Kitchen

The kitchen has been completely remodeled with a Dacor range and microwave and Sub- zero refrigeration. There is filtered water for drinking and cooking and filtered water for the ice maker. Customized lighting, Bosch dishwasher, granite countertops and tile floor complete our cook's kitchen as one of the finest on the island.

        
Rates and Reservations Condo Pool Casino View
Dining Room Private Jacuzzi Washer and Dryer
Kitchen Living Room Living Room
Master Bathroom Master Bedroom Second Master Bedroom
Second Master Bedroom Third Bedroom Fabulous Balcony View
Second Master Bedroom Third Bedroom Fabulous Balcony View
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Catalina Island Visitor Information

Catalina and the Film Industry

As the bird flies, Catalina Island is less than an hour from Hollywood. Although the Catalina Island Conservancy no longer permits commercial films to be made on the island, there was a time when Hollywood found Catalina's wild, uninhabited hills, valleys and shorelines the perfect setting for feature film.

The Silent Era

In his day, Buster Keaton was a comic character actor as well-known and as beloved as Jim Carey is today. In 1924, Keaton chose Santa Catalina Island as the location for The Navigator, a film which he himself directed in addition to appearing in the title role.

That same year, a herd of buffalo was brought to the island to appear in an early Western titled The Vanishing American. 200 descendants of this herd still live on the island, although most of original bison interbred with domestic cattle run by early ranchers.

The Start of Notable Film Careers

At the age of 25, a young Ronald Reagan - then a radio announcer - broke into the film business as the result of a screen test he took while working in Avalon in 1936. One of the silver screen's legends, Marilyn Monroe, lived on the island briefly during the Second World War when her first husband was stationed at the naval base on Catalina. Noted English actor David Niven and Australian Errol Flynn were reportedly vacationing in Catalina one 3 September 1939 when they heard the news that the British Empire was at war with Germany. Actor Gregory Harrison, a popular TV actor during the 1980s, was actually born on Catalina, and was the second generation of his family native to the island.

The 60s and 70s

At least three major motion pictures were filmed on Catalina after 1960; the first of these was The Glass Bottom Boat, a romantic comedy from 1966 that starred Doris Day and Rod Taylor. A forgettable teen-flick called Catalina Caper was filmed there the following year. The most famous movie filmed on Catalina was the gritty latter-day film noir masterpiece Chinatown, which featured a very young Jack Nicholson playing opposite Fay Dunaway.