To give you an idea of what my standards are I've stayed in some beautiful B&Bs over the years and am generally happy in anything from a nice Residence Inn room to a five star hotel - depending on the circumstances and as long as they are clean and tidy. Translation, my standards are probably a little on the high side. I've dropped $500 a night in San Francisco because I wanted a bathroom that overlooked the bay and Alcatraz (I'm a woman if it makes any difference) and it was *worthy every hard earned buck*. By the same token, a Residence Inn stay has been nice because it was clean, roomy, and for the most part QUIET.

Our original room at the Doryman (so you already know where this is going) was pretty nice with a GIGANTIC and beautiful canopied bed, but no real sitting room per se, instead a dining room table and four chairs. Hmmmm. Upon arriving my boyfriend drew me a bath in what are really some very charming sunken marbled tub shower situations, the bath was quite nice until it came time to drain the tub - at which point it went bad with some of the bathwater coming up through the central drain in the bathroom floor and the bathtub refusing to drain. Oh, and the toilet also for some reason wouldn't flush. I'm no expert but my instincts told me in the long run, this could be bad. ALL BAD.

My boyfriend being the gentleman he is immediately engaged the front desk and had us moved to the room next door which was nicer (big bed, but no canopy and we had a lovely daybed in a cozy sitting area) but unfortunately this was right next to the kitchen so our wakeup call was roughly at about 6am and comprised of the microwave beeping and the other various noises involved in the kitchen. I concur with the negative remarks here about breakfast....the same sorry toaster still exists and the only thing of substance was the warm quiche which was actually pretty good. But then again, we were starving.

I'll also second the remarks here that the downstairs restaurant 21 Oceanfront is OFF THE HOOK fun, the bartenders were charming and the dinner was excellent. I'd go as far as to say that it's worth staying here to party hardy at the restaurant and just walk (maybe stumble) up the stairs to your room.

I'd probably stay here again but in different rooms than #6 (plumbing and overall room flow and comfort is not good) and #4 (where we were moved to - if you're sensitive to noise from the kitchen and front desk - this isn't for you). The staff was responsive and in the one hour I was away from the room, it was done up upon my return - always a big plus.

Decor is standard antiques, wallpaper and lots of crown molding. All very cute but a little refresh and removal of the ancient law books on the mantle above the fireplace (oh, should mention the two rooms we inhabited had very nice gas fireplaces) and put something real to read. I'd return but be PICKY about which room I'd stay in.

I am not sure what one should expect from an Inn that advertises itself as a Bed and Breakfast, but we were expecting to spend couple of romantic nights after our wedding in an upscale Inn (paying $365 + 10% Tax per night), and enjoy decent breakfast to say the least. What we got for breakfast were old bagels, a toaster that only had one working slot, left over fruit from the first day, uncovered milk jug, poor tea bag choices with no stocking in pantry. We have stayed in generic < $100 per night inns and have been served better breakfasts. Yes we had an ocean view room, in a romantic setting, but we had an Aladdin Kleenex box. Maybe we are being picky, but the hotel's management knew that we were newly weds. What is romantic about a Aladdin Kleenex box. How hard it is to stock up on Kleenex boxes that do not have pictures of cartoon characters on them. The Kleenex box is not the issue here. It is the complete and total lack of the establishment's management's attention to details. Yes they have nice rooms, some with Ocean views, but if you are charging someone $400 per night, advertising yourself as bed and breakfast, the least you can is furnish a decent breakfast, replenish shampoo and bubble bath... If need be charge $450 and offer a decent breakfast, otherwise you should not be advertise yourself as Bed and Breakfast.

We went here for our 3rd anniversary. The hotel seemed old and a little dated. Yes it was romantic, but I prefer 5 star accomadations I suppose. What we definatley loved was the restaurant!!!!!! Also we partied around the town, easy walking to several bars Stag bar, Blue beat, Sharky's, Beach Ball, we hit them all!!

The Doryman's Inn is a gorgeous Victorian bed and breakfast overlooking the ocean right in front of Newport Beach's Pier. We went for our anniversary and stayed in Room #1 and it was beautiful. This was a corner room with three windows overlooking the ocean. The rooms are all very different and beautifully decorated. I kept from giving it five stars as there aren't a lot of little extras that are typical with bed and breakfasts. Coffee and tea was supposedly available at all times, but coffee wasn't made so we had tea instead (after the attendant went to boil water). The breakfast is on a beautiful patio or inside on tableclothed tables, but it was basically a continental breakfast that was very standard - nothing really gourmet. The location is fantastic and the rooms are clean and beautiful though. Try the restaurant downstairs - 21 Oceanfront - it was fabulous!!! We would go back again as this was a great b&b for being in the heart of Newport!!