Travel + Lodging

The Wedding Website of Rachel Bass and David Riopelle

Avalon, Catalina is a lovely town on Catalina Island right off the coast of California. Guests will need to take a Ferry to the island from a local mainland port (or a Helicopter, if you're feeling fancy). Details on booking below. PLEASE NOTE: Late July in Catalina is the busy season. We have been advised by the island to tell all our guests to please book all accommodations AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE in order to avoid any issues with availability on the island. This includes tickets for your ferry ride over as well as lodging from Thurs-Sun. We want all of you there, so please don't wait!!

Hotel

Hotel Atwater

125 Sumner Avenue
Avalon, CA 90704

(877) 778-8322

We have reserved a room block here! This is walking distance to pretty much everything in Catalina (our venue, welcome drinks, etc.). How to Book: - Click on "View" (link below) - Click Hotel Atwater “Book” - Scroll down to Add code - Choose the drop down: Group Attendee - Type in this code: 072526AVAL - Then a pop up will come up with the wedding name - Select and go to next step - Pick your check in and check out dates - Pick the room types that are available OR - Call the call center at (877) 778-8322 - Press 1 hotel reservations - Press 1 for hotel Atwater - Press 2 for making a new reservation - Let the Agent know you are looking to book in a room in the Bass-Riopelle Wedding Room Block

Discount Code - 072526AVAL

Hotel

Glenmore Plaza Hotel

118 Sumner Avenue
Avalon, CA 90704

(310) 510-0017

We also reserved a second room block here! It is across the street from Hotel Atwater. Instructions for booking (15% discount): - You must call the hotel to reserve your room: (310) 510-0017 - Say you are with the Bass-Riopelle party for their wedding on July 25, 2026 - We have regular and deluxe Kings reserved (1 bed), as well as Queens (2 beds) reserved.

Flight

Los Angeles (LAX), Long Beach (LGB), or Orange County (SNA)

We recommend flying into LAX, LGB, or SNA. Each has a ferry port conveniently close and Uber-able (San Pedro, Long Beach, or Newport, respectively), so no need to rent a car! We recommend checking ferry times and availability and planning flights accordingly.

Travel Note

Ferry to Catalina Island

We recommend booking your ferry ride with Catalina Express out of San Pedro or Long Beach, or with Catalina Flyer out of Newport. Tickets are available now! Some specifics: - Ferries often sell out—especially in summer—so we definitely recommend booking tickets as early as possible and planning flights accordingly. - The ferry ride is about 1 hour. - Your final location will be Avalon, Catalina. Most ferries are direct, but some take you through Two Harbors first, another short stop on the island that extends the ride to about 2.5 hours. - The final ferry of the night to Catalina is typically around 7pm, so plan flights accordingly! - For ferries from Newport only, there is a seperate Catalina Flyer website. For tickets, please visit https://www.catalinainfo.com/reservations.html. - There is paid parking at all the ferry ports, if you'd like to drive there and leave your car, but all are also Uber-able from airports. - The last ferry ride back from Catalina is around 9:30pm.

Travel Note

Helicopter to Catalina Island

If you're feeling more adventurous, Maverick Helicopters also offers 15-25 minute long helicopter rides to and from Catalina! These take off periodically throughout the day from the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica and Queen Mary Terminal in Long Beach. Looks beautiful!

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