Our stay on Catalina was fabulous! The weather was PERFECT (at least in my opinion) and allowed us to maximize our enjoyment of the sea air and balcony of the condo. Helmut was a great host - very accommodating and easy to communicate with. Hamilton Cove is a great place to stay if you want to have access to Avalon, but still feel "away from it all." We stayed during the week and it was quiet, which was great for us, since we don't like crowds. We grocery shopped at Von's and had breakfast and lunch at the condo (great to have the kitchen and the option to eat in) and went into Avalon for dinner. We loved that there were NO chain restaurants...everything was local. The golf cart was a HUGE plus! They rent for $45 an hour, so my husband and I joked that we paid to rent the golf cart and got the condo for free. Highly recommend Catalina in general and Helmut's place was a perfect stay for us...we'll definitely be back!