Finding a Last-Minute Room on Catalina

Which Santa Catalina Island hotels have rooms available this week, next week or the week after? You can find out on the Web site of the island’s Visitor Bureau & Chamber of Commerce, https:// www.catalina.com. The bureau says it updates the site daily. But sign on early: We found that some rooms posted at 9 a.m., for instance, were gone by the end of the day. The site lists 31 hotels and inns, plus several real estate agents. Some listings link to the hotel’s Web page, with pictures, rates and other information.