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Balboa Island


Balboa Island
Newport Beach, CA
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Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
Distance in: mi km
Hotel USD* Distance Rating
The Balboa Bay Club & Resort $299 1.3 mi 2.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa $216 1.5 mi 2.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Holiday Inn Express Newport Beach $174 1.8 mi 2.9 km 4 of 5 stars
The Island Hotel Newport Beach $358 1.8 mi 2.9 km 4 of 5 stars
Bay Shores Peninsula Hotel $239 1.9 mi 3.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Restaurants
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restaurant Distance Rating
Great MEX 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Cafe Miaafe 0.3 mi 0.5 km 4 of 5 stars
Opaso Balboa Thai Cafe 0.3 mi 0.5 km 4 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Things to Do
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Newport Landing Whale Watching 0.2 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Upper Newport Bay Regional Park 1.2 mi 1.9 km 4 of 5 stars
Newport Beach 1.2 mi 2.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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“Touring Balboa Island waterfront by Duffy boat” CaliforniaWeekend.com
“Sophistication with a Suntan” Gayot.com
“Newport Beach” About.com
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 14 attractions in Newport Beach
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Traveler Description: Man-made island that features upscale shops, restaurants and an amusement park.
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Attraction type: Island
Activities: Shopping, Motor-boating, Group tours/day tour, Viewing wildlife

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“Gorgeous!”
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5 of 5 stars
k44durham 4 contributions
Co Durham
Jun 14, 2009

Lovely place, hope to visit again. It was great for people watching and for admiring fabulous homes! Plenty of variety for food and souvenirs and the beach was beautiful. more

“Great During Christmas for a Day”
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5 of 5 stars
hpitrvlr 3 contributions
hpitrvlr
Jan 12, 2009

This place is great for the holidays if you go right before Christmas you can catch the boat show, the locals decorate their boats elaborately with lights, dancers music, giant snowmen. The boat show is free and last for about 1-2 hours. After that take the ferry (1-2 per person can't remember exactly) grab a cup of coffee and walk... more

“Balboa Fun Zone”
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5 of 5 stars
keena2000 16 contributions
Denver, Colorado
Aug 24, 2005
37/39 found this review helpful

We went to Balboa Fun Zone in Aug. 2005, and it was great. It was only a 15 min. drive from Disneyland. We parked in the community parking lot $8 and had a picnic dinner on the beach, then after watching my daughter splash around in the ocean waves, we walked the two blocks to Balboa Fun Zone. The town... more

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