CasaDeFreeman Catalina Island Family Vacation Home

Description from the owner

Casa De Freeman has been providing families with fun and memorable summer vacations for almost 50 years. Located on Catalina Ave, your vacation home is just one block from the beach, and within easy walking distance to the markets, restaraunts, dozens of shops, and all the recreation venues that Avalon has to offer.

Your Catalina Casa is a two story fun family house that sleeps nine comfortably. The house, originally built in the 1920's , combines the new like an Amana bottom freezer refrigerator and a GE gas stove with powerboil burners, with the original, like brass doornobs with keyholes and eyelet hooks on the the bathroom doors.Th...e house has 2 bathrooms upstairs, one with a built in tub, the second with a stall shower, and a powder room downstairs. All the bedrooms are upstairs. The front and back bedrooms have queen beds, the small bedroom at the top of the stairs has a twin bed, the middle bedroom which you have to walk through to get to the back bedroom has two twin beds, (which makes these two rooms perfect for parents that have little ones they need to monitor) and the master bedrom which has a king bed. There are two TV's in the house, one in the master bedroom and the other in the living room, which has a DVD player attached.

The house also features a large covered patio perfect for family meals, like that barbequed fish that you just caught off the pier. The house has another amenity that is rarely found in Avalon,a large back yard complete with a rare Coral tree, some large Bird of Paradise, and a lot of hibiscus trees. Beyond the greenery there is another area in the back yard with two chaise lounges for those who wish to get their tan in a more private setting.

The last feature, and probably the favorite with most guests year after year, is the old fashioned front porch, complete with two redwood rocking chairs where you can have your morning coffee, read your mid-day book or newspaper, or sip some wine or beer at happy hour time.

So whether you want be going all day golfing, fishing, biiking, trying the zip-line or parasail, or prefer to just park yourself in the redwood rockers on your front porch, say howdy neighbor to the friendly locals, and just watch the world go by, your Catalina casa gives you the perfect home base. This is also a great place for those extended family vacations where the kids, the parents, and the grandparents can can all share the fun and memories of Catalina togeher !

There is no smoking in the house, and as much as we love animals, for many reasons , no pets are allowed. The house rents weekly from Sunday to Sunday,Read more

Additional Location Information

Location Type Away from it all, Beach, Ocean

Additional notes from owner

weekly rate does not include a cleaning fee of $.125, a 12% city bed tax, and a refundable $400 security deposit

What Past Guests Are Saying

• The Blanchard Family
  Newport Beach, California, USA

  We have enjoyed our annual Catalina vacation 40 years; we leave

  Left on 02/18/2012 for a stay in July 2011
  
  

  The highlight of our summer vacation is our family stay at 236 Catalina. We have enjoyed this special place for the last 40 years. The rooms are clean and the kitchen well-equipped. Attention to detain is evident. The side yard is spacious and offers outdoor cooking for family gatherings and special parties. We love the front porch where we can enjoy spectacular sunsets and visit with Islanders and other vacationers. The home owners at 236 are second to none. They will meet your every need and go the extra mile to make your stay comfortable and memorable. Catalina Island has many choices of activities, restaurants, and beautiful sights. Your stay at 236 will complete your unforgetable experience.

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  Would you recommend this vacation rental to a friend? Yes

  Recommended for: Travelers, Romantic, Luxury, Families, Rugged

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• Zeny De Leoz
  Simi Valley, California

  Wonderful Family Reunion

  Left on 07/14/2010 for a stay in August 2009
  
  

  I think CasaDeFreeman Catalina Is. Family Vacation Home is truly a home away from home. We enjoyed our stay here immensely. The house is big enough to accommodate my extended families. The kitchen is fully- equipped with everything we need; from making smoothies, home-cooked meals, doing BBQ in the spacious backyard, or enjoying cold drinks by the balcony across the mini golf area or just watching people go by or watching the horse-drawn carriage pass by. This maybe one of the few places in the island that you can rent that have a beautiful garden with big grown trees. We all loved relaxing in lounge chairs enjoying each others' company while admiring the view. The kids enjoyed walking to the beach & shops which is approximately one block away. They loved going to the pier to do some fishing, paddle boats, & the glass bottom boats which runs straight from Catalina St. The place is so centrally located that everything is either steps or blocks away; you do not need to rent those "golf carts" to get around unless you join the tourist bus trips to do some sightseeing in and around the island. This is truly a great place for a great price in a fun filled island not too far from home.

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