Prime Newport Location
Apartment in Balboa Peninsula, CA
9 guests · 3 bedrooms · 2 baths
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area
Includes essentialsKitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi, Parking and more
About this apartment rental
Located just 25 Steps to the Sand this beautiful 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath condo-style Beach Rental encompasses the entire Lower Unit and features a large Ocean View Patio that leads directly to the beach and is situated in a prime Newport Beach location within walking distance of the Newport Pier. Featuring an Ocean View Balcony where you can relax and watch the white water surf breaking with beautiful sunset views of Catalina Island. Also, located close to bike rentals, surfboard rentals, outdoor dining, shopping, and restaurants, all within easy walking distance. The Beach Rental comes fully furnished with full kitchen, all cutlery and dishes, microwave, Cable ready TV and DVD and Barbeque. Centrally located for all of Southern California attractions, Disneyland is only 15 minutes away. Also, it is only 25 minutes to Knotts Berry Farm and 45 minutes to Hollywood and Universal Studios. But why go anywhere else when you have paradise at your front door with this Newport Beach Rental!
Amenities
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Fireplace
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Dishwasher
TV
Wheelchair accessible
Map of Balboa Peninsula, CA
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Reviews
10.0
Great location, convenient to the beach and stores/restaurants. Property was clean and in great shape.
Had all the beach toys we could need. This was our second year staying at this property and would definitely recommend it.
6.0
This place has a prime location steps to the beach. The home is very dated. There are various printed signs stating that there will be a $30 charge if you mess up the input on the TV which is a small TV that we never even turned on, an old printed instruction sheet on the fridge said we would be charged if we did not bring our own linens (turned out that was out of date and did not apply), a comforter had a stain on it so I took a picture to make sure I would not get an upcharge, the garage is too small for any trucks or larger SUV and is just a manual swing up garage, the windows are all very old aluminum framed windows that are rickety, the washing machine and dryer in the garage costs you $1.25 per load so you need to get quarters, the shower drips non-stop, no outdoor hose so you rinse feet off in small buckets outside, and the kitchen is not well equipped for cooking. All in all I was nervous that any one of the old out of date things could break at any moment resulting in an upcharge. I was warm one night and didn’t even feel comfortable touching the thermostat. Stay here if you are looking for the prime location and not if you care about your comfort.
10.0
Nice layout. It was great to have 3 rooms & 2 bathrooms. Very short distance to beach, shops, & pier.Great location!
8.0
Family trip with our adult kids. Great layout of the space and location. Wished the kitchen was better equipped for cooking but other than that the unit had everything we needed. Ron was easy to contact and extremely helpful. Would rent from him again.
10.0
We walked up and down the boardwalk and out to the water everyday. Never needed to take the car anywhere!
8.0
The property location was amazing and perfect. The home was dated but a good stay and very clean.
10.0
1st you can not beat the location. 1 house away from the NB boardwalk, few houses away from shops and restaurants on the boardwalk and surrounding area. Garage parking, I did not move our car in the 3 days there.
Communication was great by the host before, during and afterwards. We actually left the car in the garage for 30 minutes after checkout due to long lines at the breakfast place nearby. The unit has xtra sleeping 2 bedrooms have queen bed and additional twin in the rooms which was a surprise. Beds were comfortable. Would like a few xtra towels bath and hand towels and the cabinets could be updated and tile grout cleaned but can't complain it is a beach house. Literally walk everywhere even to the grocery store. Loved it.
8.0
Overall it was cute. The fees listed throughout gave me a bit of anxiety but I did the best I could do to have any surprise fees. It was close to the beach and it worked for my family. We enjoyed the stay and appreciate the accommodations
10.0
We had a short visit and it was perfect for our stay. It had enough beds and then some for our crew and was walkable to everything we needed.
10.0
The place was perfectly located steps from the beach which was great for the kids. We were also walking distance to great restaurants and bars for the adults. The host responded really quickly to our questions and it was great having a dedicated parking space so we didn’t need to drive around looking for a spot to park overnight.
10.0
Perfect beach house, amazing location and very responsive host. We will be back!!
10.0
Great second trip.
Great.
2.0
Avoid This Property Like the Plague
We rented this place with a review from my sister who stayed here and thought it was okay. The location was perfect. Her only complaint was that the owner charged her for a stained sheet that she was sure they had not stained. So we thought we'd just take precautions by taking pictures of the sheets before we left. It's a good thing we did, because 13 days after checkout, I got word from VRBO that my card was charged $210 for "flooding the bathroom and bedrooms and clogged the shower drain." It is now under investigation. In the pictures I took moments before we left, you can clearly see the carpets are dry. We also checked all the drains because of a clear warning sign in the bathroom about charges for clogged drains. Only stay here if you don't mind paying more after your stay is done.
Just a few other complaints: When we arrived, one of the sheets had a stain before we ever got in it. The beds were hard and uncomfortable. They had the carpets cleaned during our stay, so we had wet carpets for 24 hours. The neighbors to the East had a party outside our bedroom window and kept us up until 2:00 am. The owner and manager were good at answering texts during the stay, but when one of my sisters left some expensive clothes there, they would not answer our texts for 5 days until her husband got upset. Not worth the stress!
8.0
Great Location
Very close to the beach!
8.0
Awesome location!
Location, location ! This place is amazingly located near all restaurants, bars and boardwalk. Loved being able to walk right to the sand ! Place was very clean and loved all the space. Only small complaint would be could hear upstairs renters kids running around., but just sat out on patio and enjoyed the view :) Ron was very quick to respond to any requests. Definitely would book this place again.
6.0
Great location to beach!
The proximity to the beach was awesome! The rental was super loud could hear everything from upstairs! Listing said there was a washer in the unit so packed with that in mind to find out it was coin op in garage. Do not drive a SUV there is NO room to park! Owner/caretaker is always stopping by.
10.0
Great Location, Older Unit
We loved staying in this spot. We love Newport and being near the Newport Pier affords so many activities. The beach and waves were better here than I expected and there are lots of eating options around. Ron was very easy to communicate with and responded quickly to questions.
The only drawback was the low garage (our GMC Yukon didn't fit) and the next-to-none free parking. This street and the few surrounding it are very narrow, they open up after that. Just be warned that if you bring a big car you will spend time (and money) parking.
10.0
Great stay!
Perfect location, everything we needed . Attentive host . Could not ask for more as what we were most interested in was the location !!!
5.0
We enjoyed the location of this property. It’s only three doors from the beach/boardwalk. Even though the property is older we felt comfortable and enjoyed being so close to everything.The host was very responsive and we would definitely stay here again.
10.0
Great Location
We enjoyed the location of this property. It’s only three doors from the beach/boardwalk. Even though the property is older we felt comfortable and enjoyed being so close to everything.
The host was very responsive and we would definitely stay here again.
6.0
Awesome location. VERY dated home
For the price, it is NOT worth it. We made a last minute reservation (by last minute, I mean less than 24 hours before) . The property manager was quick to respond and accept. Communication was easy. Check in required meeting someone at the location to get the key. The key only worked the handle. You could not deadbolt the door from the outside. The location is the third house in from the boardwalk, which made it easy to get around. The house has been painted on the exterior and the interior at some point, but that is literally the only update that has been done. There were very few amenities. Half-used hotel location and shampoo bottles were provided and there were extra towels (albeit very small) in the hall closet. Beds were VERY hard. The home has beds for 9, but we literally slept on the couch because of the discomfort. Headboards are all made of plastic. It served its purpose, but I was very disappointed in the price vs. what came with the home. The outside table on the patio is so rusted that they covered it with a plastic table cloth and set heavy items on top to disguise the age. We paid over $1800 for three nights. I would NOT stay here again for this price. Either update it (like the upstairs unit which we got to go into and was very cute) or lower your price.
10.0
Highly recommend
Great experience renting here, I would come again the location is fantastic and the home has everything you would need for a nice weekend getaway in Newport.
10.0
Newport Beach Vrbo
Fantastic location about 50 ft away from the beach and a 4 min walk to downtown Newport. The house was very clean and spacious and had all the amenities for a great day at the beach, highly recommend!
6.0
Great location
Great location however not necessarily the best place for a family wanting quiet time. Lots of young people partying and the upstairs people sound like they are right beside you. We did love the proximity to the beach and if we were younger might have enjoyed the party atmosphere.
10.0
President's Day Get-Away
The house was just steps away from the Beachwalk. We enjoyed sitting on the porch drinking our morning coffee. The proximity to the pier, bike rentals and amazing cronuts was fantastic. The wi-fi was good which is key for a teenager. TV was good too. Off street parking was helpful. Once we parked, we walked everywhere.
10.0
Newport House :)
We had a great time, great location. The kiddos above us were a bit noisy, so next time were renting both levels!!
2.0
STOP!!! Don't stay here!
Stayed at this property with my girlfriend and 5 friends on NYE. We needed a place near the beach because we had plans to go to an outside club to celebrate the new year near there. Due to Covid these plans were cancelled the day of the event and there was not much else open. We decided to stay in and celebrate at the beach house and had a few extra people (11 total in the home to be exact). We did have music playing and we were a little loud at times but we were keeping the patio door closed and we never heard from any of the neighbors and the neighbors next to us were also throwing a party. It was NYE, people were celebrating. Exactly 8 minutes after midnight the owner texts me this "I was notified by the neighbors that you are having a loud party- it must stop immediately- you will be removed from the unit- pack up and be out within the next hour- I will be there and you better be gone before I arrive- the police will be notified." The Owner gave us no warning or courtesy call before he sent me this txt. He was just immediately kicking us out. We contacted the owner and had a conversation with him briefly after this and he was extremely upset and very impolite and rude. We had sent our extra guests home after the phone call and around 130am the owner shows up barging in the house using profanity and saying to get out. One of the guests was sleeping on the couch and he put his hands on him and told him to get out of his house. So we were kicked out the first night of our 2 day rental after we had all been drinking which I think is very irresponsible by the owner. We had to take Ubers to a nearby hotel which cost us extra money. The cops did end up showing up before we left and while I was having a conversation with them they mentioned that the owner is known for doing this and that they had been to his house several times over the summer for the same reason. The owner also blamed us for lighting off fireworks which we absolutely didn't do and he ended up charing us an extra cleaning fee when we DIDN'T trash the house in any way and also cleaned up as much as possible before we left. We have filed a report with VRBO and they're investigating the situation and I hope to hear back from them soon. But If you are planning on staying in Newport Beach I URGE you to look elsewhere. Owner is very rude and this was a horrible experience.
8.0
Birthday Getaway
Perfect location for our daughter's birthday getaway! Literally steps from the beach and restaurants.
8.0
Great Location and Price
Nice little condo with great location being only 1 block from the beach. Nothing fancy but clean and affordable. Nice manager and had everything we needed
10.0
Celebrating my daughters 18th Birthday
This was my first time personally renting a beach house. Had a few Miscommunication issues in the beginning, but it all worked out. You really couldn’t ask for a better location, we stayed in the lower unit, a little dated, but nice. Our neighbors upstairs were a bit heavy footed, but somethings you just have to expect. You can see the ocean from the patio, walk to shops, and the Newport Pier, you name it food, and fine dining all in walking distance. Stroll along the boardwalk, rent bikes, surf boards and much more. No wild parties while we were there, very peaceful and pleasant. Only parking for one vehicle though, so friends and extended family can pay park around the corner if street parking is not available. We had a great time. And the manager Ron was very nice to work with. Thank you. The Hill tribe
2.0
This place is not worth it...stay away
This place was a disaster, even before we got to the property. My CC was charged for the upstairs, even though I was notified that it was not available. So, owner offered the downstairs, since they had a cancellation, but I had to pay cash fee when I checked in, because there was a booking cancellation fee (which was not my fault)! The place was not updated, and I knew that, so my expectations were low. We were unable to sleep through the night, since the beds were so uncomfortable! It was Labor Day Weekend, so Newport was crazy with people, and new neighbors just moved in for the YEAR! They were playing loud music, but we were at the beach all day, so it was fine! Owner called and came by, but we were not there. Called to tell me we were not allowed to have a "Party", even though we were not on the property...It was 2pm! Two weeks later I get an extra CC Charge for Party and Property Damage! No warning! We did NOT have a PARTY with a 2 and 5 year old sleeping! I have no idea what we supposedly damaged, since we were never told about it. At one point a homeless person walked into the place while we were eating lunch...SCARY!
8.0
It was fum
Good
6.0
Great location, but small.
This rental is just a short walk to restaurants, bars and beach rental shops. The unit was clean when we arrived.
The kitchen is small and adequate for small meals.
The apartment is listed as 1700 sq. ft. It is half that size.
The "Do's and Don'ts" list posted on the fridge states (item 6) not to use the sheets and pillow cases on the bed, "please place your own sheets and pillow cases over the protective cover". They will charge you a 20 dollar replacement fee
if you don't.
If the host wants guests to bring their own bedding, it should be stated in the listing.
6.0
Great location
Kitchen and bathrooms left a little to be desired. Location made up for this properties short comings.
FAQs
How much does this apartment cost compared to others in Balboa Peninsula?
The average price for a rental in Balboa Peninsula is £357 per night. This rental is £103 above the average.
Is parking included with this apartment?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Prime Newport Location. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this apartment?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this apartment. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Prime Newport Location pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this apartment is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Prime Newport Location?
We found 9 amenities for this rental. This includes kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, fireplace, parking, and laundry.
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