Ten of our twelve houses are in Avila Beach, and most of them are a block or two from the sand. Close enough that the beach is where you go between things, not an expedition you plan.
From studio bungalows to a two-bedroom house that sleeps six. Walking distance to the pier, the promenade and the tasting rooms.
Avila Beach sits in a sheltered cove that faces south rather than west — unusual on this coastline. The headland takes the brunt of the wind and the marine layer tends to burn off here earlier than it does a few miles away.
In practice that means Avila is often sunny and still when Pismo Beach, ten minutes down the coast, is grey and blowing. It is the single biggest difference between the two towns and it does not show up in photographs.
Avila is small — the whole village is walkable in about fifteen minutes end to end. From most of our homes the sand is a two to five minute walk, and the pier, the promenade, the waterfront restaurants and the tasting rooms are all inside that same radius.
The practical version: you park the car when you arrive and you do not touch it again until you leave, unless you are driving out to the hot springs or up to San Luis Obispo.
Avila gets busy on summer weekends and public parking fills by late morning. Every one of our homes comes with its own parking, which sounds mundane until you have circled the village for twenty minutes with a car full of beach gear.
It is also why staying in Avila beats day-tripping to it. The people having the best time here walked out of their front door.
The Bob Jones Trail runs flat and paved from the edge of the village up along San Luis Obispo Creek — easy on a bike, and we keep beach cruisers at several of the homes.
Sycamore Mineral Springs is about eight minutes by car, with private hot tubs built into the hillside. Downtown San Luis Obispo is fifteen, and the Thursday night farmers market there is worth planning an evening around.
Whole homes on the Central Coast, booked direct — no platform service fee.