Southern California Beach Vacation Rentals


Are you looking for local California beach vacation rentals for the beach communities of San Diego, Santa Barbara, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach or San Clemente?

Here are a few tips to consider when checking out your options for Southern California beach vacation rentals:

Ask questions of the vacation home service or property owner, such as whether or not there is a nearby grocery store, market or restaurant.

Also ask about the parking situation. Is a spot included, or must you find street parking?

Ask about the sleeping arrangements. If it sleeps 10, are these all in real beds, sofa beds or pull out cots?

What appliances are in the beach house? Is there a microwave, washing machine, clothes dryer, dishwasher, stereo, DVD player? This information will help you decide what to pack, and to know what to shop for when you get there.

Do you want your vacation home beach rental to be within walking distance to the beach, on a beach bus route, or directly facing the ocean?


Here are some popular places for Southern California beach vacation rentals. On each page you'll find a brief overview, plus local listing agencies as well as a link to an online listing service:

Newport Beach Vacation Rental
The Newport peninsula and Balboa Island are ideal places to stay. The oceanfront homes have a very wide, sandy beach and a boardwalk for biking, skating and strolling.

San Clemente Vacation Rental
This little Spanish-Mediterranean village by the sea is really lovely. The Amtrak train stops here as well.

Laguna Beach Vacation Rental
Originally an artist's colony, Laguna still has 3 major art festivals every summer and the village atmosphere across from the beach is complemented by many fine restaurants and art galleries.

San Diego Beach Vacation Rentals
Great place for a family beach vacation, with many beach rentals found in Pacific Beach and Mission Beach. San Diego has plenty of attractions besides the beach to keep your vacation full and fun.

Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals
Beautiful town between the mountains and the sea, full of California history, palm trees and red roofed houses. Also upscale restaurants and shoppiing, a botanical garden, zoo, museums and the Mission.

Santa Monica Vacation Rentals
Staying in Santa Monica is convenient to visiting things on the West Side, such as Malibu, Venice Beach, Beverly Hills, UCLA, and the Getty Center. Plus, LAX (the Los Angeles International Airport)is much closer than it is to Orange County Beaches or Ventura County Beaches.

TO VIEW PROPERTIES NOW:

VacationHomeRentals.com offers online listings of vacation rentals with photos of the properties, detailed information and even a travel forum. They offer vacation homes worldwide, but have an extensive listing of beach rentals in California, including ones in:

San Diego County (San Diego , Coronado, La Jolla, Solana Beach, Encinitas, Del Mar, Carlsbad, Oceanside)

Orange County (San Clemente, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, Huntington Beach)

Los Angeles County (Hermosa Beach, Long Beach, Santa Monica)

Ventura County (Ventura)

Santa Barbara County (Santa Barbara)

When you find the place you want, there is a very short request form to fill out, which is emailed directly to the owner of the property. Each property also has an updated availability calendar, which is very cool. Have a look!



Got Property?

Lucky you! If you have a beach cottage or beach house you want to rent out to others, you can advertise your California beach vacation rentals at VacationHomeRentals.com. They charge $99 a year for your listing, and you can include photos, a realtime availability calendar and more.

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