10 Top-Rated Bed and Breakfast Inns in Orange County, California

May 19, 2023 Natalie Tallman

Beyond its epic theme parks and perfect weather, Orange County is celebrated for outdoor dining, entertainment and beach-bound adventure. Treat yourself at South Coast Plaza for the finest in luxury shopping and superlative restaurants. Spend an afternoon aboard a whale watching cruise in Newport Harbor, or cast a reel from the Huntington Beach Pier. Stop to smell the flowers at the Sherman Library and Gardens, or explore Laguna’s vast variety of boutique shops along the Pacific Coast Highway.
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1. Laguna Beach Lodge

30806 Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651-4222 1 (949) 751-1707
Excellent
27%
Good
39%
Satisfactory
19%
Poor
7%
Terrible
7%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 707 reviews

Laguna Beach Lodge

Set against the stunning backdrop of Laguna Beach, a classic 1950s Southern California Motor Lodge is reborn as a comfortable boutique hotel. The Laguna Beach Lodge offers outstanding value: free parking, a heated Salt Water pool, Alkaline Water Fountain and King beds. Ideally situated and perfect for families, we capture the spirit of Laguna and make it all affordable, convenient, and fun. •A short walk to Treasure Island Beach.•Summertime trolley service from our front door to Laguna's village.•Free High-speed Wifi.•Bright, cheerful, and fresh Laguna Beach hotel rooms.

5+ Stars!

Reviewed By cocomo227

I can't see how anyone could rate this place less than 5 stars! As you can see in the more recent photos (don't look at photos from a few years ago), the rooms have been remodeled and are absolutely gorgeous! Beautiful finishes, furniture, décor, etc. Something you'd expect from a very high end hotel! They provide beach chairs and umbrellas in your room which you can take to the beach. Parking is easy and right out front (and free). The pool looked very nice (we did not go in). It's right across the street from the Montage and right next to a shopping center with a CVS and a grocery store for any last minute needs. A beautiful find that I can't wait to visit again.

2. Nomads Hotel

101 Avenida Serra, San Clemente, CA 92672-6788
Excellent
87%
Good
8%
Satisfactory
3%
Poor
1%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 130 reviews

Nomads Hotel

We invite you to enjoy the warm, casual and fun environment of Nomads Hotel! We are located in San Clemente, California home to one of the BEST surf breaks in the world…TRESTLES!! Come experience the “Island Style” vibe of Nomads Hotel. Our seven creative, individually styled and artistic rooms can accommodate your every need no matter how large or small your group is.

Dad’s 69th Birthday

Reviewed By kelltry69

Wonderful location and beautiful space! Will most definitely be staying here again! Ride the free trolley in town, we’ll worth it!! The free drink coupon was used as soon as we got there, before we even unpacked our bags

3. Always Inn San Clemente B&B

177 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente, CA 92672-4040
Excellent
79%
Good
14%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
2%
Terrible
4%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 199 reviews

Always Inn San Clemente B&B

Always Inn San Clemente Bed & Breakfast is a charming beach close Tuscany-style inn located in the heart of the historic San Clemente downtown village. Winner of TripAdvisor's Service Excellence Award, Always Inn offers well-appointed rooms with all the amenities of a four-star hotel, without extra charges. Warm hospitality, clean room with private jetted spa baths, scrumptious breakfasts, cookies, bottled water, Belgian chocolates and fresh fruit make the inn popular with romantic getaway couples and business travelers alike. Just three blocks from San Clemente’s famed pier and beach, the inn is just steps away to 70 shops and boutiques, 50 restaurants, 12 art galleries, the Cabrillo Playhouse, the pier train station, and the beach hiking and biking trail. Guests enjoy meals on our deck, courtyard or outside patios, with palm trees, roses, gardenias, colorful vines and succulent and herb container gardens. Our family concierge service can arrange for theatre tickets, golf tee times, whale watching tours, visits to the mission, restaurant reservations, spa packages, picnic lunches, candlelight dinners in the courtyard, flowers, chocolate covered strawberries and more.

Always Inn is Always Great!

Reviewed By patty49er49er

Staying at the Always Inn was such a wonderful experience for our anniversary. Freda was such a fun and caring innkeeper, that we feel that we've made a friend for life. Not only did she give great recommendations for where to eat, but she also made sure that we were taken care of at whichever restaurant we chose, which gave us wonderful culinary experiences. The room we stayed in was cute and even had a jacuzzi tub. The cherry on top of the great time was being allowed to bring our kitties. It can be difficult to find pet friendly places to stay, so we very much appreciated being able to bring the kids. I recommend Always Inn 1000%!

4. Kona Inn Motel Anaheim

331 N Brookhurst St, Anaheim, CA 92801-5610
Excellent
24%
Good
34%
Satisfactory
24%
Poor
0%
Terrible
17%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 29 reviews

Kona Inn Motel Anaheim

A stay at Kona Inn Motel Anaheim places you in the heart of Anaheim, convenient to Dad Miller Golf Course and Knott's Berry Farm. This motel is close to Disneyland(R) and Disney California Adventure(R) Park. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 26 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks, housekeeping is provided daily, and microwaves can be requested.

Small, smelly rooms.

Reviewed By Pathfinder401095

Not the best and we left two nights early, despite pre paying. Carpet smelt, beds were average. Rooms are small and the pool is not worth visiting. 70s motel that needs updating. Service average, not really any customer care.

5. Doryman's Inn

2102 W Oceanfront, Newport Beach, CA 92663-4327
Excellent
49%
Good
22%
Satisfactory
12%
Poor
7%
Terrible
11%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 119 reviews

Doryman's Inn

Finding an ideal romantic bed and breakfast in Newport Beach does not have to be difficult. Welcome to Doryman's Inn, a nice option for travelers like you. Nearby landmarks such as The Ben Carlson Memorial Statue (0.1 mi) and Pirate House (0.6 mi) make Doryman's Inn a great place to stay when visiting Newport Beach. Guest rooms offer air conditioning, and Doryman's Inn makes getting online easy as free wifi is available. In addition, guests can enjoy free breakfast during their visit. As an added convenience, there is free parking available to guests. Travelers looking to enjoy some lobster can head to The Crab Cooker, Bluewater Grill Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar, or 21 Oceanfront. Otherwise, you may want to check out an Italian restaurant such as Mama D's Italian, Il Farro, or Sabatino's. During your visit, be sure to check out popular attractions like Newport Beach Pier (0.1 mi) and Balboa Village (0.3 mi), which are all within walking distance of the bed and breakfast. Doryman's Inn looks forward to welcoming you on your visit to Newport Beach.

Could be amazing but lacking in building maintainance and service offer, and not good value for money

Reviewed By milesada

The Dorymans's has a lot to offer but is missing in some key areas. On the positive side, the location is excellent, the building is charming (old, with lots of old features such as the fireplace in our room 2 were lovely), and the staff were super friendly. Additionally, being connected to 21 Oceanfront restaurant and being able to order food from there for room service was an added bonus. On the negative side, the building needs maintainance and the service needs work. Rooms whilst tidy need maintainance. Bathrooms need regrouting and a deep clean, in the rooms some power sockets were broken, and lamps weren't working. Also no breakfast to speak of - a few boxes of tired looking cereal and some plastic wrapped bagels with packets of cream cheese were not inspiring at all (thankfully there are lots of great breakfast places on the seafront). Additionally whilst you can order room service from 21 Oceanfront, you can't charge it to your room, and the staff don't even have a service trolley to bring the food to your room (so items are brought individually by hand, and the poor staff member has to take multiple trips, and then there's nowhere to eat in the room - we ended up clearing a side board and perching on the window ledge as a makeshift dining table). Lastly, not something that can be changed but as a caveat to those booking, the seafront, especially the early numbered rooms, can get very noisy in a Friday night and Sat/Sun mornings (fish Market outside opens at 4pm). Didn't bother us, but not one for light sleepers. Overall, whilst it was an interesting stay not one I'd repeat. Grossly overpriced at over $1000 for two nights (inc. Tax) even considering the location, and frankly for the price and the lack of breakfast service, we would have been better booking a holiday rental and just eating out (as we had to do this anyway). I'm aware that covid can't have been easy for small businesses in the hospitality sector, and this could be a fabulous and luxury boutique b&b, but instead just feels a little like the owners are coasting on the location and heritage of the building to justify the high prices without putting in the work required into maintainance and service offer. A real shame.

6. Fairfield Inn & Suites Anaheim Los Alamitos

10650 Los Alamitos Blvd, Los Alamitos, CA 90720-2118
Excellent
55%
Good
27%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
9%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 11 reviews

Fairfield Inn & Suites Anaheim Los Alamitos

Warm up to our expanded hot breakfast menu. Omelets, bacon and mini waffles have joined our long list of morning favorites including fresh fruit, Chobani® Greek yogurt and sweet breads. It's just what you need for a delicious start to your day.

Great New Comfy Clean Friendly Hotel

Reviewed By goffgurley73

My wife growing up in Los Alamitos, this has always been our home away from home when we come back to OC and visit. Unfortunately, for a hotel having a check in at 3pm; calling and messaging on the app on our way in to verify checkin going unanswered, to find that our ADA room (my wife has a bad knee, uses a walker, and can't get into a bathtub), to be informed that at 3:15 when we checked in that our room would not be ready for over 30 minutes. When the front desk agent talked with housekeeping (in front of me at the desk), asking if the room was ready was told NO! When she asked her if she could get it ready she raised her voice again NO! and walked away. Now, my wife isn't completely handicapped, but to have specifically requested an ADA room and to be told in front of you that housekeeping will not clean the room was pretty unprofessional and disappointing. The agent assured us that the king rooms had walk in showers with a small lip. Fortunately, I never count on our ADA room being a guarantee and bring my wife's stool, because if I hadn't, we would have had a problem. Now the rest of the stay was comfortable, anyone we interacted with was friendly and accommodating, and housekeeping on our floor was always willing to provide any necessary things. I understand this is Orange County, and end of May, but to have weather in the low 70s and to have a freezing pool (asked two different people at the front desk to one of them tell me "oh I have never used the pool, I wouldn't know if it's heated or not" when the pool is advertised as heated was a disappointment. I needed a pool to do my therapy and it was too freezing even for OC standards. Will we come again? Probably (with points).

7. Pacific Inn

426 S Beach Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92804-1861
Excellent
30%
Good
33%
Satisfactory
25%
Poor
3%
Terrible
10%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 40 reviews

Pacific Inn

Near Knott’s Berry Farm, Disneyland, Soak City Waterpark, Anaheim Convention Center, Biola University, Angel Stadium, Seal Beach Military Base, Santa Ana Zoo and the Aquarium of the Pacific.

Very Dirty

Reviewed By KJ A

Not worth the money that I paid for. If they’re going to charge so much for a room the least they can do is buy some cleaning supplies to clean up this place. Staff is very friendly, but the rooms and restrooms are disgusting and smell weird.There’s stains on the walls restroom curtains are really dirty furniture is super old. NOT what it looks like on pictures, and we were supposed to get a “Deluxe” room. The bed sheets had holes. I’m glad I brought my own blankets from home. The walls throughout the room were disgustingly dirty. The fridge and microwave are inside the bathroom also had an odd smell to it. Do not recommend this place at all. If you’re looking for something around $140 look for another place. I’m sorry but this place was a regret 100% specially if you’re bringing your kids with you.

8. Newport Bay Inn

2154 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627-1710
Excellent
20%
Good
0%
Satisfactory
60%
Poor
0%
Terrible
20%
Overall Ratings

3 based on 5 reviews

Looking for a place to stay in Costa Mesa? Then look no further than Newport Bay Inn, a family-friendly small hotel that brings the best of Costa Mesa to your doorstep. Newport Bay Inn features a 24 hour front desk. Guests arriving by vehicle have access to free parking. If you’re looking for a cafe, consider a visit to Plums Cafe, Old Vine Cafe, or Shirley's Bagel Etc, which are all conveniently located a short distance from Newport Bay Inn. Best of all, Newport Bay Inn makes it easy to experience some great Costa Mesa attractions like California Scenario, which is a popular garden. We’re sure you’ll enjoy your stay at Newport Bay Inn as you experience everything Costa Mesa has to offer.

Basic but acceptable room

Reviewed By Rebecca M

These rooms are all on the ground floor level and the room is quite small and very basic. Could do with a lick of paint or a little upgrading. But tv, microwave and fridge all included and the sink area is very nice.

9. SCP Seven4One

741 S Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Excellent
100%
Good
0%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 1 reviews

SCP Seven4One

Nestled amidst Laguna’s ocean-side oasis and steps away from great dining, art galleries and entertainment, SCP Seven4one is an eco-contemporary boutique hotel with SCP's signature peaceful guest rooms, including two ocean-view suites. Adventure, relax and connect in Laguna Beach at SCP Seven4One.

Perfectly peaceful

Reviewed By AudreyA829

Danielle was awesome. A few steps from the beach and a short stroll downtown excellent location loved all the extra peaceful touches in the room the aromatherapy, white noise machine, lavender pillow spray, very comfortable bed loved the shower will be back!

10. Regency Motel

723 S Brea Blvd, Brea, CA 92821-5310
Excellent
60%
Good
5%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
0%
Terrible
20%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 20 reviews

Regency Motel

The Regency Motel is your perfect home away from home for business or leisure travel.

Mr. Rick Dunegan

Reviewed By rd2865

Was the best trip ive taken in many years. Just by chance an ex love lived right across the street, in which i was reconnected with for a brief time after 28 years. Was great just spending the day and part of the night with her after all those years

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