With a location in OC, I expected this hotel to be surrounded by tall office buildings, which it is. The web site indicated a location adjacent to Fashion Island, but such claims can be misleading so I was pleasantly surprised to find it directly across the street from Bloomingdale's. My total surprise was the view -- from my 9th floor... more

I attended a conference at the Newport Beach Marriott and stayed there. It's a good choice for a conference hotel - plush surroundings, unctuous staff, lots of pools, expensive-looking spa. Both the hotel's web site the conference brochure made it look as if the hotel is right on the beach. This is misleading. I walked from the hotel to the... more

My wife and I stayed here after the hotel was awarded our 85 bid. The hotel was great and fit all of our needs. If we returned to the area again for a long weekend, we would not hesitate to stay here again. We found the room to be very comfortable and the staff was more than willing to go... more

Stayed here with the kids, wife and a nanny over a 3 day trip in May, 08. Took down a large suite room (bedroom and separate living room) with two connector rooms. Put the baby and his crib in one room, nanny doubled up with the older daughter (sleep over!), we had the master bedroom and kept the living room... more

My wife and I just returned from 6 days at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa and found it very marginal. The building is quite old in appearance. When we got to our room, we found it tolerable, but definitely small by major hotel standards. My biggest complaint revolved around the category of "Deluxe Ocean View" as designated by... more

We stayed here as part of a wedding group (the wedding and reception were at the hotel) and there were some great parts of our stay but some disappointments as well. Excellent: Most of the employees had top notch customer service and were very friendly. There was a "Welcome Ambassador" who was hanging out in the lobby almost the entire... more

Definitely not a 4 star hotel. Our room was small and cramped. The remodeling effort was shoddy at best complete with a crooked wall, a badly misaligned bathroom door and light coming through the frame of the front door. We also had a burned out light bulb in the bathroom. We will not be staying at this hotel again. more

I stayed in this hotel for a weeklong conference in March. After checking in I had a long trek through the building and outside to get to my room. The building I walked to looked like it belonged to a different hotel - very seedy, old motel look. There was a sign on the elevator saying it was out of... more

This is a lovely hotel, well located directly across from Fashion Island shopping center and overlooking a golf course. Three pools on the property allow for every possible option: families at the main pool, quiet adult time at another and then the spa pool. Yes, there is a very nice spa on the property as well. I had an updated... more