Glenmore Plaza Hotel, Avalon

i would not even steal the bath towels from this place,

Although not the hotels fault the consumer needs to be aware that this hotel is right at the heart of downtown which may sound cool but it also means that if you get a Sumner St facing room you will be dealing with the nightly drunken parade. There are two full bars within 100 yards of the hotel so unless you want to be part of the parade beware you will be awake from 12-3 every night. Shouting, screaming and one night some of it moved into our hall! good times! We asked to change rooms and were denied. They could have done something to help us out but chose not to. I asked them if I should expect this every night and they said "yes". To stay in a rundown room with plastic cups and no wash basin for $250 per night is a bit outrageous. The morning buffet is instant coffee. No Wifi. So basically like most everything else in Catalina, the Glenmore is at tired tourist trap and a ripoff. That is unless you plan to be part of the nightly drunken parade. Next time.. no way.

Old, run down and out dated...this place looks like they furnished it from garage sales in the early 80s. There was no A/C in our room - luckily we had nice weather. I was afraid to walk barefooted in the room. Find somewhere else to stay! You have been warned.

I have been to Vegas, San Francisco, Monterey and even Orlando, Florida. But the people at the Glenmore were Fantastic! We went the the day after Christmas in 2006. We got the budget package and a room right behind the tree on the second floor. It was raining and we both were sick with that crud that everyone had then. Upon arriving at the dock, we were greeted by the driver from the hotel and driven to the front door. The hotel is the oldest hotel on the island, and after it's renovation is like stepping back in time to Catalina's heyday. We went up the stairs to our room and were greeted with warm colors, a flat screen TV and a bed so comfortable I swore it was memory foam. Even as sick as we were, I have never slept so sound. They recommended to eat at Steve's Steak House, it was worth every cent. After we checked out the next day we were able to leave our luggage with them and explore more of Catalina. They called us on our cell phone when it was time to go back to the boat and dropped us off. I will always stay at the Glenmore when visiting the island.

I made a reservation for this hotel and three hours later I found out we cannot make the trip after all. I called to cancel the reservation and discovered they have already charged my card and now want to charge a 10% cancellation fee. I was told they had a 72 hour cancellation policy when we made the reservation. The reservation is 7 days out. Avoid this hotel.

It was a fun experience and great location. However, our rooms didn't have phones and there is no elevator. They didn't let us know that the continental breakfast was served in the lobby and we had to go get it.Other than that everything was fine it was good for a three day weekend get away.

We were expecting a quaint & cozy place. Bad points: 1) run down 2) musty smell 3)thin walls, much noise from people walking down the halls all night long and from routy people outside late at night 4)bed creaks when you roll over and is uncomfortable 5) they advertise views, but we had a view of a wall Good point: Staff is friendly and helpful

The place is old and has paper thin walls. Obviously they don't put anything back into the place. They require 3 night minimums at ridiculous prices...

The Glenmore Plaza Hotel is right across the street from the Chi Chi Club, which had music blasting during our stay, until 3AM, two nights in a row. The windows in our room literally vibrated. The second night we bought earplugs which allowed us to get a little more sleep. Unfortunately, we came home from our stay tired, and needing a vacation from our vacation.

This a a very cool funky Hotel. As one of the oldest hotels in California it has definite style. For an old place the rooms are lively the beds comfy and the bathrooms up to date. It is a bit noisy because you are right in the center of everything. A quiet hotel would not have such a great location close to the water. The staff was very helpful, my first call to this hotel was made me decide to stay.