Newport Beach Marriott Bay Review

What is Newport Beach Marriott Hotel?

Newport Beach Marriott Bayview was built in 1988 and is a nine-story hotel on the border of Newport Beach, flanked by the east of Irvine. Located in a rather commercial-centric area, the hotel has office buildings and several car dealerships across the street, such as Lexus and Mercedes-Benz. The west side faces the Back Bay Nature Reserve and leads to the Pacific Ocean.

The hotel is designed to explore business and leisure travelers in famous beach cities such as Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach.

Location

If you want to jog on the beach every morning or go for a sunset stroll, this hotel is not for you. Located in the back bay of Newport Beach, this hotel is within the reserve, so you are about 4 to 7 miles from the various sandy beaches of Newport.

However, a jogging and bike trail spans the entire back bay, so if you still want breezes and bay views of the ocean, that's a great option. Any trip to California requires a car rental, making it easy to drive to nearby beaches or frozen banana stands on Balboa Island.

How to book a Marriott Hotel in Newport Beach

The cash price of this property is easy to manage compared to other properties near the beach. The offseason night price may be between $220 and $300. For the dates of my recent stay, the price for the Bonvoy member is about $246 per night.

Spacious but outdated room

The hotel was renovated in 2009 and the demand for this hotel is evident based on property, rooms and even technical interiors (such as no USB port in the room). Although the choice of carpet and paint colors on hotel corridors was popular 15 years ago, unfortunately, they now give the hotel a weary and obsolete look.

Once inside the room, the hotel's outdated style and decoration continues, with the furniture and the finishes of the room looking like an explosion of the past. A remarkable feature is that each room is a suite with a decent living room, separate bedroom and jack and Jill bathroom. The rooms are about 420 square feet in size, but the wise use of the space and layout gives them a bigger feel. There is a door between the bedroom and living room which feels great and is perfect for families with a rolling bed or a living room crib.

The room features a typical coffee maker that includes Marriott's brand filtered coffee instead of Nespresso-style espresso machine and pods. The free water bottle (in this case, or jar) is limited to two, and the extra water bottle in the room is up to $9, which is a tough pass for me.

convenient

Newport Beach Marriott offers standard facilities for properties of this caliber. After entering the hotel, there is a larger seating area in the lobby, which is also the only restaurant seat in the hotel.

In addition, there is a small business center in the lobby opposite the restaurant, with two computers and a printer for guests to use. In line with other Marriott hotels in the U.S., you can buy snacks, ice cream, toiletries or property-specific items such as glasses.

Vista Kitchen Bar

Newport Beach Marriott Bayview has a restaurant that serves as an outlet for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Vista Kitchen Bar has some essential classic lunches and dinners like burgers, bolognas and some shared dishes.

I wish more seafood or other typical California dishes, but the menu has some unique options like Mexican-style esquite bowls and apricot glaze salmon.

Danyal Ahmed/The Points Guy

After checking in, I went to Vista and grabbed a bite, including the Wagyu Smash Burger, which left a lot of shortcomings. Although I asked to cook the meat, the meat was very well cooked and the bread was overdone.

After checking in, the hotel acknowledged my Marriott Platinum Elite status and told me that since the hotel does not have an executive lounge, they would provide me with two free continental breakfast vouchers that offer up to two guests. Also, for my welcome gift, I chose a $10 food and beverage voucher instead of 1,000 bonus points.

Accessibility

The property has several accessibility features including sidewalks accessible by wheelchairs to the property.

I live on the floor with Americans with performance matching Americans, and most hotel signs are in Braille for shooting visual impairment. Doors throughout the property, such as public bathrooms or outdoor terraces, have barrier-friendly buttons that can be easily opened. Additionally, both the pool and Whirlpool have ADA-compliant pool lifts.

Checkout

As a local, it was great to see a Marriott hotel near the airport and not too far from the beach, which offers competitive pricing. This is a budget-friendly choice for business and leisure travelers. Although rooms are sparse everywhere, the wise use of suite-style rooms and space makes up for this. There are very limited options for on-site food and I recommend looking elsewhere, especially if you have a car.

I hope this property will be able to make some reinvestment and management will update the rooms and general properties to make it urgently needed to enhance. If you are looking for cheaper accommodation in an expensive area of ​​Southern California, then the property will be great.