The Orange County Fair and Event center hosts various entertainment venues and expositions throughout the year. It hosts the Orange County Market Place most weekends. From mid July to August the annual Orange County Fair arrives and offers a wide variety of rides, attractions, concerts and unique food. The fairgrounds are only a short 5 minute drive from our property.
Newport Beach
Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach is one of three beaches near the Holiday Inn Express hotel. This beautiful public white sand beach is near shopping (Huntington Main Street) and various restaurants. Throughout the year various volleyball and surfing contests are held. Bike rentals are available.
Laguna Beach
Univ. of California, Irvine
University of California Irvine is located 10 minutes from the hotel off the 73 Freeway and University Drive.
Balboa Island
Balboa Island offers boat and sport fishing rentals. Ferry available (fee) to the Catalina Island. Shopping and restaurants are also centrally located. Year round Whale watching; for more information go to www.balboaisland.com
Travel Costa Mesa Website
https://www.travelcostamesa.com/
Delectable bites nearby
Triangle Square
american
The Triangle Square in Costa Mesa has an array of local restaurants, activities, and shops. You will surely find what you are looking for here!
Yard House
Yard House is known for its classic rock library, endless fleet of tap handles featuring the best American craft beer and imports, and a glass-enclosed keg room showcasing hundreds of steel barrels with as much as 4,000 gallons of beer flowing to the center-island bar. Open daily for lunch, dinner and late-night dining, Yard House has an exhibition kitchen that creates more than 100 items from scratch daily with quality ingredients and globally-inspired flavors.