I'll start with the little stuff. Parking Fee? Yep park in the HIE's own spaces & they charge you $7.50. Dumb.
The bad part- our room was on the ground floor & smelled like an old gym sock. So did the hallway. We left the fan & window open over 5 hours after chech in, it did no good. They may have had the rugs cleaned & did not get up all the water.
Just an old hotel that has been redone poorly.
We did not sak for another room. If the staff can't smell it??
The breakfast they put on is ok, so we saved $30 not eating out.
I guess that's what you get for $146, with parking & taxes.

I stayed here in August for 2 nights whilst travelling around the staes for 6 weeks.

The hotel is a great choice for a mid priced option in Newport Beach where alot of the hotels are quite expensive!

The location is good, there are restaurants around within walking distance or a 5 min cab ride down to the pier and beach front would also give you more choice.

The hotel had a small pool which was nice, a good free breakfast, and free wireless, the staff were friendly, the rooms were very nice, clean and comfortable.

We had a car and parking was 7.50 dollars a day which isnt too bad

I would recommend this to anyone wanting to visit the lovely newport beach, a good option for a reasonable price!!

This is an older hotel, but is immaculate. We were very comfortable here for 4 nights and definitely would stay here again. There are great restaurants within walking distance, Balboa Island is nearby, and so is the beach. We also enjoyed the drive and beach at Huntington Beach and a very nice mall nearby.

We visited Newport Beach August 2011 and booked in to the Holiday Inn Express for one week. For a small quiet Bed & Breakfast, it was fantastic. I think that most people use it for one night stop overs as it does not have the facilities of a large complex. Having said that, the breakfast each morning was very adequate. The rooms were comfortable with all the usual accessories needed in the bathroom. If you needed anything else, the staff were only too pleased to oblige. As a bonus, it has a small swimming pool and jacuzzi, which was nearly always emply, so it was like having your own private pool, sun loungers, pool towels and a cabanna, and it was so well situated that the sun was there till quite late into the afternoon. It also had free internet access and, on returning in the evening, there were cookies to eat in the reception. All in all, very well worth a visit.