Boatel California Stay on a Boat in Ventura Harbor

Entire home in Ventura, California

  1. 6 guests
  2. 2 bedrooms
  3. 5 beds
  4. 1.5 baths
Hosted by Glenn
  1. Superhost
  2. 7 years hosting

Listing highlights

Top 10% of homes

This home is highly ranked based on ratings, reviews, and reliability.

On the beach

This home is right on Harbor Cove Beach.

Exceptional check-in experience

Recent guests gave the check-in process a 5-star rating.
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Best location in the Harbor- It is a 40' boat so more like a large Floating RV than a hotel! There is plenty of room to sleep and relax. The boat doesn't ever leave the dock. You will get to experience living on a boat, but since it is always attached to the dock you will never have to worry about sea sickness! It is less than 100 feet to all the action at Ventura Harbor Village with restaurants, live music, shops, wine tasting, famous ice cream shop, a gorgeous beach, Island Packers, and more!

The space
Our Boatel is like an RV on the water and permanently moored in the heart of Ventura Harbor Village with Gorgeous Sunset and Harbor Views, lots of great restaurants, shops, wine tasting, electric and paddle boat rental, live music, fishing charters, Island Packers for trips to the Islands, great beach right across the street, bird watching, surfing, and more. Most of our guests park and never have to leave the harbor. There are 2 staterooms, one with a very comfortable Queen size bed and additional twin size bed along with full bath with shower and one 1/2 bath front crew room with bunk beds suitable for smaller adults or teenagers and there is a convertible double couch bed in the living room. The salon has a couch, dining table and a TV/DVD/Netflix for evening enjoyment. The galley has a full refrigerator, kitchen sink, microwave, drip coffee maker (with a starter pack of coffee) and is fully equipped with other small appliances such as Electric Skillet, Crock Pot, hot water heater for tea/cocoa/soup, plates, glasses, etc. There is a covered deck (fantail) for dining and harbor viewing. We now have high speed internet/WiFi so you can work remotely with this incredible view!! We are proud to be CA Green Certified! We do offer compost and recycling bins and encourage their use. Also search for our sister Boatel, Ventura Boatel on Airbnb, which is right next door.

Guest access
You have full access of our boat which is permanently moored at the dock. No one else will share the boat with you. Please note that no kayaks, SUPS, or other water craft are allowed to be left on the docks even for a minute for safety. You can rent kayaks, SUPs, paddle boats, electric boats near the Boatels at Ventura Boat Rentals. If you want to bring your own, please let us know so we can discuss options of where to put them on board, Harbor rules, etc. If you would like to rent both of our Boatels, see our sister Boatel - Ventura Boatel right here on Airbnb.

Other things to note
We now have high speed internet so you can work remotely with this incredible view, stream Netflix, etc. Remember to pack light. You will be entering your "Boatel" down a dock and up a set of docksteps. We will give you complete instructions for our marine style toilets and showers, but there are also full restrooms with additional showers and laundry facilities available for marina guests (we will give you keys). The front room is 2 bunk style beds suitable for crew or kids 11 and over that don't mind a regular bed style, more like a real sailor!NEVER, EVER put anything down the Head (toilet) EXCEPT the provided Marine toilet safe toilet tissue. I know it sounds yucky, but Marine Heads are notoriously sensitive. Most recently, a Paper Towel was flushed and clogged the Head, burning up the motor, rendering it unusable for the rest of the visit. Guests who flush objects down the Head resulting in plumbing problems will be responsible for the cost of repairs. I can't emphasize the importance of this enough. There is a trash receptacle in provided for items like feminine products, moist towelettes, paper towels, etc. **the Harbor is going to start paid parking on weekends and holidays sometime in the summer if 2025. It will be $1 hr up to 4hours or $10 for a full day on fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 10am-8pm with overnight parking available for our guests. We will update once we have more details.

Where you’ll sleep

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What this place offers

Mountain view
Harbor view
Beach access
Kitchen
Wifi – 33 Mbps
Unavailable: Carbon monoxide alarm

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Rated 4.87 out of 5 from 558 reviews.

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Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars for value

Where you’ll be

Ventura, California, United States
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Neighborhood highlights

Ventura Harbor Village is a lively fun neighborhood with lots of great restaurants, shops, comedy club, boat rental, live music, wine tasting, island packers for trips to the islands, bird watching, people watching, great beach across the street, and more just up the ramp from your Boatel. And the beaches near the harbor are some of the nicest in California. Ventura Harbor is also the best port of departure for visiting the Channel Islands, and is home to the Channel Islands National Park visitor center. Approximately 50yards from the Boatel, you have Ventura Boat Rentals where you can rent Electric Boats, kayaks, SUP's, the new swan or dragon paddle boats, etc. If you would like to rent both our Boatels, also see Ventura Boatel on Airbnb or contact us direct.

Meet your host

Superhost
90 reviews
5.0 out of 5 average rating
7 years of hosting
Lives in Pepeekeo, Hawaii
I was born and raised in Ventura, CA and live on the Big Island Hawaii with my Fiance, and your co-host, Roberta on our small dragon fruit and pineapple farm. I love to cook, travel (I am a Travel Agent), fish, snorkel, laugh, camp, spend time with friends and family. I Travel often and look forward to being your guest and/or having hosting your stay. Feel free to ask any questions!

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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 3:00 PM
Checkout before 11:00 AM
6 guests maximum
Safety & property
No carbon monoxide alarm
Smoke alarm
Not suitable for children and infants