Hamilton cove is beautiful, I highly encourage everyone to stay there. However, if you’re looking for the fun/beautiful Catalina vibe, this place is not it. There are so many other beautiful options in the area, I encourage you to do your research. This was an unfortunate mistake of a booking for us due to how busy this summer has been over there, and lack of inventory. The first night was fine, we honestly weren’t in the unit much this weekend, especially given that our friends unit down the road was beyond more comfortable to hang out at and had beautiful view.
Pros: spacious, big kitchen, golf cart was great. That is about it
Cons: no ocean view, dark, outdated, tried to make beds comfortable by placing extremely squishy padding on them, and it killed our backs, smelled like cigarettes (whoever cleans doesn’t empty the ash trey on the balcony and it resonates throughout the apartment), and last bit certainly not least, Ants. On the floors, and worst of all, in our bed. Thankfully this was only the second and last night of our stay, but it was unacceptable and skeevy. Other big con, whoever the property management is here needs a serious revamp, and some training on professionalism while communicating with people who paid to stay in your unit. If and when this happens to you, be sure to send photos immediately, even if it is at 10:30 at night, or else you too just paid hundreds a night to have a snuggle with bugs.
Sum of the story, if you have standards and want a fun vacation rental, I would suggest looking elsewhere, even if it means staying downtown and renting a golf cart. Thankfully we had a lovely weekend, this place did not play into a single ounce of that though.
