Villa Palazzo D'Stella

Address: 729 Gaviota Dr. Laguna Beach, CA 92651

This Villa has the feeling of a casual Italian Café with its open style kitchen and living/dining area. The front door opens to a private outdoor fire pit leading up to our spacious Piazza deck overlooking the coastline. Featuring a luxury gourmet kitchen with high quality, stainless steel appliances surrounded by marble counter tops with the elegant dark toned wood cabinets. It’s easy entertaining your friends or family while you are enjoying the majestic ocean views. The master bedroom suite has its own views of the ocean and is outfitted with a Tuscany Country style bed and designer sheets. A Queen size leather sleeper to accommodate an additional two people is in the living room area. WiFi and Flat Screen TV rounds out the modern amenities of this Villa.

Vacation Rental Reviews

• Great location

  Stayed 2 days ending in July, 2022

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  Elizabeth H from Castle Rock, CO recommends this vacation rental

  Great location. Helpful check in. I would definitely stay again. The common area is very nice.

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• Laguna vaca

  Stayed 2 days ending in June, 2022

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  Molly S from Austin, TX recommends this vacation rental

  It was a lovely villa. I will definitely stay again!

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• Great place at a great location!

  Stayed 1 day ending in January, 2022

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  Luis N from Anaheim, CA recommends this vacation rental

  Location, comfort and amazing views will make you want to stay longer. This one verderón apartment is close to restaurants, beach and a supermarket if you want to stay and cook your own meals.

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• Great location

  Stayed 3 days ending in October, 2021

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  Gulcin B from SCOTTSDALE, Arizona recommends this vacation rental

  This property is right by the ocean and very close to downtown. The only issue if the sofa bed. The bed is comfortable but the sofa bed is very uncomfortable.
  Also although the kitchen and the room were clean, the bathroom had not been cleaned properly. The shower had chunks of hair from the previous tenants.
  

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• 3 night stay....Sept 16 - Sept 19, 2021

  Stayed 3 days ending in September, 2021

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  a guest from Danville, California recommends this vacation rental

  1. Excellent location, great access to stores, etc, beautiful ocean view from common area.
  2. Overall well maintained. Small, but functional. Negative points for the hideously complex light switches. My wife and other guests in different rooms had same frustrations.
  3. Internet / wireless connectivity was sub par. I realize the rental unit/ company doesn’t have total control over this...but an honest upfront mention of this limitation would help set expectations. Not an unreasonable request for a high end rental in an upscale area.
  4. Shades on all windows (except bedroom) were nearly “see-through”. Created an unwelcome fishbowl experience when looking from outside in (especially at night).
  5. Communication from rental management generally very good. Received several calls prior to check in, advising of payment processing, etc. Even got call day of check in to ask if we had any questions, etc. After long travel day arrived at Holiday Inn for check in (a bit odd). Was told I needed to complete a rental agreement prior to check in. I don’t doubt this rental agreement was described in the reservation process, but would have preferred a heads up during one of the several calls I received. Having to execute this at time of check in was irritating, time consuming, etc. Again, probably a miss on my part, but a reminder would have been more welcome than an 11 pm surprise at check in.
  6. Kudos to the HI person who went by the name “Q” (I think), for offering to drive with us to find the rental unit. First time renters checking in after dark would be challenged to locate the complex.
  7. Overall, these rentals have their upside, but beware of the issues described. Recommend with cautions.

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• Great Location

  Stayed 3 days ending in August, 2021

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  Burnett K from Lake Forest, CA recommends this vacation rental

  Perfect Spot to stay in Laguna. Close to everything, especially the beach.

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• Great Place and dog friendly!

  Stayed 2 days ending in June, 2021

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  Thomas B recommends this vacation rental

  Awesome location, great view, all you could ask for a weekend getaway.

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• Stay at the retreat

  Stayed 3 days ending in June, 2021

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  STEPHANIE I from Azusa, CA recommends this vacation rental

  Great stay but with 2 set backs.
  1. Shades that covered the windows for privacy were see through at night.
  2. Last night we stayed a light shined in through the bedroom back window that lit the whole room up. Needless to say I didn’t get any sleep.

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• staycation

  Stayed 2 days ending in May, 2021

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  JOE R from FULLERTON, CA recommends this vacation rental

  quiet, secluded location with sweeping views

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• Awesome time

  Stayed 3 days ending in April, 2021

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  a guest from tampa, FL recommends this vacation rental

  From the moment we walked i , we were enchanted with the entire place. I cannot say enough that you should absolutely make your plans here. Cleanliness, location, and comfort... all the things you want to hear in a review. We extended our stay an extra night bc we did not want to leave

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• Great place!

  Stayed 4 days ending in March, 2021

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  a guest from UT, UT recommends this vacation rental

  A great rental. Would definitely stay here again!

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• Quiet Getaway

  Stayed 1 day ending in March, 2021

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  Melissa G recommends this vacation rental

  Absolutely love the location and property at The Retreat in Laguna. Tucked in a quiet alley way, ocean front, we loved waking up to the sound of the waves. Watched the sunrise on the deck and was able to enjoy breakfast in our one bedroom apartment. It was spacious for the two of us and dog friendly. Incredibly clean and decorated with much attention to detail. Can’t wait to stay again!!

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• Cute place, great location

  Stayed 2 days ending in February, 2021

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  a guest from California, CA recommends this vacation rental

  Very small unit but very clean and has private patio. Good for a weekend. Windows could use better shades as it's not a very private unit. Shared deck has beautiful ocean views. Owner is unresponsive to emails so if you have a question, you need to call.

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• Great getaway

  Stayed 6 days ending in November, 2020

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  Laura H from Chino Hills, CA recommends this vacation rental

  A little slice of heaven for our small family of four over the holidays. Great location and very peaceful despite how close we are to neighbors.

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• Pandemic vacation

  Stayed 4 days ending in November, 2020

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  Robert M from Whittier, CA recommends this vacation rental

  We had an amazing time , was relaxing and cozy, loved that you could use the common area to have dinner and watch the sunset . Want to come again , love that we could bring our dog.
  We will stay here again and have told our friends. The shades need to be thicker cause you can see through them into the house , needs more privacy . BBQ wasn’t working we had to call to help us .

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• Nice

  Stayed 1 day ending in October, 2020

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  Andrea C from San Clemente, CA recommends this vacation rental

  It was good

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• Lovely StayCation

  Stayed 2 days ending in July, 2020

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  Luis T from Tustin, CA recommends this vacation rental

  everything was pretty much perfect. Definitely will come back. Very private and distanced from the other rooms. Very clean.

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• Perfect 16th Birthday Celebration

  Stayed 2 days ending in June, 2020

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  a guest from Mission Viejo, CA recommends this vacation rental

  It was great! We loved being able to walk right down to the beach. The room was clean and nice.

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• We had a lovely stay

  Stayed 3 days ending in June, 2020

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  a guest from Mission viejo, CA recommends this vacation rental

  Perfect thank u

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• Villa Palazzo D'Stella

  Stayed 2 days ending in June, 2020

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  a guest from Cardiff By The Sea, CA recommends this vacation rental

  The location is tremendous and couldn't be better, however the properties cleanliness was not up to level of COVID safe. I purchased cleaning spray at Ralphs to clean surfaces, door and cabinet handles, controls, etc. The ceiling fan remotes did not work and there were more light controls than in a large home and could have used descriptions or directions for use. The TV size and location was limited due to the size of the property, but very poor as far as an amenity. I also asked for a roll of paper towels as there were just a few left on the roll and I never did receive and they seemed to not even have any in the storage area where the garage doors were.

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• Great for couples!

  Stayed 3 days ending in June, 2020

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  a guest from Atlanta, GA recommends this vacation rental

  This Villa is great for couples with a perfect location. Centrally located to several restaurants, bars, shopping, and right across the street from the grocery store. Most of all, most the villas are beach front with easy access a few stairs down to the beach. In villa #4 your beach view is slightly obstructed which is not bad because there’s a lovely courtyard with a very nice grill as your porch. Just 3 steps up to a larger lounge area with chairs & umbrellas for direct beach view, absolutely lovely. There are luxury appliances, nice wine storage shelving, and a very comfortable mattress (full size I believe). Also, there is one designated parking spot which a decal will be given to you. We absolutely enjoyed our stay.

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• The Retreat at Laguna Beach

  Stayed 5 days ending in May, 2020

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  Matt c from Parker, CO recommends this vacation rental

  Great. The Neighbor was a bit Nosey but great place and will go back again, for sure.

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• Ideal Laguna Beach Stay

  Stayed 2 days ending in February, 2020

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  a guest from San Diego, CA recommends this vacation rental

  Spacious vacation rental in a great location. Would go again. The home is stocked with all the essentials and it feels like home.

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• Valentine's Day

  Stayed 1 day ending in February, 2020

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  MARICARMEN B recommends this vacation rental

  It was alright...I think Inhad a bit more expectation...we would have loved to be more private and more ocean view...

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• Nice place

  Stayed 2 days ending in December, 2019

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  a guest from Solon, IA recommends this vacation rental

  Beautiful scenery, easy check in, nice/clean place.

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