We loved this hotel! All of the staff were so friendly and helpful. Yes, it's old school, the rooms are small and a bit dated, but they were clean, reasonably priced, and in the center of downtown. And to top it all off, we rented beach towels for free, where the other places around town charge you at least $3... more

Hey, I traveled to this hotel the middle of September, stayed in a "renovated" room, asked that it be dust free and the A/C also be clean and Vo LA!!!!!! Wonderful time. Beds were firm, just how I like em, Shower was Great!, small view of the hills as well as the parking lot, a 5 minute walk to the... more

Then the hotel which is supposed to be the "Gran Dam" or so they say on the website was horrible!!! We stayed at the Hotel Atwater which is extremely old with very little insulation I could hear everything that was going on in and outside of the Hotel. I couldn't even sleep my first night there. I was told that... more

I love the Hotel Atwater. Now, I may be biased because I have been spending 2 weeks in Avalon during the summer for over 50 years and probably 1/2 of those years were spent in this hotel. It's 70-80 years old, so you have to take that into consideration when staying here. As listed on the website, they have economy... more

My teenage daughter and I stayed at the Atwater, our first time in Catalina, and booked this room on a summer weekend with about 3 days notice. As with most buildings in Catalina, this hotel is very "vintage" We got an economy room with a queen bed, and small bathroom, tiny shower. We were forewarned the room had no A/C... more

After reading many of the negative reviews here, I find it hard to believe I stayed at the same Hotel. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to get a renovated room. The bed was very comfortable ( I sleep on a waterbed at home).. There was a soft mattres pad to keep the bed from feeling hard. The linens smelled fresh... more

The hotel itself is lovely, the staff is wonderful, helpful, professional and accomodating. The room was just lovely. The only thing that was not acceptable, which caused me to never want to come to the island again were the trash collectors. It is ridiculous that in a tourist vacation town, the trash trucks come barreling doen the street no later... more

Really steep sets of stairs and No Elevator - pack light! We were on the 3rd floor. Rock Hard Bed - my 10 year old said it was like sleeping on soft rocks! My husband and I said that we could feel the coils digging into our backs by 2 AM! (yes, coils, no pillowtop here!) The shower..... Horrible Shower!... more

My husband and I stayed at the Hotel Atwater for 2 nights over the Easter holiday. We booked the hotel as a part of a package through visitcatalinaisland.com, which is associated with Discovery Tours. Our package included round-trip tix on the Catalina Express from Dana Point, the Hotel Atwater, and a Glass-bottom Boat Tour. We payed next to nothing for... more