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196 Front Street: 1 BR, 1.5 BA House in Avila Beach, Sleeps 4

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Property grounds
Property grounds
Interior
1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Beach nearby

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Entire home

1 bedroom2 bathroomsSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Fireplace
  • Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

196 Front Street: 1 BR, 1.5 BA House in Avila Beach, Sleeps 4

Classically vintage beach house rental in Avila Beach with views of the Pacific Ocean and San Luis Bay from windows and oversized deck. Enjoy the close proximity to the hustle and bustle of thriving Downtown Avila Beach while being able to take advantage of privacy and quiet relaxation provided at this superb location. This Avila Beach oceanfront vacation rental is located just steps to the beach. The house overlooks the warm, sandy beach and has views of both piers and the marina. Rental house is fully furnished and equipped with amenities. The living room has cable TV/VCR, wireless internet, panoramic ocean views and queen sofa sleeper. Kitchen Stove/Oven currently not operating. Equipped with breakfast bar, small appliances - convection oven and hot plate, dishes, cookware. Retro oven replaced with countertop electric convection oven. Dining area seats 4. King bed in primary bedroom with large window and ocean views. En suite half bath.

Designated parking in carport for 1 vehicle.

*This Property Does NOT Have Air Conditioning*

Property manager

Coastal Vacation Rentals

Languages

English

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Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach nearby

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Onsite parking options include a garage

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • Bedroom
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • 1.5 bathrooms
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Fireplace
  • Living room

Entertainment

  • TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • Near the ocean

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

Property is also known as

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196 Front Street 1 BR 1.5 BA House in Avila Beach Sleeps 4
1387-118483

About the neighborhood

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Avila Beach, California

What's nearby

  • Avila Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Avila Beach Community Center - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Central Coast Aquarium - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Avila Beach Golf Resort - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Avila Hot Springs - 4 min drive - 4.1 km

Getting around

  • Grover Beach Station - 18 min drive
  • San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Old West Cinnamon Rolls - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Avila Valley Barn - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Mersea's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Penny's All American Cafe - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Vista Steak and Seafood - ‬9 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is 196 Front Street: 1 BR, 1.5 BA House in Avila Beach, Sleeps 4 pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at 196 Front Street: 1 BR, 1.5 BA House in Avila Beach, Sleeps 4?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 196 Front Street: 1 BR, 1.5 BA House in Avila Beach, Sleeps 4?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is 196 Front Street: 1 BR, 1.5 BA House in Avila Beach, Sleeps 4 located?

Situated by the ocean, this vacation home is within a 5-minute walk of Avila Beach, Desire Sweet Shoppe, and Avila Beach Community Center. Central Coast Aquarium and Bob Jones City to Sea Bike Trail are also within 10 minutes.

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196 Front Street: 1 BR, 1.5 BA House in Avila Beach, Sleeps 4 Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 44 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 44 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 44 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 44 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 44 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Steven G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic View

Fantastic Views Easy stay Would come back again
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
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8/10 Good

Alexis H.

Ocean view

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The only reason to stay here is for the WONDERFUL view.. You can hear the crashing waves all day and night, thats the other reason to stay here. We have stayed here before, and knew what to expect. The furnishingsare ancient and run down, however the king bed is great and very comfy. We will probably come back.

8/10 Good

Kevin Williamson

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing

Location!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sperry B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Anniversary Weekend

Great location with great views for our anniversary weekend. Would love to go again for a longer visit.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

amy g.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome location

You can't beat this location and views of the ocean! Steps to the beach and restaurants and amazing views of the ocean from the large deck, the living room and the bedroom. The property host was super responsive and helpful when we accidentally locked ourselves out. :-)
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ronald S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful view

Property was very clean and comfortable. Kitchen stove does not operate only down spot. Deck could use a canopy as the sun is directly on the deck most of the day.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Rion G.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Dingy, misleading house

The location is fantastic and the views are great. However, the property is very run down, dingy, and smelled bad. For the price, this low level of quality is unacceptable.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Rachel C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

House overlooking Avila Beach

One of the best locations along the beach - away from the commercial eating areas but yet so close to the beach - the views were exceptional - I am a Landlord in Montana and I would probably have the interior painted. I would stay there again.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Judy B.

Liked: Cleanliness, location
Disliked: Communication

Avila beach

Had to call myself to get code to enter property. Power outage in the area for an entire day- no electricity or hot water WiFi/tv needed to be reset. Too complicated and inconvenient
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Tara C.

Amazing view and location

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Had one of the best vacations at this house. It’s a prime location with the greatest view. It was perfectly sized for our party of four.
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8/10 Good

Scot W.

Yearly Renters

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was more than happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Always a wonderful stay at our home away from. Saw whales from the porch view on our last day. Morning walks on the beach to play with all the dogs.
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10/10 Excellent

Mary D.

Great vacation getaway

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This cozy/funky beach house was the perfect place for our vacation getaway--it is kind of a throwback with beaded curtains and vintage bamboo furniture, but the location can't be beat. The house is clean and comfortable, with a well outfitted kitchen.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lisa S.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

driveway

Enjoyed the area, plenty of room for the two of us. Other than not being able to pull into driveway due to our car a Lexus, being a bit lower we had issue trying to use the driveway,
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Gwen K.

Liked: Check-in, location

Uncomfortable

For a weekend this place might be okay but we stayed for a month. Retro/vintage is cute, but doesn’t give an excuse for broken furniture, dirty dishes and an oven/stove that doesn’t work. Asked for a refund when we got there but were denied. Disappointed
Stayed 27 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Benjamin B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

196 Front Street, Avilla Beach

The location is very good. The rooms were clean. The furnishings are mostly quite old and eclectic. The ceiling lights required a tall person to pull the cord. Pluses: The view of Avila Beach is superb. And the window shades are are very good at controlling the afternoon sunlight when the temperature rises. Minuses: The biggest disappointment was discovering that the gas stove was nonfunctional. There was only an old 2-burner electric unit placed on top of the gas burners of the stove. This unit was barely working and it took forever even to heat a kettle (also too old) of water. We had planned to cook all our meals but were forced to make major adjustments and scale back considerably. The contents of all the kitchen drawers (except for one containing a silverware organizer) were filled with unorganized very old utensils simply tossed in piles. The cotton duvet on the king-sized bed is extremely heavy. During the night it tended to slide off the bottom of the bed and had to be wrestled back up. Sometimes one of us had to get up and pull it up at the foot of the bed. It would be nice to have a night light in the bathrooms.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023
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6/10 Okay

Kirsten B.

Amazing Views--but..

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The Views from the deck, sitting inside by the big clear windows and from the bedroom were amazing. The bed was very comfortable. The Window facing the beach has some weird bubbling film on it so it took away from that view. We expected the retro furuniture, bathroom, kitchen as all looked as they did in the pictures. However, stained dish towels, old used pans, etc are not necessary for the "retro" feel. Replacing hand towels, towels, would not take a away from it. The BBQ was dirty, yes you can burn stuff off but it should be cleaned. The vent above the non working stove was filthy and has dust and dirt hanging from it. In the bedroom one the screens on one of the windows has several tears/holes. Its sad the little details take away from the stay. Also when I went to open the curtains for the great view in the living room and pulled on the rope my hand had a black streak when I was done. We would love to give it a 5 the views and location are a 5, but due to the things we are mentioning can only give an overall of a 3.
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10/10 Excellent

Elfego B.

Vacation time

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had great time . Beautiful view.great location. Will definitely consider staying here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent

tara h.

Husband birthday vacation

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This was a beautiful house with a gorgeous view of the ocean. The house was clean and well-maintained. Just wish the management team would have let us know the oven was not working, but made it work with the hot pan they provided. Plan on going back for another vacation in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
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6/10 Okay

A guest from Clovis, CA

House with a view

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was more than happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: I'll start with the good first. Great location. Large house. Excellent view from the East, South and West. King bed was very comfortable. House was clean. Carport was great for unloading and entering house. All one level. Great to listen to the waves and people watch. Now for the bad. This is a very 1950's house with worn metal cabinets, a big old stove that didn't work so they put an electric hot plate too small to use for anything but heating water in the tea kettle or cooking 2 pancakes. We had to call about changing a very dirty bath mat. The furniture is 1950's bamboo frame with cushions which looked straight out to the ocean through 3 huge dirty windows that didn't open. The other couch was a sleeper sofa. There was only a small box fan to cool the whole house.The weather was beautiful, in the 70's but the house got too warm for comfort and the deck didn't have any shade, umbrella or table. You had to move a heavy iron lounge out to the deck and found a beach chair from the storage room. Our 4 night stay would have been better if there were more fans at the very least. But they didn't have any more to give us. We actually thought about leaving a day early. We're 70 yrs old. Maybe some of this wouldn't bother people that are younger.
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10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey M., San Diego, Ca.

Great Beach Front Rental

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Yes, It's a little dated, but you can't beat the location and the views. Good WiFi, good TV, good bed and close to several good restaurants. You'll need a bit of ground clearance to get into the carport, but once you're parked you can just about walk to the beach and lunch/dinner.
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10/10 Excellent

William F.

Amazing Views, welcome to your Seaside Home in Avila Beach.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Remember that 'cool aunt that lived the beach' that all the kids loved to visit? This is her home! Vintage 'OG' home at the beach with amazing unobstructed views. Walking distance to everything in AB, this home in awesome!
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6/10 Okay

Cheryl B.

All about location

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The home, which is old and without a lot of upgrades, is situated on top of a hill with a wonderful view. Honestly, the home had a few issues, it was not as clean as it needed to be, the stove did not work, the furniture (pullout couch bed) was broken and the deck was somewhat unsafe due to the fact that there was only a hand railing but no spindles. The selling point of this property is the location and the deck. We really enjoyed sitting out on the deck and admiring the view while relaxing in the sun. We loved that the beach was small and quiet and enforced quiet hours between 10 pm and 7 am. Restaurants and downtown shopping were only minutes away. I would definitely stay at Avila Beach again, just not sure if I would stay here.
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10/10 Excellent

Maribeth A.

Avila Beach Dream Home

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: I rented this home for our 25th Anniversary and it was everything that we wanted and needed to make this a special anniversary. The view was amazing. The house is a little dated but the view the deck and the location supersedes that. I would definitely rent this house and recommend for others to stay!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Carl J.

Perfect Beachfront House

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The house and furnishings are vintage, but the view is timeless. It's hard to imagine a more perfect spot.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022
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10/10 Excellent

warren t.

Unbeatable views for Avila!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: My family thoroughly enjoyed our stay at this property. Incredible views of the beach from both the family room, the deck, and the bedroom!! I loved being so close to the water and being able to have a visual on my teens at the beach from the house. Everything was exactly as shown in the photos/description, with a very fun vintage vibe. Will definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021