This place would make an especially good spot for a family vacation or for a romantic retreat.
- Excellent location, walking distance to downtown Laguna Beach
- Ocean views
- Very clean and comfortable
- Not suitable if you have difficulty climbing steps
- Bring your own pillows if you like firm ones
- 683 Sleepy Hollow Lane
Laguna Beach, CA
888-845-5271
Website - 8 villas, with one to three bedrooms
- One parking space per villa
- Wired Internet access only
- Fully-equipped kitchens
- 100% non-smoking
- Pets not allowed
- Gas barbecues, outdoor sun deck
- Private beach access
To get a better look at the villas, visit the website. The pictures there are extremely accurate and coupled with the floor plans, they'll give you a good idea of what each villa is like. Pay attention the list of amenities when choosing your spot: two of the villas do not have a view (a good thing if you want to save some money and don't mind using the shared sun deck).
Rates range vary by location, view and number of people the villa can accommodate. Best values are off-season (after Labor Day to just before Memorial Day), when two couples sharing a smaller unit would pay no more to stay here than they would in a low- to moderate-priced area motel. Minimum stay in summer is a week, but off-season, there's only a three-night minimum.
Sunset Cove isn't the first property to assume that everyone wants to sleep on squishy feathers - and they probably won't be the last to be wrong about it, either - at least in our opinion. Unfortunately, lack of comfortable pillows led to some restless nights, the only thing that marred an otherwise perfect week.
We stayed at Sunset Cove Villas in August, 2009. As is common in the travel industry, the writer was provided with complimentary accommodation for the purpose of reviewing Sunset Cove Villas. While it has not influenced this review, About.com believes in full disclosure of all potential conflicts of interest. For more information, see our ethics policy.
