Reviews for Balboa Inn in Newport Beach, CA
Room was only ok but I chose an inexpensive no frills room. Service was great. Location should be 6 stars. Pier and bike path... runs right in front of the hotel and plenty of bars and restaurants in walking distance. Loved it. Read more
Great hotel at a great location. Excellent service. I purchased the deluxe room but it did not come with a fireplace or balcony.... So if you really want to upgrade, go bigger. Read more
In all fairness, i stayed in May, and am making this review in August. There was some renovating going on, and that did not... factor into the stars. After doing some exploring, It looks like there are 2 sides to Balboa Inn. The "resort" side, whichappears to be the better side. And the hotel side, which can get sketch. It was difficult to find parking. The options are apublic pay lot, or valet with them. Valet will cost you anywhere from $45 to $95. Red flag there. I have never heard suchvarying prices for valet. I understand they may have to charge more for an oversized vehicle, but they wouldn't give a straightprice until parking your car. I have a big feeling the price was based more on whatever they felt like charging. So the frontdesk had two friendly, very young men working it. We asked for an upgrade even though we did not see our room, as we were toldwe had a full sized bed. The upgrade had no set price, just "hey it will cost you in the realm of $200". They did "upgrade" uswithout charging us. If our room was considered an upgrade and renovated, I can't even fathom what the other room looked like. After reading reviews, it appears our room truly was an upgrade. The view they said we would have in our upgraded room wasrooftops, but hey, they didn't claim what kind of view, they just said we would have a "view". The room did look nice uponfirst impression, then you start to notice things. The bed was NOT comfortable. I highly doubt they had changed the bedsheetsfrom the last occupant. Floors were slightly sticky, electric fireplace was just for show and did not work, and the fridge waswarm. To get to our room, we either went through the one elevator that felt like it would break any minute, or use the verysteep and narrow stairs. The whole place just felt shabby. Despite the shabbiness, the grounds are actually quaint. With somework, you can see potential. I know it's an old building, i believe it was built in 1920. Everythi Read more
The location was great, ocean view from the 3rd floor balcony! We had our dog & the staff was really nice too. It is the beach... after all, but the last night when we got back from dinner there was a BIG roach on the bathroom sink! They came right away &sprayed but we slept with all the lights on! Read more
We need a vacation from our vacation. Really sad that they can charge so much and the rooms are so gross and run down. Carpets... are stained , we didn't want to take off our shoes. The water pressure comes out so fast and strong it splashes all over theplace and floor, the floor is so slippery my son slipped real bad. The rooms have no charm or decor it gives off a depressingvibe. Super loud but it's to be expected since it's above a restaurant and next to stores, But people were lighting off fireworks all night 2am 3am 4am . We all sleeped terrible. Read more
am very very disappointed in our stay! The first room we had was so dirty! There was food all over the floor, the furniture... stained and dusty and plain gross. When I complained at the front desk the employee basically called me a liar! He moved us toroom 220. Which was bigger but still dirty. We had to clean our feet before getting in bed because the floor was gross. Alsothere was so much noise in the loft it sounded like a truck running so my kids could not sleep, and even on the main Floor itwas loud! In the bathroom the shower floor is missing tiles and then when my husband woke up in the middle of our very restlesssleep there was a cockroach in the bathroom!!!!!? For $600 I would expect a cleaner room with no pests!!!! This was an awfulstay! I am disputing the charge on my credit card! If I could give this place 0 stars I would. I?m waiting for a call from Themanager but I am sure I won?t get one Read more
Room was clean and modern if not recently updated. Staff was very helpful and pleasant. Great location for walking in the... oldest part of Balboa, but not close to a lot of restaurants. Read more
Gorgeous historic hotel at the Balboa Pier,, right on the oceanfront in Balboa, California. The staff is wonderfully... accommodating. So many fun things to do, so many amazing places to eat nearby, can't go wrong staying here! Read more