Placentia Vacations from $552

The toilet seat was broken. The air conditioner was loud and blew really cold air into the bed next to the conditioner. Ridiculous.

The staff is very friendly and readily available, great atmosphere.

Check in was at 4 but me and my daughters showed up really early and thought we ask if our room was ready and it was not. One emplyeee was very kind another was rude every time we came to check if it was available. When we asked at 3:30 30 min before check in the young lady said our room was still dirty so we preceded to wait. After 4:10 the nice lady came to help us and do apologize for the wait and said our room was ready. So basically waited for no reason while someone associate was having a bad day. Not sure.

We always enjoy our stay here. We've been coming for years. We now have two wonderful places to stay right on the beach in Newport. Also, the restaurant is divine! Parking at Dorys is free after 2:00. Lots of eateries and things to do. You can walk to Lido or Balboa in 10 mins. Last, their rooftop view can't be beat. It's wonderful to watch the sun set. It sits on a very active corner. They give you ear plugs if you're a light sleeper, but things settle down at night.

This is not a resort. It's more like a roadside mom & pop motel that happens to have direct access to a nice beach. The location is convenient for laguna beach but the better restaurants are all several blocks away, the places immediately around the hotel had mediocre food. The building itself is old and outdated, not bright and airy like the pictures imply. Having beach chairs, umbrellas and boogie boards was convenient. The room was labeled "peaceful" but it was not quiet at all. Street noise kept us awake half the night and a neighbor opening and closing the door constantly kept us up the other half the night. This was made worse by the super loud squealing portable air conditioner that required the window be open since the mini-split AC unit was broken. The small pool was OK but cold, could have used a good scrubbing. Staff was friendly, although not available until 7am if you are an early riser. For $500 per night, it's not remotely worth it. Parking is valet only and costs extra, no type of breakfast or on-site eating is available.