Is Catalina Island Dream Homes back house pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Where is Catalina Island Dream Homes back house located?

Located in the heart of Avalon, this vacation home is within a 15-minute walk of Catalina Island Medical Center and Catalina Island Golf Course. Catalina Island Museum and Three Palms Avalon Arcade are also within 10 minutes.

Catalina Island Dream Homes back house Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robbie W.

Aug 28, 2024

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

Great Family Trip

We enjoyed our stay. Communication was great. Great location and the home fit our needs.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah R.

Jun 7, 2023

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

Great stay!

Lovely clean property that is close to everything!

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

ADRIENNE D.

Jul 20, 2023

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

Disliked: Communication

Good visit

Good visit!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

David C.

Mar 18, 2019

Excellent!

Nice place, GREAT location. The place was clean and easy. We enjoyed our stay!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lori B.

Oct 9, 2023

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

Spacious & clean. Great location

Plenty of room for everyone, easy walking distance to pretty much anything in town. Clean

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew D.

Aug 10, 2018

Awesome Hospitality

Water heater went out but quick service in repairing the unit within the hour. Great hospitality with Eric. We would rebook this location on our next trip

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Jennifer P.

Sep 17, 2024

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

Great location,not much provided

The place was in a good location, plenty of space inside and a tiny outdoor patio with grill. Communication with the owner was great, and checkin was easy. The downsides were that nothing for the beach is provided- no beach towels, chairs, etc. The beds were pretty hard. No A/C but many fans were available. Also no shampoo or soap aside from hand soap is provided. But all around ok for an Avalon property.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martha

Aug 29, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

This property was beautiful! Very spacious and aestheically appealing. Located at a very walkable distance from everything. The property was equipt with a variety of appliances and furniture, including a grill outside! However we did have a hassle turning it on so we decided not to use anymore. Other than that everything was amazing!

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicole B.

Jul 4, 2024

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

Best place we’ve stayed in 6 years visiting Avalon

Everything about this property was perfect and we hope to stay again and get the front unit as well for the rest of our family. We loved the location and not having to climb up the hill from town which we’ve done in the past (Metropole, Whittley) and it’s so close to Vons. It was super clean and spacious with comfortable beds and lots of towels and extra linens. The manager was incredibly accommodating allowing us to check in early and Eric, the caretaker was so friendly and kind! I messaged him to ask if we could leave our luggage at the property for a few hours on the day we were leaving and he called me to say it was okay and gave me great restaurant recommendations and tips for future travel to Catalina. Only downside to this property was the lack of internet wifi but not a deal breaker.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Kimberlee H.

Jun 9, 2023

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

Disliked: Communication

Nice family Home

The house is nice and in a very convenient location. Communication with the owner was frustrating. She didn't respond in a timely fashion. When she responded, it went very well. I didn't have the check-in information and finally had to contact VRBPO the day before we were to arrive.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Mark C.

Aug 10, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Avalon condo review

Location was great. Unit was a good match for our needs. Comfortable furniture. Very clean. However, there was no face cloths,paper towels,tissues,toilet paper,washing soap and bath mats. There were two cracked wine glasses. No end tables in downstairs bedroom or next to couch in living room. The caretaker Eric was good. And the owner did respond with a delivery of missing linen. Overall had a good time and enjoyed this condo after we purchased needed items.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Mike R.

Jul 26, 2024

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

Walkable area

The house was spacious but was lacking a few things to make me be able to rate it higher. For a property that sleeps 8, the kitchen was not well stocked for utensils, cookware, tableware etc. There was no cutting board and the kitchen counters were tile. If you don’t plan on using the kitchen much it would have been fine

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Joanne A., Gardnerville, Nevada

Jul 13, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location

Sumner duplex

Would have appreciated more on time response from owner—sent messages but VRBO had to contact her since she did not respond to questions. Once she did, response in time. Appreciated comments from previous renter about faucets and end of beds that can hurt your leg. Appreciated beach toys. Von within walking distance which was great!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Irit L.

Jul 3, 2022

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Property needs updating!

Beds/mattresses ..absolutely awful!!! Need new ones. Dining chair & couch/ old stains, need to update. Shower upstairs, faucets broken; water dripping. Great location but definitely not worth the money we paid

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Christina R.

Jul 8, 2023

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

No internet/TV

We were unable to access the internet or watch TV. Tv's did not work in the bedrooms

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Al F.

Sep 25, 2023

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

Great house

The house was nice and big . We had a great stay. There was a few things that we were not a fan of. Usually there are napkins or paper towels but we had to go buy some. There was no soap at all in the showers just hand soap, so we had to go buy all that stuff. The master bed was very uncomfortable and you would just sink in when you would sit on it. Also was very loud getting on and off. We were not a fan of having to wash our own dishes and put away because we are just relying on the people before to wash the dishes and I don’t think that’s very sanitary.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Monica M.

Sep 6, 2024

Liked: Location

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Needs Improvement

I will start off with the few positives about our stay.. great location and the host did let us check in early. Other than the two positives, I would not recommend staying at this property. The communication from the host was awful from the beginning—they mixed up our reservation dates, which caused a lot of confusion and stress. Once we arrived, things only got worse. The place was infested with ants; they were everywhere, including in our food and even got inside our luggage. To make matters worse, there was no air conditioning, making the stay uncomfortable, especially during the hot days. We anticipated Wi-Fi ( as everywhere I have ever stayed accommodated this) and then was told they do not provide it, and all the TVs in each room did not work. To top it all off, the host had the nerve to charge us extra for getting WHITE towels dirty—something that happens naturally when you're staying somewhere! The location was the only redeeming quality, but that wasn't enough to make up for the poor experience overall. Stay somewhere else if you can.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

finton

Aug 11, 2024

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location; nothing extra

Wonderful location; easy walk to most activities. It has the basics, but nothing to make you feel welcome/at home. We would have appreciated a book with local recommendations as well as instructions for using the grill, fans, tv, etc. It’s the little things that help make us feel welcome or not: such as kitchen was not stocked for actual meal preparation (no cutting board, only one knife besides the table knives, minimal storage or serving bowls, etc.). The kitchen sponges were nasty looking; new individually wrapped ones would go a long way….or at least having a dish cloth. The auto start on the BBQ grill is not working and requires matches or a lighter which are not provided. The manager told us to purchase some if we wanted to use it; we left our lighter for the next guests. Some blankets to use while resting on the couches would be inviting us to curl up and relax. And it was very HOT; there is no a/c so it would have been nice to have the windows open and the fans running in anticipation of our arrival. Luggage storage is crazy expensive at the dock; despite what some reviewers noted, we were told that we could not use the patio to store our bags either before official check in or after check out. The remote did not work for one of the lights/fans so we kept having to switch the working battery into the remote we needed. And there were crumbs/hair in the upstairs drawers. Despite these “little things” with realistic expectations, we would stay again.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer N.

Oct 2, 2022

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

Great house! Super comfortable

Loved it! Easy to rent and to contact owners.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Carole F.

Sep 26, 2022

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

Catalina

Had a wonderful family celebration. Great location!

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Maryann S.

Sep 6, 2022

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Cleanliness

Great except for a few things

Quiet location and comfortable beds/pillows. There's no ac, but the property had a bunch of fans and it's safe to leave the windows and sliding doors open at night. Only issues we had were that the silver wears were dirty. Definitely wash it yourself so that you know it's clean, or just use plastic utensils. There were more ants upstairs than downstairs. And we ended up having some stowaways in our luggage. It was bothersome having to try and get to the back when the front unit has their windows open all the way out

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

andrew a.

Jul 3, 2022

Liked: Location

Disliked: Check-in

Great location, poor owner

Location is awesome, Amy (Karen of property owners) horrible. Stay went well, would not have complained until owner decided to be a Karen. Amy emailed me a week after we checked out complaining we broke her shower valves, all while stating she just had everything replaced prior to our stay. (Sounds like shotty plumbing work to me) Valves were broke upon our arrival, but being a handy guy I showed my guests how to use in the mean time and did not complain. While staying there also fixed her surround sound that was not wired, fixed her DVD player that lacked the proper cables, never could figure out the direct tv that didn’t work, and purchased our own batteries for the fan remote that someone decided they needed more. Would have been a 4 star stay until the accusations starting flying, but here we are, don’t throw rocks in a glass house. And find a new rental if you want a perfect stay.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alexis H.

Jun 24, 2022

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

Great Time Had By All

We had a great time. The location is perfect - far enough away from the crowds and close enough to get anywhere within minutes. We will be back next summer!!

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

alan

Jun 17, 2022

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Many of the furnitures were metal and in poor condition. The dining table had rust. I hated the bed frame in the master bedroom because it was metal and stuck out on the side. My wife and I bumped into the edge of the frame so many times. We had to wear close-toe shoes in the bedroom to avoid fracturing our toes. The TV never worked for us. There was no Wi-Fi in the house. The shower leaked water. The only good thing about the house is the location. It was close to the only supermarket on the island.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Mar 29, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Perfect space for a family or friend gathering.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

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