Doryman's Inn - Newport Beach, California

Kt Guss

My mom and I stayed here and it was lovely! It is right on the beach and Pier. There's great views from the roof deck and the outdoor patio. The breakfast was light, which is great before heading to the beach. The room we stayed in was large with a very comfortable bed and the big marble shower was great. the room was spotless. The decor is so charming and the front desk staff were excellent - very kind, helpful, and pleasant. Parking is easy, after unloading upfront you park in a designated lot across the street.

J K

We booked a 2 night stay at the Doryman's In. and it was the worst night sleep of all the hotels I've stayed in.

According to Expedia, I spent 34 nights in hotels in 2024 with their year end summary. I know my hotels.

The Doryman's Inn is very charming and the location is excellent, until I realized that being with inches from a huge parking lot would keep me up all night. From drifters, tailgating in the parking lot at 1:45am, to motorcyclists peeling out and revving for attention, to partyers smoking up right below the thin windows in Room 5 (ocean view prices with parking lot vibes), to a maintenance worker banging around at 8am, I will not be returning and highly recommend you look elsewhere, too.

Did I mention that the power went out, our room was cold due to the cracked skylight window bringing in a draft-- to non-operating elevators for over 24 hours? The "breakfast" isn't even work mentioning. The coffee was so lukewarm and watered down that I just poured it down the sink. Not worth it. Just keep scrolling. Oh well. No management to offer any apologies or updates to limited power, meanwhile there is a high end restaurant downstairs with no complimentary canapés for the inconveniences. Thoroughly disappointed.

Michael Goeringer

Pros: Great location. Ocean view. Cool historical type rooms.
Cons: Loud at night with people revving engines at beach and bar below. No bottled water for the overpriced room. Forget about any modern accessories such as outlets to charge phones or updated televisions, the owner is on a budget to fund his vacations…

Kitty Gao

Perfect! I can only use the word perfect to describe, if there's 7 stars, I will give 7 stars. The decorations, cleaning, even the smell of the soap, everything is just awesome!!

Glen Mizelle

Interesting place. Good thing they have a space reserved for customers to drop off their luggage 🧳 and check in. Parking on the weekend for non-guests is extremely challenging. Once you check in, they have a private lot for guests to park. A valet runs that lot as they rent out empty spaces when possible.
It's a quaint hotel. Bathrooms are showing their age and could use a little TLC.
You step down into the shower that has old brass nozzles that once must have offered a mini jacuzzi. Ours didn't look like it had functioned for years.
It's a bit like staying at your wealthy, stuck in her youth, grandmother's house. Victorian decor, 4 post beds, lots of mirrors (our room had 8), and a seating area to enjoy their continental breakfast.
We enjoyed our stay, the AC worked, the proximity to 21 Oceanfront and "secret" internal passage to it, was fun.
Not cheap but memorable.

Teresa Teune

If you are looking for the best, close location to the beach this place is perfect! You will be walking distance to everything! Our car was unloaded and parked so we never had to deal with the crazy parking traffic of the Newport pier area.

Lauren, at the front desk, is extremely hospitable and helpful. Her personality is warm and welcoming! She went out of her way to help with anything we requested.

The ambiance from the windows gives you the peaceful waves breaking and the view of the beach with people enjoying the water. It’s a party night-life location but very entertaining!

The Victorian decorated room has features that feel like an English castle , while the cleanliness is superb!

For an exquisitely personal, friendly, and wonderful small hotel stay, Dorymans’s Inn is a ten!

Tus

Lauren @ front desk is a rock start. Great location but minor tweaks would greatly improve experience:
Have AC turned on cooling room before guests arrive; have room darkening shades or turn off exterior common area lights for rooms that open to breakfast patio; fruit flies and noise from food prep area that attaches to room 4 are a bit if a nuissance; update the pillows on the king bed.

Sharon Herbst

This place is fantastic definitely would come back. Location is right by beach and pier and restaurants everywhere. Hotel is very intimate and comfortable