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Holiday Inn Express Costa Mesa, an IHG Hotel

2 1/2 star hotel
Connecting rooms
8.4/10 Very Good
(1000 verified Hotels.com guest reviews)
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Overview

Holiday Inn Express Costa Mesa is a great option for families, with many guests highlighting the excellent free breakfast with a wide variety of options. The hotel's proximity to the beach is another major plus, and while parking can be tight, there's usually parking available. Rooms are reported to be clean and comfortable, and staff are praised for their friendliness and helpfulness. Families with young children will appreciate the quiet rooms, even when the hotel is busy.

Guest highlights

The exceptional free breakfast with many choices.
The close proximity to the beach.
The quiet rooms, even when busy.
The friendly and helpful staff

About the hotel

An outdoor pool, a fitness center, and a snack bar/deli are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a 24-hour business center, coffee/tea in a common area, and a business center.

Nearby attractions

Holiday Inn Express Costa Mesa, an IHG Hotel is located in East Side Costa Mesa, a neighborhood in Costa Mesa, and is in the entertainment district and near the beach. Newport Pier and Balboa Fun Zone are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's popular attractions can visit Orange County Fairgrounds and Disneyland®. Disney California Adventure® Park and Huntington Beach Sports Complex are also worth visiting. Spend some time exploring the area's activities, including whale-watching.

Popular amenities

Family friendly

Grocery/convenience store
Laundry facilities
Microwave
Outdoor pool
Pool gate
Refrigerator
Snack bar/deli

Wifi

Available in all rooms: free wifi
Available in some public areas: free wifi

Food and drink

Coffee/tea in common area(s)
Free buffet breakfast available 6:30 am–9:30 am on weekdays and 6:30 am–10 am on weekends

Guest services

24-hour front desk
Concierge services
Daily housekeeping
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Multilingual staff
Turndown service

Accessibility

Accessible bathroom (select rooms)
Braille signage
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
In-room accessibility (select rooms)
Roll-in shower (select rooms)
Visual alarms in hallways
Well-lit path to entrance
Wheelchair-accessible business center
Wheelchair-accessible fitness center
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Things to do

Fitness center
Outdoor pool
Shopping

Outdoor

Pool sun loungers
Pool umbrellas

Conveniences

Elevator
Front-desk safe
Grocery/convenience store

More

Renovated entire property - january 2018
Smoke-free property
Tv in lobby

Nearest Airports

Airplane
John Wayne Airport-Orange County
5 km from this hotel
Long Beach Airport
29 km from this hotel
Ontario International Airport
54 km from this hotel
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Latest reviews (4)

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Nathan N Leigha

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reviewed on travelocity

5 out of 5 stars

Still giving the hotel 10/10 since my complaints have nothing to do with the staff, nor our room. Parking isn’t enough for the size of the hotel and the people who are parking in the outside area leave no room for others, often taking 2 spots for a single car. Luckily, they allow you to park near the sidewalk by the room windows across from the designated parking if the parking garage is also full. Sketchy people hanging out near the front benches one of the mornings and a sketchy guy roaming around at night while we were getting our kids out of the car. He didn’t bother us, but it did make us feel slightly uncomfortable. Other than that, our hotel room was clean, nothing was broken. We originally had a room for a double queen, but we requested downstairs (since we have small children and didn’t want people below us complaining if they were running back and forth) and a bathtub, but they were sold out of the bathtub. They upgraded our room for free to make sure we got the bathtub. The hotel was packed, but we didn’t hear any noise at all. With small kids, we are very aware of any type of noise, but didn’t hear a single thing all 3 nights. Our room faced the parking lot, so the fact that we couldn’t hear anything was good. The hotel as a whole seemed clean, staff was friendly, hotel guests were friendly, proximity to the beach is GREAT! I will say, the absolute BEST thing about our stay was the free breakfast. It definitely didn’t feel like a free breakfast because it
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Ana

15 Jun 2023 - 18 Jun 2023
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

My family and I had a great time at this hotel I definitely want to come back. Is close to the beaches it was easy access, breakfast had plenty of options, I loved the gym it had enough equipment. I loved the Pool! And the staff was nice and friendly. New carpet though out the hallways and beds were nice and comfortable. My husband loved the AC it was nice and cold. And I liked that they had Dove body wash, body lotion, hand wash and conditioner.
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Michelle

28 May 2023 - 30 May 2023
reviewed on travelocity

5 out of 5 stars

Anthony was so accommodating with cookies, water bottles, and extra towels. The breakfast chef was so friendly. There were plenty of breakfast choices for our family. Definitely repeatable!
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Janet

28 Apr 2023 - 29 Apr 2023
reviewed on travelocity

5 out of 5 stars

This a nice property. The rooms were very clean and free parking. The breakfast had many excellent choices to pick from. The staff was very friendly and helpful. I would stay there again and recommend it to family.
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