Ocean Villas----Beachfront Escape-on the Sand---Oceanfront

• love this place

  love this place

  • Guest Jacky
  • Date of stay 03/31/13
  • Review Submitted 04/12/13
  My family had great time here, it's easy to access the beach. The room is clean and cozy. They provide beach chairs, sand toys all free! It's close to all the fun places in Carlsbad - Legoland, flower field and etc.

  Recommended for: Tourists without a car, families with young children, romantic getaway.

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• I am BACK AGAIN !!!!!!

  I am BACK AGAIN !!!!!!

  • Guest Kileen
  • Date of stay 09/14/12
  • Review Submitted 11/17/12
  I am back AGAIN.. I love this place- I have been back 8 times in the last year and a half. This place is so wonderful. I just can not go anywhere else. My grandkids love it . When I call to make a reservation Sandra knows my voice...That makes me feel great. The girls in the office are wonderful and I love having them welcome me back, I feel like a prodigal daughter. Even their handyman and housekeeper calls me by my first name. I feel like I am home. I love all the suites but the one bedroom Sand Suite is one of my favorites. You almost fall out of your room onto the sand. Sitting by the fire pit at night and watching my grandchildren play on the sand right in front me is absolutely the best. They play and I enjoy my wine. My grandchildren beg to go to the office everyday so they can show their clean feet and get their treats.. This place is more than just a place to stay, it is a family atmosphere and everyone knows everyone. I feel really at home when I walk in the door. This is the only place to be. There is no doubt that the people that work here really care about their guests. I was sick one day and they went to Pronto's to get me Chicken noodle soup. They go the extra mile and it makes me feel welcomed. I am definitely coming back again-you should too.

  Recommended for: Tourists without a car, age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway, people with disabilities, sightseeing, families with young children, romantic getaway, adventure seekers.

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• Great location, nice people and an awesome view!

  Great location, nice people and an awesome view!

  • Guest Barbara
  • Date of stay 04/15/12
  • Review Submitted 04/24/12
  My husband and I stayed for a week in the Baja Suite. We enjoyed the accommodations (decorations were nice and we had a comfortable bed). The location was perfect to walk into town for the shops or ice cream and was convenient to the many local restaurants. But the best times were just sitting on our deck and watching whales and dolphin swim by our place. They were clearly visible even without binoculars (although bring them!) It was a peaceful get away! Saundra, one of the owners,and her staff attended to our every need. She couldn't have been nicer! Her restaurant recommendations were of a local flavor with appropriate beach ambiance and great food. We traveled to Carlsbad for a wedding and we are very lucky to have been to this wonderful beach community. We would love to return to this place

  Recommended for: Age 55+, families with young children, romantic getaway.

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• Amazing beach location: Hotel room is great! Can't beat the price

  Amazing beach location: Hotel room is great! Can't beat the price

  • Guest Kileen
  • Date of stay 03/11/12
  • Review Submitted 04/09/12
  Great place. I am a traveling nurse and I stayed in the hotel room because they did not have any suites open. The hotel room is a cute little room that is just a bedroom and a bath but for the price and the location it can not be beat-what a deal. When a suite finally opened I moved to one of the ocean front suites. These room was so spacious and nicely decorated. I had originally planned to only stay here for 4 nights then move to a place closer to my next assignment. I ended up staying 2 weeks and commuted. I really hated to leave this wonderful place. The people that stay in this building were so nice. The lady that owns the place made sure that I was introduced to the family staying in the suite next door and when I got home from work the neighbors often had a plate of dinner waiting for me. We would all sit on the deck and shared stories. I really looked forward to coming back to my beach home. When I left, I had new friends. You can bet that I am going to ask to get re-assigned to Carlsbad again so I can bring my grandchildren. This is such a lovely place

  Recommended for: Tourists without a car, age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sightseeing, families with young children, romantic getaway, adventure seekers.

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• Great Trip

  Great Trip

  • Guest Mike
  • Date of stay 10/28/11
  • Review Submitted 03/21/12
  On the arrival the staff was friendly and helpful. Great location, my family had a short walk to Carlsbad for dinner. We also had a great BQ dinner at sunset on the patio over looking the ocean. The beach 3 steps away from our patio..(great for kids)We stayed here for location to go to Legoland and fell in love with Ocean Villas.....

  Recommended for: Tourists without a car, age 55+, families with teenagers, sightseeing, families with young children, romantic getaway, adventure seekers.

  Owner response: Thank you so very much for the lovely review on VRBO. We love our vacation rental and try really hard to make sure your stay is one that is the best it can possibly be. We feel that our place is not just a resting place but one where we care about you and look forward to having you come back over and over. Needless to say, it is so easy for people to complain but when people enjoy their stay, writing a special note to say that you had a wonderful experience is not something that most people will take the time to do. I can sincerely tell you that we love the positive feed back and it makes all the little things that we do seem so worth it. You touched our hearts by writing this note months after your stay.

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• A wonderful beach escape

  A wonderful beach escape

  • Guest wenlee
  • Date of stay 11/04/11
  • Review Submitted 11/08/11
  This is the first time my husband and I used VRBO for renting a vacation spot. We had such a good experience!! The Ocean Villas is a wonderful place to stay. The owners made it very simple and easy for us to rent this spot for just a few last minute nights for us. They were very good about the cleanliness and enjoyment of our stay. We stayed in the Baja - 1 bedroom that was perfect for the two of us. When we walked in the room, we both were thrilled with the beautiful view of the ocean and spacious living room.They were very organized - we were sure everything we needed to know was either in the binder they provided us or little reminders/sign instruction throughout the suite. Unfortunately the weather was cool and we were not able to use the fire pit on the balcony, which we were looking forward to. Although every night we watched a gorgeous sunset and during the day watched all the surfers take to the waves. The beach was never crowded and my husband even watched a pod of dolphins swim by one early morning. The balcony we stayed in was not 100% private but worked fine for us. The location cannot be beat...We ate at Caldo Pomodoro Italian Restaurant which is a family owned Italian restaurant that were very informative about the meals, friendly, fast service and catered to us. We walked for dinner every night and we enjoyed the Sunday villagefest with SO many vendors!! Everyone in Carlsbad are so friendly! We felt very much at home in our little suite and loved falling asleep to the sound of the ocean. We both agreed we will never rent another hotel again.

  Recommended for: Tourists without a car, age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway, people with disabilities, sightseeing, families with young children, romantic getaway, adventure seekers.

  Owner response: Wendy and John, Thank you so much for taking your time to write such a lovely review. I can not begin to tell you how much it meant to me to know that you enjoyed your stay. Having such a positive review truly helps our business. Since we are family owned, we take a lot of pride in making sure that we do the best that we possibly can. We sincerely try to make people feel that they are guests in our home, not just strangers on a stop over. We have been so pleased that so many come back year after year and have become our friends... not just guests. I never thought that my retirement years would be so enriched by all the new lovely people that I have been so blessed to meet. I am so very glad that you were able to attend to the Faire..Even though we had a bit of rain we got lots and lots of goodies. I went to the Street Faire with one of our guests and came home with so many wonderful gifts. The Carlsbad Village Faire is the best. I will pass on your kind words to the owners of the Caldo Pomodoro Italian Restaurant, they too will appreciate your wonderful review. Thank you again for your review and I hope that when you come back to the United States that you will once again come to stay with us.

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• WE HAD A FABULOUS TIME. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU STAY HERE.

  WE HAD A FABULOUS TIME. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU STAY HERE.

  • Guest Dawn
  • Date of stay 09/11/11
  • Review Submitted 10/21/11
  WE LOVE OCEAN VILLAS !!! Sitting on the ocean front patio around the fire pits is the best thing ever. The rooms are lovely and it is so pleasing to walk into the rooms. The ocean views take your breath away. The kitchen had everything you could want. I like walking to the restaurants that the owner recommended and found that it was more fun letting someone else make the meals and then bring them back to my patio to enjoy the view. Try the deserts at Pronto's, you won't be disappointed. The brownies are amazing. After we got back home to Arizona we were talking to some friends telling them about this cute little place we found in Carlsbad, we were raving about what a wonderful time we had on our vacation. Our friends asked where we stayed, we were shocked when our friends said that they had been going to our little place for years. They love this place. They said that they had been trying to keep it a secret because they did not want everyone to know about their favorite place and take their spot. Well, I can see why. This is truly a hidden treasure. The owners are amazing and they made us feel so unbelievably welcomed. They had a list of places they recommended for discounts and after a day of shopping we stopped by the office to show off our purchases from a cute clothing shops called Lavender Blue- we got a 10% discount. The owner, Sandra, was so excited that we liked her recommendations. You can really tell the owners try very hard to make sure you have the best stay possible. I felt like I was a guest in their home. Every time I talked to anyone around the building they commented on how much they love it here and they seemed to know the owners personally. They all had such nice things to say about them. It really seemed like a big family. One of the owners just published a book and gave it to us, he even signed it. Were we ever impressed! WOW. These are great people and the place is awesome. WE HAD A FABULOUS TIME. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU STAY HERE.

  Recommended for: Tourists without a car, age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway, people with disabilities, sightseeing, families with young children, romantic getaway, adventure seekers.

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• An Oceanfront family fun experience.

  An Oceanfront family fun experience.

  • Guest Woody
  • Date of stay 07/02/11
  • Review Submitted 07/11/11
  A stellar family getaway!!! This was the easiest vacation ever and it is so due to the fact that everything about the accommodations and the environment exceeded our expectations. The place was immaculately clean and tastefully done in a "At the Beach" theme. At first sight we fell in love with our beach home for a whole 7 days. undoubtedly we will do this again and again!!! Oh yeah, we flew in, what a pleasant surprise to have all the beach things we needed already available, breach towels, chairs, umbrellas, boogie boards, etc. This saved us some money for sure!!! Yes! My family and I highly recommend this beautiful place!!!

  Recommended for: Tourists without a car, age 55+, families with teenagers, sightseeing, families with young children, romantic getaway.

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• Paradise Found! at Ocean Villas

  Paradise Found! at Ocean Villas

  • Guest RG
  • Date of stay 03/05/11
  • Review Submitted 03/06/11
  Absolutly stunning. Beach front and caring attenative staff. Clean and did I mention ... beachfront building is located right on the sand within walking distance to the quaint Village of Carlsbad. , large beach front patio's with Fire Pit and BBQ.

  Recommended for: Age 55+, families with teenagers, sightseeing, families with young children, romantic getaway.

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• LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

  LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

  • Guest John
  • Date of stay 02/06/10
  • Review Submitted 03/05/11
  As soon as I walked into my suite I fell in love with this place. What a wonderful getaway. It had everything that was promised. Right on the beach. The rooms were very comfortable and clean. We walked into the village every night for dinner but if I had wanted to cook the kitchen had everything I needed. Best part for me was sitting on the balcony at night by the fire pit with my wife and a glass of wine listening to the ocean. I have booked another trip here in the fall. Cannot wait.

  Recommended for: Tourists without a car, age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway, families with young children, romantic getaway.

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