Catalina Island, just off the coast of Southern California, thrives off its tourist community that visits the area for escape, ocean, sun shopping, restaurants and bars in the main town of Avalon. Catalina offers a number of inexpensive places to stay.
For simple, single bed rooms for two people, the Glenmore Plaza Hotel offers cheap rates in the off-season (before April to September). During the season itself, these rates can become much higher, but really only fluctuate with demand. Victorian in style and design, the Glenmore Plaza Hotel lies in the center of the main town of Avalon, offering short walks to restaurants, bars and shopping in the town. Every room has pillow-top beds and cable for those rare occasions when you are not outside enjoying the sun and surf on the beach just a half block from the hotel.
Glenmore Plaza Hotel
120 Sumner Avenue
PO Box 155
Avalon, CA 90704
310-510-0017
glenmoreplaza.com
The Hotel St. Lauren offers both ocean-view rooms and standard rooms. Victorian in design, the Hotel St. Lauren has changed little since its construction a few decades ago, yet it still has 21st-century amenities with a 19th-century look. The hotel has a prepaid policy, meaning all guests must pay for their reservations at the time of their booking. Cheapest rates usually apply between November and March.
Hotel St. Lauren
231 Beacon Street
PO Box 2166
Avalon, CA 90704
800-645-2496
stlauren.com
The Catalina Island Inn is cheap but efficient, providing a comfortable place for couples and families to stay while visiting the island of Catalina. Most rooms offer twin beds with all the amenities of the larger rooms, such as TV with cable, refrigerator and complimentary continental breakfast every morning for each guest in the room. The Catalina Island Inn lies close enough to harbor so that all rooms have at least partial views of the ocean. Guests are also steps away from downtown Avalon, allowing them to explore the small island town easily and on foot.
Catalina Island Inn
125 Metropole Avenue
Avalon, CA 90704
310-510-1623
catalinaislandinn.com