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    Hotel Metropole

    3.8 (388 reviews)
    ModerateHotels, Day Spas
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    Priscilla Y.

    Hotel Metropole is a cute little hotel in Avalon. I enjoyed our stay here. We had a deluxe double room with two double beds. The room was spacious, clean, and modern. The beds were comfortable. The room also had a fireplace, a shower/bathtub, TV, and mini fridge. One negative is that the hot tub is really small. It looks like a bathtub and can only fit 4 people. The water level wasn't high and wasn't very hot. They have continental breakfast right outside of the lobby. Our ferry off the island wasn't until around 3pm so the hotel held our bags for us.

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    Cookee S.

    Wow! I've stayed a few times in Catalina but I must say I'm very impressed with Hotel Metropole. We booked the room last minute and luckily they still had a few rooms left. When you walk in you'll be greeted by the friendly staff from the porter to the front desk staff. They are very respectful and warm. Shout out to Mike in the front desk for being so accomodating and kind. We arrived a little early but he made sure we were called earlier than the usual check-in. The room we got was Superior double and it's spacious and elegant. There was a fireplace, 2 chairs and small table and also a balcony with a nice view. They also serve continental breakfast and there was a good selection. Up on the 4th floor there is a rooftop hot tub overlooking the ocean. What a nice surprise! Also, if you are celebrating your birthday they will honor a 20 % off discount of the total room price and they might give you a bottle of Sparkling wine! All in all we had a great stay and we will definitely be back. Thank you so much Hotel Metropole!

    Ashley S.

    What an incredible experience. This beach house was perfect for our wedding. The hotel staff went above and beyond, I can't thank Asia and Angela enough Even after we left they found items that were so important and shipped them all the way back to San Diego. Give these ladies a raise!!! Thank you again

    Rosanna M.

    The hotel metropole was a home away from home for my birthday weekend in the beginning of June this year. My husband and I checked in on Yelp and received a complimentary bottle of champagne, although when we asked for it, the individual at the front desk had to double check if they were still honoring the coupon, which they did. We were in room 317, which after the fact, I noticed the reviews discussing the generator right outside the room. It was definitely loud when it kicked on, so I don't recommend staying in that room. A spooky encounter: On the first night, in the middle of the night, maybe around 2:45am, I kept feeling a tapping on my back and shoulders and woke up and turned around to ask my husband to stop, only to be faced with my husband in a full 3rd dream snore. In the morning, I let him know and he didn't remember anything. We proceeded to look up the history of the hotel and haunted Santa Catalina, to learn of some people dying in the hotel a loooooooong time ago. Anyways, it was an average, clean and warm hotel with a nice in room electric fire place. Not sure if we will stay here again, but if we did we will ask for one of the rooms that overlook the metropole shops.

    Ocean Front Mini Suite
    Tony B.

    We stayed in one of their Ocean Front Mini Suites at the end of December 2024. The room itself had a gorgeous view of the ocean and downtown area and was decently appointed and large. The hotel itself is a 15 minutes walk from the ferry landing and there are no free shuttles offered so you would have to arrange for transportation if you have mobility issues. All the people that I interacted with at the front desk were friendly and accomodating. I understand that the hotel sits on an island and the prices will be higher which is why I would compare it to a similar hotel on Martha's Vineyard and would recommend the following to management: - Please ensure that rooms are clean prior to guests arriving - our bathroom was not cleaned properly if inspected closely - Your mattresses are old and should be changed - Your pillows are terrible (among the worst I've ever seen) - please add feather pillows and offer feather free options to guests - While hardwood floors may be easier to maintain they look cheap and cold without ANY carpet - Reach out to guests prior to arrival if you will be offering free gifts - the free champagne may be great for some but others may prefer something else - Please offer some form of transportation to customers

    Elisa G.

    Omg this hotel is sooooo cute and the room is beautiful and what a gorgeous view of the Avalon harbor!! The check in is in a separate building and you have to get the key then go back to the street and up the stairs. The room is super cute and cozy.

    Courtyard view
    Maya F.

    My friend and I decided to take a weekend trip to Catalina and stayed at Hotel Metropole. We had a room with a courtyard view, as the ocean view rooms all only had one bed. It was clean, conveniently located and the staff was friendly. Their VIP wing looked fantastic. I'll definitely stay in one of those rooms next time.

    Fire place, painting, medium sized tv, and complimentary Keurig coffee and water bottles.
    Makayla M.

    The "Deluxe Room" (314) Great AC, limited tv channels, there was a crack in our tv, floors were wet and some leftover crumbs from previous guests. Walls are super thin feels like you can hear everyone and be heard all the time. Jacuzzi is quite small, outdated and not very intimate. As the rules say to be in there for 15 min only. However front desk receptionist was super sweet and offered champagne for our celebration. Breakfast consists of simple pastries/bagels, fruit, yogurts, cereal cups, milk, OJ, Apple Juice, and coffee/teas. Our Toilet lever stopped working we told the front desk and they fixed it within the hour. We enjoyed how close and convenient the hotel was to the spa, coffee shop, and arcade. Good for a brief stay.

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    Best hotel metropole is amazing, it's walking distance to everywhere and thank you Vanessa and Mike (forgot his name) for the Champagne!

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    Very nice place. Clean with friendly staff who also booked our Catalina Express Boat trip. We will definitely return.

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    We can't wait to welcome you back, we so appreciate our return guests!

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    I've stayed a few times in Catalina but I must say I'm very impressed with Hotel Metropole.

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    We stayed here with a group of friends over the Christmas break, and they really took care of us…read more They bring breakfast in the morning, and the welcome platter is such a thoughtful touch. We loved hanging out in the common area, and the hot beverage bar was especially welcome in December. We usually avoid hotels because they tend to feel generic, but this place is the opposite -- a true boutique experience with only six rooms. The location is perfect, close to diving spots and great food, and the attention to detail is exceptional.

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    First time at Avalon and this hotel was a blessing to stay at. The views are great and the bed is…read morevery comfortable. Stayed two nights. They have packages that include the ferry back and forth so I recommend checking out their website. Continental breakfast is the basics but very good. Customer service and house keeping staff was amazing. They're super nice great people. Location is great! Definitely would stay here again.

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    My husband and I stayed here on June 16-19, 2025. We came to the Bellanca a few years ago in Winter…read moreand loved it, loved our room, loved the hotel. We wanted the same experience and the same room. We got a Studio Suite room in the back of the hotel in the upper private area. The last time we stayed here, our room seemed bigger, and I was a bit disappointed about how small the room seemed compared to last time, but we ended up really enjoying our stay. The room was clean, although housekeeping did not clean our room the first time we asked the front desk. Before our third and final night, we went up to the front desk and told them we were extremely upset our room was not clean the day before when we had asked them to clean it so they promptly came up and cleaned our room. The linens were clean, white, and fresh and the robe was nice though short. The towels were comfy and clean and they gave us more towels when our room wasn't clean the second night we stayed after we asked them. The outside the patio was amazing. We had a gorgeous view of the city behind us and the ocean in front of us. We loved to sit outside in the comfy chairs and just soak up the view and drink coffee/tea that was provided for us with a Kuerig machine. We had plenty of free water bottles and ice and kept asking for more and more because we drink like fish and they gave it to us all for free. The room had a couch and a little table, but the table was too short for my husband to use his laptop. He said he would have liked a bigger table, but we made do with what we had. Also, there were no nightstands in the room and the closet space was very, very small, just a small wooden box in the room with only enough space to hang our jackets. There were no real drawers to place our clothes in so we left them in the luggage the entire time. The bathroom was made of beautiful Italian marble with a large bathtub that we filled to the top with warm water for our nightly bath soaks. The only thing we didn't like about the bathroom was that the toilet was right next to the wall, giving us little room to sit and do our business and the sink had no area around it to place our bathroom essentials except for a really, really small glass area above the sink to place our toothbrushes. We took really long naps while we were there with the air conditioner on full blast and really loved our bed. It was sooooo comfortable. Also, our room had a refrigerator where we placed food we bought from the market and left over food from the restaurant. We are definitely coming back again to the Bellanca hotel for a simlar Studio Suite room, hopefully next time, a bigger one light last time, but even though there were things we didn't like about this room, we may request the same room again because the view outside looking towards the ocean was amazing. Oh, and the hotel gave us two free drink vouchers worth $15 each for mixed drinks at the Naughty Fox which we used and enjoyed.

    I loved this hotel so much! The staff were super friendly and helpful. It's super close to…read moreeverything and has a beautiful balcony for a beach view! I also loved that they have free bikes for a little cruise around the town :)

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