Newport Beach, CaliforniaNewport Center
VEA Newport Beach, A Marriott Resort & Spa
Coastal fairway resort
Newport Center Newport Beach, California
Renovated
2022
Price
$$$
Rated for
Wellness Resort SocialOutside the door
The house
MarriottCoastal fairway resort
The resort sits alongside Newport Beach Country Club, drawing guests outside for fairway views, poolside lounging, and sunset drinks.
What it’s good at
Listed
An eighty-five-foot swimming pool with private cabanas overlooking the Newport Beach golf greens.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Fashion Island sits right across the drive for open-air shopping, while the country club greens wrap around the grounds.
The rooms
Rooms were overhauled during the 2022 redesign, and many look out across the golf course toward the Pacific.
The pool
Bring a swimsuit.
White loungers and umbrellas line the Edge pool, which stays lit into the evening beside an outdoor whirlpool.
The spa and gym
The 5,000-square-foot fitness center hosts morning yoga classes. At the spa, fourteen treatment rooms sit beside a dry sauna.
Bar
reveal
The lounge serves crafted cocktails across an illuminated marble bar, beside an intimate dining room with green velvet armchairs.
At the table
VIEW Restaurant serves sea-to-table dishes under a dining room skylight. Outside, Edge Bar pours frozen cocktails beside the pool.
How it began
Bill Marriott opened the original hotel in 1975, nine years before the Ritz-Carlton arrived on the Orange County coast.
Newport Beach
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.