Spectacular! If you're considering Catalina, and this place happens to be available, grab it fast... because someone else will. Amazing place, amazing hosts -- warm, caring, incredibly responsive.
This was our first trip to Catalina, a week-long family vacation with our 3 teenagers. Hard to imagine there are many places as well-suited for teenagers as Avalon, where you can walk to everything. Perfect level of independence for teenagers. Everyone could do whatever they wanted to do, whenever they wanted to do it.
We splurged on Eagle's Nest, mainly because we thought the deck would almost be a vacation itself. And we were right. It's enormous, the hot tub is perfect, and the view is as good as a view can get. The view of the mountain to the right is magnificent... topped only by the view of Avalon, the harbor, and the ocean (and the mountains of the mainland on clear days).
Huge umbrellas for shade, a full-size grill, outdoor couches, chairs and even more chairs, plus an extra bonus shady spot off to the side. Wow, wow, wow!
The rest of the house is great, exactly as advertised. Quality everything. Our family of 5 fit well, including using the sofa bed. Cozy. We walked, biked, and golf-carted all around Avalon, and there don't seem to be many places with more space, and we certainly didn't see any other decks that could compare.
Anna & Rory were incredibly responsive whenever we had a question, and always with a nice personal-touch vibe. They were genuinely interested in making our time there wonderful. One of the best vacation weeks we've had as a family.
Thank you again, Anna & Rory!