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Reviews of Bay Shores Peninsula Hotel

2.5 out of 5
Bay Shores Peninsula Hotel
1800 W Balboa Blvd, Newport Beach, CA

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 781 out of 980 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 164 out of 980 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 980 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 980 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 980 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Nice rooms, good food, great staff.

10/10 Excellent

Terri

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Hsiangchun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I like this location to the Newport Beach pier. The hotel is clean and staff are friendly too. Only breakfast needs to be improved, sometimes no fruits. Will come again here

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay!! Fresh baked cookies.. yum.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

MARIA

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disappointed
Lobby's floor was cracked/ old and dirty, as well as carpet. The room chairs had a very dirty covers, wanted to take off but chair was worse, with stains. Didn't feel comfortable sleeping in the bed. Room was small, t.v was very small. No Parking available inside site. Parked on street. I was very disappointed.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

James

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Allen, Warren, and Willy were great. Room was clean. Great place to stay. Close to everything
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great spot for smaller families looking for a spot near the beach. Beach Towel, umbrella, chair, and sand/surf toys were available for a free check out. That boogie board really made my beach trip memorable! The staff were all super helpful and accommodating. I loved staying here and could not recommend it more.

10/10 Excellent

Jeral

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

phyllis

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and helpful staff! Close to the ocean and bay!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Harming place with a beach vibe. Would go back again. Staff super friendly! Especially Warren.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Malorie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beach is a minute walk clean and friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Rob

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice if not dated looking motor lodge. The location is great and the rooms are comfortable and clean. The front desk staff and manager are very nice and gave great service. The location is great if you want to spend some time at the beach, cruise around on bikes, surf or paddle in the bay. There's a great selection of restaurants and bars nearby ranging from very fancy to casual.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lora

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was great. Rooftop terrace was wonderful. Very close to beach and bayside.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

MERCY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, friendly staff, close enough to walk to beach & dining.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Delia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great time! The parking is small but the front desk agents were helpful finding us a spot to park
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rene

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, nice staff. Parking is difficult - but that goes with the location.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A little pricey for what you get
Only thing missing a pool
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Katarina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shelby

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
WOW what a great place to stay. Found this last minute on Expedia and has to be one of the most unique and best hotel experience I've ever had traveling. Super friendly staff, great amenities and the location is 2nd to none
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
From the time we stepped in the front door, Warren made us feel like we were home. He was very welcoming and had so much to share about the area. The hotel is small and we lived that. There was a on old-school elevator in the property that was fun to experience, while we usually took the stairs just because. Beach supplies are available to use free of charge if needed. Parking is limited, but welcome to Newport Beach Hotel only has about 8-10 spots for $20 each a night, but we just parked in the street and walked or rented a bike to get around. Very peaceful and nice place to stay. We’ll be back for sure.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Charming property with extremely friendly staff. Felt less like a hotel and more like a bed and breakfast. Convenient to shopping and dining.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Laurel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A taste of what growing up in Newport used to be like- relatable, not fancy, fun, community and next to the. beach. Rooftop deck is best place to eat (bring to-go food, AAROn, Warren and Tracy made us feel like family, watching free DVDs, 24/7 water and coffee and beach equipment & good breakfast-we felt at home. Hope the. new owners don't go boogie-boutique when they update the place this fall.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shelly

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful friendly staff. Very clean room. Rooftop view area that is amazing! Warm complementary cookies. Easy walk to restaurants, beach, bay and recreation areas. Beautiful view from our room.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

hanh, Broken arrow

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good and very happy
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Svetlana

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love it . We really like this hotel. Definitely we will come back next year.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff - especially Warren and Marci Quaint vintage - even DVD and players in every room. 4 th floor deck using an old style elevator to access to the 3 rd floor - Nice continental breakfast and great service!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lonnie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Location whether boating or surfing, can't be beat.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lorene

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shawnra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yvette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So close to the beach! We were able to walk to restaurants, pier and other places from this hotel. Staff was friendly and rooms were clean. We could even get beach towels and boogie boards daily at no extra cost.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Devon

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect spot
Amazing experience. Everyone was so friendly and it had such a welcoming small town feel.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Ronald

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Mary Boles

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bay Shores Peninsula Hotel has a vintage So. Cal. surf culture vibe, lots of boogie boards to borrow, and laid back amenities like cute table and rocking chair outside your room. You can walk a block to the beach on the Newport Peninsula, walk a few blocks to rent a kayak to paddle around the bay, or down the sidewalk to eat by the Pier, or walk down the other side to the Balboa Island Ferry and funzone. Great places to eat and play within walking distance.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

wei hui

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cecilia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the proximity to the beach and the pier! The staff was welcoming and friendl.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute and comfortable
It was a very nice place to stay. You can eat breakfast on the rooftop with a view of the bay and a little of the beach. Staff was very friendly and the hotel offers rental beach gear which is nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Irina

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brook

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect customer service amazing place
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay! Warren was the best host and made me feel very welcome!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marnie

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Kristin was extremely hospitable. We arrived early and were able to store our bags while we explored the area. She went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable. Let's of family-friendly amenities (beach toys, chairs, and towels) made it easy to cross the street and spend time on the beach. 10/10 recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

SHARON

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well located hotel, great staff with some nice extras but the noise from the road kept us awake and also people playing basketball in the park next door at 1:30 and 4:00 in the morning. Also when we booked there was no mention of $20 a day parking fee.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022