Studio 9 Hotel Catalina

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Fireplace
Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior detail
Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Business services
$134
$120 nightly
$134 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jan 26 - Jan 27

Explore the area

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129 Whittley Avenue, Avalon, CA, 90704
  • Place, Catalina Island Museum
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Catalina Island Visitor Center
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Avalon Port
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Avalon, CA (AVX-Catalina)
    ‪29 min drive‬

Room options

Premium Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Partial Sea View (1 Queen- Ocean View)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(16 reviews)
  • 205 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Sea view

Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Partial Ocean View (1 King- Ocean View)

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(12 reviews)
  • 248 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Partial ocean view

Deluxe Single Room (1 Queen- Mountain View)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(30 reviews)
  • 205 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Mountain view

Family Cottage, 2 Bedrooms, Shared Bathroom (Cottage A- 1 Full+2 Twins)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(13 reviews)
  • 301 sq ft
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

Honeymoon Cottage, Patio, Pool View (Cottage D-1 Queen+1 Twin )

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 301 sq ft
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Cottage, 1 Queen Bed (Cottage-1Queen+ Kitchen)

  • 301 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Premium Single Room, 1 Queen Bed, Bathtub, Partial Sea View (1 Queen (tub)- Ocean View)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(11 reviews)
  • 200 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Partial ocean view

Standard Single Room, 1 Double Bed, Private Bathroom (1 Full Patio View)

7.8 out of 10
Good
(18 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

7.2 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Partial Ocean View (2 Doubles- Ocean View)

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Partial ocean view

Basic Double Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the neighborhood

Avalon

When you a stay at Studio 9 Hotel Catalina in Avalon, you'll be by the ocean, just steps from Three Palms Avalon Arcade and Catalina Island Museum. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Avalon Theater and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Catalina Casino.

What's nearby

  • Catalina Island Museum - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Catalina Island Visitor Center - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Catalina Casino - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Avalon Port - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Descanso Beach - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles

Getting around

  • Avalon, CA (AVX-Catalina) - 60 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Descanso Beach Club - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Pancake Cottage - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Catalina Island Brew House - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Luau Larry's - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Sandtrap - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Studio 9 Hotel Catalina

Victorian hotel in Avalon
Studio 9 Hotel Catalina offers 28 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on request and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 28 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include ceiling fans, housekeeping is provided on request, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Featured amenities include a business center, microwave in a common area, and a vending machine.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Family friendly

  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)

Business services

  • Business center

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • 3 steps to reach entrance
  • No elevator

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 3 floors
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 0-inch TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Hotel Catalina Catalina Island/Avalon
Catalina Avalon
Catalina Hotel
Hotel Catalina
Hotel Catalina Avalon
Catalina Hotel Avalon
Hotel Catalina Catalina Island/Avalon, CA
Hotel Catalina
Studio 9 Hotel Catalina Hotel
Studio 9 Hotel Catalina Avalon
Studio 9 Hotel Catalina Hotel Avalon

Studio 9 Hotel Catalina Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 493 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 239 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 129 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 74 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 68 out of 1003 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Tammie

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

AnneMette

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Flimsy sheets Nasty carpet Outdated dingy bathroom Blood stain on wall
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Jeannette

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
This is a very old property that isn’t easily navigated when it’s dark. The kind check in lady helped me with my bag. They have limited front desk hours which isn’t clear
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is old so not able to keep as spotless as a modern one with no character but very enjoyable
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very fun, quirky hotel. We did have a ghost in our room though, which kept turning on our light in the middle of the night but once we acknowledged it, it stopped and let us sleep. Same thing happened to two other people from our group, they said the same thing happened to them - seems to be a friendly ghost.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ati

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

Happy anniversary

Very good happy anniversary!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Jimmy

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Craig T

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Yes
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

David

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Mitch

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The room was clean and staff were nice, but room was very small and the lights flickered on and off multiple times during the night. The fan did as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deso

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

10/10 Excellent

Arturo briones

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room.was vwry clean ,staff.qaa.very curteaous; Nancy the receptionist was super friendly and recommend great places to eat: we wlild definitely stay again;
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christy

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Jefferson

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
sheets and towels were dirty , not as bad as other hotels but still okay
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

SHARESE

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jesse

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Joe

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vinsula

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The hotel was clean, bright, comfortable, and conveniently located within 2-8 minutes walk to the beach, shopping, and food. The property seems quite old and has some quirks, but it is clean, quiet, and well maintained, with gorgeous smelling star jasmine bushes and succulents just outside the front porch, windows with stained glass over the stairs, and an open air porch on each upper floor with wicker chairs and a view of Avalon harbor. Each room was sunny, fresh and clean, and included blackout curtains, a dresser, a TV with a Roku remote, and a mini fridge. I like old buildings, so I found it charming, but like I said, it had some quirks. These included: odd vent shafts in the walls, sinks/vanities sometimes outside of the bathrooms, no AC, no elevator, and windows that didn't seem to be able to lock shut. I was originally situated in a ground level room. It and the bedsheets seemed very clean, but I found pretzel crumbs in the bed between the sheets. I had been in transit for 15 hours and was exhausted, so I napped on top of the blankets and asked for a clean set of sheets an hour or so later when I was semi coherent, just to play it safe. The front desk staff seemed pretty annoyed and didn't smile or greet me after that day, but ultimately they transferred me to an unoccupied room on the third floor. That room had a beautiful view of the homes climbing up the hills and the harbor and was blessedly crumb free. Staff grumpiness notwithstanding, I enjoyed my stay there.
Hotel Catalina at night, as seen from the street
The view from my third floor room of Avalon. It was even prettier at night.
The view from my third floor room of Avalon. It was even prettier at night.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Nora

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Up a steep hill so be prepared to walk uphill. Bare minimum amenities but clean and comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Area is beautiful and well maintained friendly people and excellent staff at area businesses
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

susan l

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ocean view was fine. Room was clean when we got there but absolutely no service!!!! Lucky to find someone at the desk but had to come down and ask for clean towels. What ever happened to being on Vacation going out for the day to come back and find you room clean, bed made, fresh towels and garbage empty. I am finding more places now that the service is gone!!! Such a shame!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Kelli

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We appreciated the peak-a-boo ocean view. Lots of work needs to be done at this hotel to make it a pleasant overnight experience. It is very small, old and rundown. The staff was often unavailable but pleasant and helpful when on duty.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Xue

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025