travel42 Hotel Review: Balboa Bay Resort

Balboa Bay Resort travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Perched upon 15 waterfront acres, this is the old guard in Newport, a somewhat stodgy sentinel of the graceful southern California coastal lifestyle, at least for the 40 and older set.

The esteemed hotel was a private club for many years, and its conservative luxury continues to appeal to wealthy clients, celebrities among them. Yes, the times they are a changing, and as rounds of renovations are completed the look is moving from methodical nautical to th...