• Visitors can go scuba diving on Catalina Island.Dolphins image by Van Jordan from Fotolia.com
  
  Catalina Island is located approximately an hour's ferry ride from the California coast. Visitors to the island can enjoy glass-bottom boat tours, snorkeling and scuba diving to see dolphin, garibaldi and a number of shipwrecks. Tourists can visit the Catalina Island Museum, spend a day at the Catalina Island Jazztrax Festival (held each fall) or go hiking through the island's conservation areas. Hotels on the island offer standard and luxury accommodations with friendly staff that can help guests arrange their sightseeing and activity itineraries.
  
  

Avalon Hotel

• The Avalon Hotel offers accommodations adorned with mahogany and handmade tile, and wrap-around balconies. Guests can choose from rooms that overlook the ocean or the hotel's garden patio with a central fountain. In the room, lounge in front of the flat screen television or use a laptop computer available to borrow from the front desk. The hotel provides a complimentary continental breakfast with fresh fruit, baked goods and a variety of beverages. Guests can enjoy breakfast on the rooftop deck with breathtaking views of the ocean and surrounding area.
  
  Avalon Hotel
  
  124 Whittley Ave.
  
  Avalon CA 90704
  
  310-510-7070
  
  theavalonhotel.com
  
  

Hotel Metropole

• The Hotel Metropole provides guests with multiple accommodation options, including the Beach House, VIP Wing, Ocean Front Mini Suites and standard guest rooms. The Beach House is 1,800-square feet in size and comes with two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a full kitchen. The living room offers a large-screen television, DVD player and a library. Guests can relax in front of the in-room fireplace or take in the ocean view from the deck. The master suite has a king-size bed, dressing area, television, private deck and a vaulted ceiling. A walk-in shower and Jacuzzi bathtub distinguishes the master bathroom. Basic guest rooms include amenities such as fireplaces, king-size beds and Jacuzzis according to preference and availability.
  
  Hotel Metropole
  
  P.O. Box 1900
  
  Avalon, CA 90704
  
  310-510-1884
  
  hotel-metropole.com
  
  

Hotel St. Lauren

• Overlooking Avalon Bay, the Hotel St. Lauren offers old-fashioned décor with modern amenities. The hotel is made up of 42 guest rooms, each adorned with rosewood furniture. Guest accommodations range from standard rooms to family and whirlpool rooms. The family rooms consist of two queen-size beds, two bathrooms and have no balcony, for safety purposes. The whirlpool rooms have a king-size bed, whirlpool bathtub and ocean view. The hotel is a non-smoking facility with smoking prohibited both indoors and on balconies. The hotel serves coffee in the front lobby each morning and outdoor patios are located on the second and sixth floors to relax throughout the day. Hotel St. Lauren offers a variety of packages that include ferry transportation, glass-bottom boat tours and local area tours.
  
  Hotel St. Lauren
  
  P.O. Box 2166
  
  Avalon, CA 90704
  
  310-510-2299
  
  stlauren.com