & Main St: Catalina Island Cottage!

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Languages

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House Rules

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About the area

Avalon

What's nearby

Getting around

Restaurants

Frequently asked questions

Reviews

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10/10 Excellent

Erin J.

Girls trip

Erin J.

8/10 Good

Natane R.

Natane R.

10/10 Excellent

Steven U.

Catalina Half

Steven U.

6/10 Okay

Ryan B.

Catalina Trip

Ryan B.

10/10 Excellent

Craig C.

Perfect

Craig C.

10/10 Excellent

Victor

Victor

10/10 Excellent

Theresa H.

Girls Weekend

Theresa H.

4/10 Poor

Annabelle C.

Slanted and cramped

Annabelle C.

10/10 Excellent

Rick K.

Catalina Gem