Hotel Atwater

3.0 star property
3-star hotel near Avalon Pier

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Property entrance
Breakfast area
Lobby

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Business services
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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125 Sumner Ave, Avalon, CA, 90704
  • Place, Catalina Island Visitor Center
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Catalina Island Museum
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Catalina Casino
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Avalon, CA (AVX-Catalina)
    ‪29 min drive‬

Room options

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Atwater)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(21 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 1 King Bed (Atwater)

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Classic Room, 1 King Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(27 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Classic Room, 1 Queen Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(44 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Room, 2 Queen Beds (ADA)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 1 King Bed (ADA)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed (Avalon)

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Suite (Ada Elizabeth)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Suite (Helen Atwater ADA)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Junior Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Suite (Phillip Knight)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Suite (William)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

About the area

Avalon

City center stay.With a stay at this Avalon hotel, you'll be steps from Catalina Island Museum and Avalon Pier. Avalon Theater and Catalina Casino are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Catalina Island Visitor Center - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Catalina Island Museum - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Avalon Port - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Catalina Casino - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Descanso Beach - 10 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

  • Avalon, CA (AVX-Catalina) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Descanso Beach Club - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Pancake Cottage - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Catalina Island Brew House - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Luau Larry's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Sandtrap - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Hotel Atwater

3-star hotel near Avalon Pier
There's a coffee shop/cafe on site. Hotel Atwater also features tour/ticket assistance, concierge services, and a front-desk safe.

This 3-star Avalon hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 95 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • Towels for the beach
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Coffee shop
  • 1 conference room
Hotel Atwater offers 95 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Beds feature Frette Italian sheets and premium bedding. 55-inch Smart televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Food and drink

  • A coffee shop/cafe

Things to do

  • Ziplining

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 55-inch smart TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Frette Italian sheets

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

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
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Property is also known as

Atwater Avalon
Atwater Hotel
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Hotel Atwater Avalon
Atwater Hotel Avalon
Hotel Atwater Catalina Island/Avalon, CA
Hotel Atwater Catalina Island/Avalon
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Hotel Atwater Avalon
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Hotel Atwater Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 758 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 164 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 43 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 1000 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Louise

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Matthew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Really easy to get to (of course, Avalon is tiny), with a central location in town. Room was kind of noisy - lots of drain/water/something noise from the sink, beeping/buzzing outside the window all day long, and the AC in the room ran constantly (at least the fan part). It was clean, as comfortable as could be expected, and although small, normal size for a room on Catalina. The front desk, and everyone we interacted with was EXCEPTIONALLY helpful and friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tanya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel Convenient , walkable , modern Room was tiny
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hortense

Travelled with family
Good location, staff very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leslie, Huntington beach

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place and I love it. I want to stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shiva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, hotel is chic, in need of some renovations like the carpets.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary Christine

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Ellen

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
We experienced a mix-up with our room assignment, but David provided excellent customer service and quickly gave us the room we had requested—with a stunning view of the ocean! The location of this hotel is its best asset. It’s within 10 minutes of the Catalina Express dock, grocery store, restaurants, and charming specialty shops. That said, we were a bit disappointed with some aspects of the room: no iron or ironing board, no microwave, and the room itself was quite small with very little space to move around. The flooring is also due for an update. Overall, the ocean view and convenient location were the highlights of our stay, and David’s outstanding service made a positive difference.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

shirley

Liked: Staff & service
Ist class treatment - beautifully decorated, staff VERY helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Cute and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location. Good services. Nice local discounts on tours and food. Very nice
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynne

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location

Very nice hotel with a friendly front desk staff. Everything was clean and high quality. Excellent location. BUT the room was sooooooo small. Like barely get around the beds small. It was ok for one night—if staying longer I would need a larger space and at this nightly price point I’ll stay elsewhere next time.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

joseph

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laurel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I just love staying at the Atwater and won't stay anywhere else!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
AMAZING, best hotel we have ever stayed at. Front desk let us check in a little early selected a room with a view since it was our honeymoon and had a beautifully decorated room. It was a bit smaller, but since we were visiting Catalina Island and had much to do, we weren’t really in the room to need all that space anyways. The best thing about this hotel is that we were able to have our luggage sent ahead after storing it to meet us on the dock when we left on the Catalina flyer.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful hotel, amazing staff!

Beautiful hotel, amazing service, and all around exceeded expectations. Loved the gentleman who took my bag right from the Catalina Express dock, instantly freeing me of the hassle of lugging it around until check in. Champagne splits in the room were an added touch you don’t often get, I’ll definitely stay again next trip out there!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Lisa S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

OK, but roof view not wonderful

Room is small and clean. It is very nice. However, I faced out onto the hotel's roof. That was not wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Simone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bilyana

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025