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    Casa Mariposa Beach Rental

    Casa Mariposa Beach Rental

    5.0(2 reviews)
    0.4 mi

    Superb vacation rental. Owners are fantastic, the perfect balance of engaging and granting privacy…read more The property is situated at the bend of a road that leads down to North Beach. Easy access to the water and a short walk to the San Clemente pier, restaurants and other great sandy beaches. There are awesome walking trails all along the coast that are perfect for early morning walks. The deck is huge and very private. What a great way to unwind and relax. Cook dinner on the gas grill, lounge on the comfy patio furniture and take in the ocean views and sounds. It's truly one of the best attributes this place has to offer. Inside has been remodeled and is immaculate. Great little kitchen with everything you need to prepare a meal at home. The bedroom is large and has a nice king bed. Lots of storage space to put your things. Windows everywhere with the ability to open them up and let in the cool ocean air. No central AC but you don't need it. We visited in June and it was in the 60s at night. Perfect weather. All the tech and amenities you need. Flat screen TVs, high speed WiFi, Netflix, HBO, etc. Not that you'll use it but it's there. You're a short drive or 15 minute walk to old town San Clemente which is really cool. Lots of shops and restaurants to visit. We will be back!!

    You can't go wrong renting this place. From the minute we stepped on the deck to enter the…read moreproperty we knew we were going to love our stay. The deck is large and has a great view of the ocean. The trail to the beach is right in front of the house. Inside Sheryl and Doug have done an amazing job decorating and providing everything needed for a great vacation. They also own a restaurant called The Grill. They provide a complimentary meal. We loved it so much we ate breakfast there 2 more times. The location is perfect. The pier is walking distance. We loved being able to walk to the restaurants near the pier. Bring your bikes. There is a path that follows the ocean right there.

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    The Historic Cottage - Looking south from the main courtyard, towards the ocean.

    The Historic Cottage

    4.1(17 reviews)
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    Attended a wedding here and it was a great location, hidden away in a campground right by the…read morebeach. The views were gorgeous! Some things to note is that there is very limited parking and wedding had to be finished by 10pm. No hotels truly walking distance (in heels!) but this spot as a wedding venue was gorgeous!

    We chose the Historic Cottage for the price, fantastic view of the ocean, and charming location…read more That said, while the venue has a lot to offer, they are missing some key elements. Covering all those missing pieces to host a successful event takes an immense amount of work (even with a coordinator). While we are thrilled with how the actual day of the wedding went, it took a lot of effort to make it as successful as it was. Ultimately, if ocean views and a Spanish California theme at a decent price are your highest goals, this is probably the best venue. But if you care deeply about the accommodations, ease of logistics, and helpful venue staff, we would recommend looking elsewhere. Pros: Once you get past the tents and RVs of the State Park campground, the Historic Cottage is a naturally beautiful location. White adobe walls and red Spanish tile, a full 180 degree view of the California coastline and the Pacific Ocean, all the features of sandy cliffs, and distant lights of the San Clemente suburbs as a background. You can (as of October 1st, 2022) bring in any vendor you want. This was extremely important to us for cost and quality. Almost every other venue required us to go through their catering. This meant higher costs and in some cases lower quality of food for our guests. Bringing in our own vendors also meant huge alcohol savings because we were able to purchase our own alcohol from Costco and then ask our bartending rental and event company to serve our alcohol. Inconvenient but saved us about $3,000. We were able to purchase our florals from the LA Flower Market and a family member created the beautiful arrangements. The option of bringing in our own vendors would not have been possible had we gone with Casa Romantica or Ole Hanson. (The Casino San Clemente was much less strict and probably would have been just as good an option) However, we still had to get prior approval for all of our vendors because they have banned certain vendors in the past. Cons: The public bathrooms. This is a venue located in a California State Beach park. There are no private restrooms for your guests to use, so everyone at the wedding and all visitors to the beach and/or campground use the same restroom. They are large, open air restrooms that flush, but at the end of the day they are public state park bathrooms complete with sand, ants, and missing soap. The State Parks staff "thoroughly" cleans them before every wedding but depending on how many people visit the beach that day, you have to accept the state of the bathrooms as being a part of your wedding. We provided luxury soaps, paper towels, electric candles, toiletries, etc. to help but it was frustrating to have to provide these items. The contract- they can change anything they want at any time with no notice or warning. And they did. Three weeks before the wedding. There is no lighting on the lawn after dark you need to provide stand alone lighting. The ocean breeze means you need to have sturdy and heavy centerpieces/decorations. Unprofessional staff. From one of the State Parks coordinators who scolded us for being on-site during business hours even after we called ahead and asked permission to be there to plan our wedding layout, rude teenage park entrance staff refusing to let us enter the park until 1:00 PM on our wedding day (as in turning the groom away at 12:58 PM. We were told we couldn't enter the venue until our start time, not that we couldn't enter the park) to a Parks Monitor basically ordering our DJ to play his favorite song "Sweet Caroline" on our paid time, and then later telling us we might be getting a fine because some food from the wedding spilled onto the floor tile. Nothing happened, but if you don't want food to fall on your historic tile, you should probably stop hosting weddings and putting the tile at risk every week. In general, all of their staff need serious training in customer service. On the whole, we were willing to put up with these challenges for the beauty of the cottage, an outdoor venue during the Pandemic, and as a way to cut costs. Our wedding was nearly perfect with gorgeous weather, great photos, happy guests, and an overall excellent day. But this happened in spite of the Historic Cottage staff. It would have been a less stressful wedding planning process had the staff been more cooperative in their behavior and rules/regulations. Our best recommendation if you decide to book this venue to reduce stress is to hire a full wedding planner and all inclusive catering vendor. (catering/tables/chairs/bar/cake/staff, etc.) If you can afford the money, this will help in many DIY logistics/planning issues. But at the end of the day, many of the cons we mentioned will still exist. Our hope in writing this review is to help future couples consider this place carefully before committing to it for their big day. N&R (Photo Credit- Larissa Bahr)

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