Love reading our blog and have a fun memory, experience or tradition you’d like to share about vacationing with us and visiting Catalina? We love hearing from you, and are excited to announce our new “Guest Blogger” program.

While we love sharing history, things to do, events and what we love about Catalina, we want to hear from you! Send us a favorite memory, experience, activity you love doing while on the Island, tradition you’ve started associated with visiting Catalina and your story might just be chosen to be featured as a CIVR blog post! As a thank you to our “guest bloggers,” we’ll be sending you a special gift.

Here’s what you need to do to submit your own blog post:

• Provide your first name, last name initial and city where you are from (for crediting purposes)
• Write 2 paragraphs sharing your experience, favorite activity or memory, a tradition you’ve created from visiting Catalina or anything else you’d like to share about Catalina Island or staying with CIVR
• Please provide an image to accompany your blog post
• Please no profanity or offensive language in your post, and only submit appropriate photos
• Send post & photo to blog@civr.com with the subject line “CIVR Guest Blogger”

If your post is chosen to be featured on the CIVR blog, we will contact you via email. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Looking to stow the snow boots and escape the frigid winter temperatures? Lucky for you Catalina Island is conveniently located right off the coast of Los Angeles!  Experience a beautiful Southern California winter with the simplicity of island life, and leave the traffic jams on the mainland. Getting around Avalon is easy—you can walk everywhere, and many Avalon Homes and all Hamilton Cove villas offer complimentary use of the homeowner’s golf cart (locals favorite form of transportation).

With the absence of the summer crowds, you can try out the numerous activities you’ve always wanted to do but steered clear of.  The golf course is open year round, the recent rain has turned the hillsides a vibrant green and perfect for exploring on one the many hiking trails, or catch the latest movie at the famous Avalon Theater.  These are just a few enticing activities to fill your time while you stay in a vacation rental for a week, a month or two.  We offer great rates for those looking to extend their stay and enjoy Island life for a month or more.

Everyone wants to know what it’s like living on an island, so why not try it?  We try our best to describe it, but to really know how special and unique it is we recommend you try it for yourself—even for a short time–while you wait for the snow to melt at home!

For more information on our winter rentals, please click here.

(View from Hamilton Cove Villa  2-48)

Who doesn’t love a vacation?  A break from the daily routine and demands of reality is very rejuvenating.  Many can’t wait for their trip to Catalina, and whether it is that inaugural visit or an annual family trip, the excitement of arriving at the boat terminal and waiting to depart for a getaway off the coast of Southern California is incomparable. While only a little more than twenty miles from Los Angeles County, it feels a world away.

Catalina may be small, but it provides a variety of accommodations depending on traveler preference. We might be biased, but we think staying in a vacation rental is the way to go—who wouldn’t want the comforts of home while on vacation for ultimate relaxation?  Being able to get away together, cook some or all of your meals at home, barbecue on your own patio or balcony with a view of the Pacific Ocean, or curl up on the couch after a long day at the beach are only a few of the perks of staying in one of our vacation homes.  We pride ourselves on making our guests’ stays as fun, relaxing and memorable as possible, a little something we like to call the “CIVR Difference.”  We could go on and on about the benefits of renting a villa at Hamilton Cove, a historic home in Avalon, or a condo with a pool, but we’d rather have you tell us your favorite part of staying in one of our homes.  Head over to our website to view all of our properties and find the one that is right for you.  We love hearing from our guests, so please leave a comment in the section below with your top reason for choosing a vacation rental for your stay on Catalina!

(Deck view from 114 Marilla Ave #1)

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Welcome to the Catalina Island Vacation Rentals Blog!

We are excited to share all that Catalina and CIVR have to offer both first time and returning visitors to our Island paradise!  We’ll be sharing information about our vacation rental homes, activities to do while on Catalina, fun Island facts, history you might not have known, and all the exciting events and festivals that fill our calendars!

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