Location: Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA (Walk to Beaches, Galleries, Dining) View Map
Accommodations: Craftsman Cottage, 2 Bedrooms + Loft, 1.5 Baths (Sleeps 4-6)
Live the Laguna Beach lifestyle and enjoy the Elan Cottage of Laguna Beach. It is stylish, comfortable, quiet, and close to everything, a unique vacation experience. With two full bedrooms plus a sleeping loft with two futons and a game area, there's room for six. For your convenience, there is "off-street" parking.
Built during Laguna’s beginnings as artists' colony, the historic Elan Cottage was completed in 1918. Lovingly maintained to honor her heritage and maintain her true self, the rustic craftsman cottage, built with redwood throughout, has hand blown windows, hardwood floors, crystal doorknobs, plentiful skylights, and original artwork. The cottage was recently refurbished to add many amenities including a large sleeping loft for more guests, dining room and a modern kitchen and appliances.
From the idyllic neighborhood, you're on the water in a flash--just a couple of hundred steps--or stroll to elegant or casual restaurants offering a variety of cuisines. Nearby are eclectic shops and boutiques, and of course, numerous galleries for almost any taste and style. Experience the Élan Cottage and experience Laguna Beach the way it was meant to be, the real Laguna Beach.
You're in the middle of Laguna's favorite resident "Street Beaches": Brooks St. Beach, Thalia St. Beach, Oaks St. Beach for sunning and great surfing, boogie boarding and skim boarding or sunning and ocean swimming. These are the coves for which Laguna Beach is famous. The cottage has an outside sand shower to knock the sand off you when you cone back from the beach. Also, There is patio dining in the rear yard with barbeque pits.
Serenity is living in the tradition of the Village Laguna area of Laguna Beach with its quaint cottages, quiet streets and a host of people who enjoy life at the beach. If you like art, the cottage is full of it. The owner is an art appraiser and it shows in the decor and art.
Enjoy a walk on the beach or around town. If you like to walk, you don't even need a car at the cottage. Walk to some of the best restaurants in Orange County. Enjoy the nightlife. Enjoy the Festival of the Arts with the Pageant of the Masters and the Sawdust Festival in the summer or take in a play at the Laguna Playhouse.
At Main Beach you can watch some of the best two man & two woman beach volleyball in the U.S. and some of the best urban "Pick Up" basketball in Southern California. Make no mistake about it, This is "Life at the Beach" in Socal.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Washer
- Dryer
- Linens Provided
- Off Street Parking
- Beds
- Queen Bed
- Double Bed
- Convertible Bed
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV
- DVD
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- Charcoal BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio
- Communications
- Telephone
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- The Elan Cottage gives you the experience of really living at the beach. The neighborhood is noted as historically important. It is Laguna Beach cottage living at it's best.
- Suitability
- Pet Friendly
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Theme Park (Amusement Park)
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Kayaking
- Jet Skiing
- Shelling
- Swimming
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Surfing
- Windsurfing
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Basketball Court
- Antiquing
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Live Theatre
- Museums
- Other Activities
- Surfing, boogie boarding and skim boarding & swimming, Near beach coves, Laguna Beach Museum, Festival of the Arts, Sawdust Festival, Laguna Playhouse, Surfing, Boogie boarding, Skim boarding, Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Off season .. Sep-June .. $1500/wk (Friday-Friday)
Summer Season .. $1900/wk (Friday-Friday)
Weeks that include national holidays .. $2000/wk (Friday-Friday)
$200/wk extra for parties over four
Friday-Friday (Full weeks only)
Check in is Friday Afternoon....Check out Friday Morning
Security Deposit - $500 - Returnable if all is OK after departure
Cleaning Fee - $200 - Non-returnable
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Credit Cards Accepted:
Map & Owner's Profile
Ultimate Laguna Charm Cottage
Year Purchased: 1981
Why the Owner Chose Laguna Beach
I bought the Cottage in laguna Beach because I have an affinity for vintage houses and small towns. It was built in 1918 and I have to admit the marble Victorian fireplace sold me. I also love the quite neighborhood, the smell of the sea and the convenience of everything being close by. Laguna Beach is unique in that it is not a suburb, it's a small town where you know a lot of people and you get to be a citizen of small town America in a way. Being an art community, there are lots of intellectual activities. It's my kind of town.
The Unique Benefits at this Craftsman Cottage
The beach, The restaurants, The people, The galleries, Kickin Back, Informality, Quiet, sound of birds, fresh air, relax.............
Owner's Map of Laguna Beach
I love my home here in Laguna Beach and know from past guests how much they also seem to enjoy the Elan cottage. I'm a fine art appraiser by profession. The cottage is full of art as a result of my passion. Laguna Beach is an art colony with a fine museum, over 80 art galleries and an art college. I enjoy living near the ocean and walk on the beach almost every morning, work out at the gym down the street and have coffee at Laguna Coffee . I don't use the car much. Everything I need is close at hand including over ten restaurants with in a few blocks.
Property Photos
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- LIVING ROOM
- A CONTENTED VISITOR
- GREAT ROOM CHAIRS
- HUGE LOFT (2 DOUBLE FUTONS + GAME TABLE ABOVE LIVING ROOM
- LOOKING UP IN THE LIVING ROOM
- DINING ROOM
- MASTER BEDROOM
- GUEST BEDROOM
- KITCHEN WITH GOURMET STOVE, REFRIGERATOR WITH ICE MAKER
- KITCHEN TOYS
- BACK YARD PATIO
- Relaxing in the back yard
- OAK STREET BEACH LOOKING NORTH
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Thanks so much for letting us enjoy your home! Loved the beach. Loved the art. Loved meeting you. Gayle et all