Cozy Condo With New AC, Steps from Balboa Ferry and Peninsula Beach Access Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Cozy Condo With New AC, Steps from Balboa Ferry and Peninsula Beach Access pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Cozy Condo With New AC, Steps from Balboa Ferry and Peninsula Beach Access located?

Located in Balboa Island, this vacation home is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Newport Harbor Nautical Museum and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Fashion Island. Balboa Fun Zone and Balboa Pier are also within 1 mi (2 km).

About the neighborhood

Located in Balboa Island, a neighborhood in Newport Beach, this vacation home is near theme parks. Newport Pier and Pelican Hill Golf Course are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those in the mood for shopping can visit Fashion Island and Irvine Spectrum Center. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's going on at Bren Events Center, or consider a night out at The Observatory. Be sure to check out the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

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10/10 Excellent

Richard G.

Jun 21, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great getaway

Great place. Good location!

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nathan K.

Jul 1, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Great place. It was clean and had all the essentials.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Misty M.

May 14, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay!

The home was perfect for families! Loved the layout and spaciousness of having 2 floors. The location was excellent and we would definitely book again.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Martha L.

Jun 3, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

May 2025

I loved the proximity to the beach and shops. Nice and cozy. The only issues was the power was off for a couple of hours on separate days and the upstairs TV was not working. I would recommend this place and would definitely stay again. Loved it

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stacey W.

Feb 28, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Property w/Great Service

The place was clean and close to everything we wanted. This was repeat start and would come back again.

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darla K.

Aug 3, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location

We enjoyed our stay here. The place was clean and comfortable and check in was easy. The location was fantastic. Easy walk to the ferry and beaches.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

James D.

Mar 28, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location, Needs Better Beds

This location was prime. My only gripe is the fact that the bunk beds upstairs messed up my back for a week. I recommend bringing an air mattress just for better sleep. Toilet Paper also need stocking but it was not verbal a pleasurable stay.

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wendy P.

May 20, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy place to stay.

Cute place with everything we needed. Great to have a parking space in a garage. Close to the ferry with easy access to the peninsula.

Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Denise M.

Apr 16, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Thanks for letting us use your home!

Unfortunately, from the description and pictures, we thought the hiuse was right on beach front. But still close enough to walk to and enjoy. We needed more T.P., so i went to corner store to buy a couple rolls, the next thing i knew, there was a box of toilet paper sirting at the front door. Not sure how they knew that... ?? We had a great time. I was there visiting with a friend that is not supposed to make it much longer. She loves the beach, so this stay was almost perfect! Great memories. Thanks again!

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Sep 5, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect for Us!

We were a party of three. Great to have two full baths. One on each floor. Nice, well supplied kitchen with coffee filters, soap, etc. Having a garage space is a great plus. Beach chairs and beach towels were an additional benefit.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Lori R.

Jun 28, 2025

Liked: Check-in

Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Lower expectations

Our stay was not what I hoped for. I had pretty high expectations for this property for the price per night and location. Unfortunately I wasn’t impressed. There was black mold on the baseboards in the main restroom upstairs, and the cockroaches on the property were disgusting. We were visited by large cockroach on the COUCH our first night and spider on the second. I suggest an exterminator and a deep cleaning. The water pressure in the upstairs shower is so high it is unpleasant - and almost painful. The bathtub stopper leaks so the water slowly drains which makes giving your kids a bath very difficult. In addition, the towels provided smelled like they hadn’t been washed. Definitely not the fresh clean towel you hope for after leaving a torturous needle shower.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Apr 10, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice 2-Bedroom Near Balboa Ferry

The property is an older secondary unit near the Ferry. Although older, it's nicely appointed and a good place to call home for a stay on the Island. Given that it's not a street-facing unit, it has no views, but there are bay-front benches just down the road for enjoying the view. Having a garage to use made parking a breeze, which can be problematic at times, especially during the summer. Downtown dining and ocean views from the Balboa Pier are an easy walk away. We received check-in information later than stated in the listing (hence the four-stars on property manager communication), but that's a very minor issue.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Allison L.

Jun 12, 2018

Great location

Stayed at this property while attending the Newport Beach Jazz Festival. Loved Balboa Island and the convenience of this property. (Hint: get your Balboa Bar at the Tutti Frutti yogurt shop) Stopped in several times to the Free Range restaurant on the corner. Bought strawberries at the fruit stand at the ferry entrance. Handy market on the main street for coffee filters, iced tea, etc. Alert: Restaurants on the island & peninsula close by 9 pm except for Fri & Sat when open to 10 pm. Used Uber all weekend and never had more than a 10 minute wait - even when leaving the jazz festival at the Hyatt Regency. I recommend this property. Not as upscale as some I've stayed at, but comfortable and convenient.

8/10 Good

Piper W.

Oct 12, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Weekend Getaway

This was a cozy and clean stay that was steps from the Balboa Ferry! The 2 bed/2 bath house perfectly fit a group of 6 of us for a weekend getaway. We didn’t use the shared outdoor space, but that is because the ferry is so close and once you use the ferry the Balboa Beach on the Newport Pennisula is less than a 5 minute walk away. The apartment can get a little warm during the middle of the day in the summer or early fall, but the beach breeze and provided fans helped it cool down nicely at night. We appreciated the extra details of toiletries, beach towels, and optional beach gear in the garage. The kitchen was also adequately stocked for cooking. Parking in the garage was super convenient. The street parking right outside the apartment does have a 3 hour limit on the weekends, but there were neighboring streets less than a 5 minute walk away with plenty of free parking. The apartment is located next to a small market, many different shops and yummy eateries. I would stay here again!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Travis F.

Jan 22, 2025

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Liliana

Dec 27, 2023

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tyler

Nov 13, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Oct 23, 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Cockroaches. Mold. Mouse holes. Hair in the coffee maker. Hair in the sheets. A ceiling fan that looks like it’s gonna fall on the bed. Throw blankets that have crusty spots on them. Probably never get washed. A lot of stuff is broken. Toilet flush handle. Ceiling fan. Bathroom fan (which is filthy). The ads says if you want luxury to rent another spot in balboa. We weren’t looking for luxury, but we were expecting clean, safe, and functioning. This place is all about the Benjamins baby. Bottom line, would I stay here again? No because I do not want to give these people anymore of my hard earned…. Excessive laundry charge? What is that? All I hear is we don’t wash everything and if you use it and we have to wash it we will charge you for it. This place is Motel6 of balboa short term rentals. And not the motel6 by Disneyland, the motel6 in Santa Ana.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria J.

Nov 15, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family weekend

We stated at this property for 3 nights! It was comfortable for us a family of 4. Definitely close to alot of things specially if you crossed on the ferry to Newport! We would definitely stay there again. Only thing we struggle with was parking because our truck didn't fit in the garage with the car of the family in the second property.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Linda S., Encino, Ca

Jul 25, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

It was fine for 2 people

The place was fine. There were some issues that were resolved.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Shannon C.

May 17, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Location, Comfy Place

This place was perfect for the two of us. We could have easily had more.

8/10 Good

Paul S.

Aug 5, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Balboa Fun

Although the property is dated, we had everything we needed for a good stay. The location is good and the beaches were great with easy access. The house was smaller then we anticipated after seeing the photos online. But everything worked out fine.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Jeanette F.

Dec 3, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great affordable place on Balboa.

Great place to stay for an affordable option at an expensive destination. A bit older but clean and comfortable. Plenty of towels and beds were quite comfortable. Kit he was well equipped.

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

susan l.

Sep 25, 2019

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Disliked: Cleanliness

Suffers from lack of maintenance and cleaning

TThe property is the perfect location. The property managers The property manager and owner were responsive when I told them they failed to give me the door code. Here's a list of things we found when we accessed the condo: Several window screens were missing; Several screens were torn; Several light bulbs were burned out; The rear sliding door did not work and the screen was broken; The beige carpet on the stairs was filthy and black where people walk; We had to clean the greasy hand stains and dirt off of the stair rail before we used it; The furniture was worn and on one chair the bottom padding was deteriorated making the chair unusable. In general it looked like the condo has been repeatedly rented without performing normal maintenance.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Beth J.

Aug 1, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location!

Our family loved this location close to the ferry on Balboa Island. With access to a washer/dryer AND PARKING, you can't beat it for the price!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

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