St Lauren Hotel, Catalina Island

my boy friend booked a room here for the night we got off the boat and had our bags delivered to the hotel we went later to check in and they claimed the bags never came so we checked in then call the baggage transportation company and they said they were dropped off two hours ago, so my BF went down to ask and they looked again and our bags were there. so not the only problem, the rooms are way dated and ugly the bed is not comfortable at all worse then my bed at home nasty chintz bedspread, two old worn out pillows, and the number one reason I could not stay there was the odor it stunk, so bad it made me feel sick and I am not just saying that, it was the ghettoest hotel I have been in, which suprised me for being so pricy. so we left got our money back and went to stay at Vista Del Mar for 40 bucks more and it was a five star experience ten steps from the water... st Lauren is up the street far from downtown. if was a nice trip after changing hotels. trust me that is just a place to flop based on the state of it but priced way to high... never would i want to stay there and my exceptions are not that high that place was down right nasty.

First we had to wait until 2:00 to check in. There was an unsecure baggage claim area. We had the "best room" in the whole hotel and it was awful. There was no ocean view and the hot tube was very small. The sheets smelled the TV was very tiny. There was no service at all. Very disappointed!

You have to check in excatly at 3pm. No EXCEPTION. They won't let you check in before that. Hotel is clean. Rooms are very small..two can't breath..can't even open the windows. Breakfast is a joke, serving only orange juice in small cups, coffee or hot chocolate, and limited croissant. They serve breakfast from 8-10am. I was there around 9 and everything was gone and they did not order any more. Save $100 and DO NOT BUY THE HOTEL PACKAGE. Simply pay for the rooms and you can buy the rest of the stuff (Boat trip, boat bottom trip, city tour) on the island. City tour and boat bottom trip cost $50 for two people. One block away from the beach, food places, bike and golf rentals. Nice location. Can go on the roof to view the whole island.

I THOUGHT THAT THE HOTEL WAS IN A GREAT LOCATION BUT THROOMS WERE A LITTLE BIT TO DIRTY. THE BREAKFAST WAS AMZING I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER HAD A BREAKFAST THIS AMAZING AND I'VE HAD THE RITZ PARIS CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST.STAY HERE THE OTHER GUY IS WRONG AND SCARY!!!!!