Adrienne is a wonderful host. We did not meet in person but I feel as if we did because of text and phone communications. Her beachside cottage is super-clean, cozy and comfortable for its size. The beautiful garden has a seating area where I spent hours watching the many birds. Everything we needed was provided and we enjoyed coming home to this place from our excursions in the area. We visited the sunken city which you can access at the end of the street. Great ocean views and awesome pictures of the ruins. We enjoyed a relaxing drive through Palos Verdes and saw whales and dolphins migrate during our frequent stops. We visited Cabrillo Marine aquarium and learned so many new things about the ocean and its creatures. On our last day after a great stay at Adrienne's place, we stopped at Abalone Cove Ecological Reserve to explore the tidal pools. We saw dolphins with their babies swim about 30 feet from the shore and the most beautiful tidal pools I have ever seen. We even found sea stars there! In short, I highly recommend the area if you're into exploring raw nature in peace. And I highly recommend Adrienne as a host and her seaside cottage.
When I initially booked Adrienne's place, I had plans to book a last minute trip to Catalina and was at work while searching Airbnb, kind of in a hurry. As I typed Catalina in the Airbnb search, several properties popped up and because it was last minute I was glad to find a beachside cottage at a great price. It wasn't until I received the reservation confirmation in my email that I realized I made an error. Adrienne was very helpful when I called her to tell her I made an error. She even offered me a complete refund.
Because of her positive response, I ended up keeping the reservation and I'm so glad I did. I had one of the most relaxing weekends in years. I'll visit Catalina another time.