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20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay

Apartment near Newport Beach Pier in Newport Beach

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Marina
Smart TV
Beach nearby
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Entire apartment

2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 5

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Free WiFi
  • Outdoor Space
  • Parking available

Explore the area

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Newport Beach, CA
  • Place, Balboa Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Balboa Peninsula Beaches
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Newport Beach Pier
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Airport, Orange County, CA (SNA-John Wayne)
    ‪15 min drive‬

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About the area

Newport Beach

Seaside stay .At this Balboa Peninsula apartment, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Balboa Peninsula Beaches and Balboa Beach. Newport Beach Pier and Newport Harbor Nautical Museum are also within 2 miles (3 km).
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What's nearby

  • Balboa Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Balboa Peninsula Beaches - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Mother’s Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Newport Beach Pier - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Balboa Pier - 4 min drive - 1.9 km

Getting around

  • Orange Station - 21 min drive
  • John Wayne Airport (SNA) - 13 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mutt Lynch's - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Baja Sharkeez - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪The Beach Ball - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Stag Bar + Kitchen - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪T K Burgers - ‬15 min walk

About this property

20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay

Two houses from the sand and two house from the bay, this newly remodeled, 1000 square foot two bedroom, one bathroom luxury condominium with two patios, is ideally located west of Pacific Coast Highway and is a 15 second walk to one of the top rated beaches in the USA. This beautiful beach house sits in between both of Newport Beach’s piers and is centrally located to everything our beach town has to offer. The condo comes with one assigned parking spot. Our home is fully furnished with modern décor, has a washer & dryer in the condo and offers free Wi-Fi and cable tv streaming.
Loud parties or having more guests then permitted will result in immediate eviction.

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Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach nearby

Internet

  • Available in the apartment: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Onsite parking options include a garage

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop

Bedrooms

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Living room

Entertainment

  • Smart TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Work spaces

  • Desk

Comfort

  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • Near the sea

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, and a smoke detector in each accommodation.

Property Registration Number SLP11611

Property is also known as

Balboa Front · 20 Second walk to the Beach Bay
Balboa Front · 20 Second Walk to the Beach & Bay Apartment
Balboa Front · 20 Second Walk to the Beach & Bay Newport Beach
20 Seconds to the Beach 20 Seconds to the Bay Remodel Affordable
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Frequently asked questions

How close is 20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay to the airport?

This apartment is 8.9 mi (13-min drive) away from the John Wayne Airport (SNA) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

Does 20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at this apartment.

How close is 20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay to the beach?

This apartment is a short 3-minute walk from Balboa Peninsula Beaches and 3-minute walk from Balboa Beach. Don't forget your sunscreen!

Does 20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay offer free breakfast?

This apartment does not offer free breakfast.

Is there a casino at 20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay?

No, there is no casino at this apartment.

What time is check-in at 20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

Is there free parking at 20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay?

Free parking is not available at this apartment.

Does 20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay have a pool?

This apartment does not have a pool.

Does 20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this apartment.

How close is 20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay to downtown Newport Beach?

This apartment is 1.1 mi away from Newport Beach.

20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 65 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 65 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 65 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 65 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 65 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jessica S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect location! My daughter and I had a wonderful stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gina A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful beach property. Very clean and convenient location. We will be back!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice, clean accommodations near the beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Elizabeth A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The host was responsive by text when communication was needed. Furnace had stopped working, so they arranged for a handyman and space heaters.There was a roof leak above the primary bed at one point, but the rain and wind was exceptional during our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

brittney c.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Will stay here again

Great place, just
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sara R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was perfect for our vacation we got quick response when needed something or had questions. Only suggestion would be a few more dishes for leftovers.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rachelle A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place!

Quick walk to the beach. Cute little place. Would stay there again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sam L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect weekend getaway!

Friends & I loved this property, right next to the beach & super walkable to coffee shops etc! The perfect size for the 4 of us!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

tara d.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute little place steps from the beach!

We really enjoyed our stay! Great location and proximity to water. Owner was responsive and helpful. Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gretchen

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Great location across from the beach! In walking distance to shops, restaurants, and the piers. Short drive to Disneyland. Parking was very tight in the garage, but thankful that we had parking. (Our small crossover SUV barely fit.) Having a washer/dryer in the unit was a perk. It was a nice, comfortable stay.
View from rooftop
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lisa T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Newport Beach

We had a great stay. Right across the street from the beach. Place was clean and plenty of room for our family of 5.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nickie P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very nice experience

Cute and comfy
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mindy B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Everything was as expected. Thank you!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019
Verified

6/10 Okay

Dara J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Location is great

Being one block from the beach was fantastic. Apartment was clean and comfortable. We had an issue with the heat being on constantly but the owner had the maintenance man come and at least get it to stop blowing. At 2 weeks past our trip I still didn’t have the deposit back and had to text to get it sent. Not my favorite rental experience, but the location made up for a lot.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

chris C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice spot, on a busy street.

Walking distance to a shopping and right between the two piers. You have to cross Balboa blvd to get to the ocean. It's not horrible, you just gotta pay attention when crossing.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Weekend get away

Not a first class stay- but everything was super clean. Shower for short people, no pressure, couldn't follow required check out because detergent was not there- took video of for proof. Had question for host didn't hear back until second prompt 12 hours later. I think this should be cheaper.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Susan G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A little nook

This place is small and quaint. The place was clean and I’m glad it had multiple fans. It got quite hot. Close to shops and restaurants but because we are older, glad we had a rental car to get around. Watch out for parking costs by shops. The patio needs a little sprucing up and the garage was way too small for even our compact car. Be careful. Lots of traffic going by in the front. Felt safe and loved the weather. Worth it.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Justin L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Almost A Perfect Property!

Location was perfect, size was perfect for our small group, and meets expectations for a beach house. Was a bummer the bbq had no propane, so that was an extra trip to get some after buying food and the internet was spotty. Other than those small issues, it was a great place to stay and I would stay here again. Would suggest warning your guests about street sweeping tickets when you park on the street. If you are not used to that, it skips your mind.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

4/10 Poor

Bonnie G.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Very disappointing

Nice location. Poorly maintained property. Heat did not work, very poor internet connection, old plumbing and chipped tiles. No shower door or curtain so bathroom flooded when you shower. Over-priced for lack of quality.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kristy M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice stay

Overall, this place is a nice little place close to everything we wanted to be close to, and really enjoyed our stay. The only negative things which is not a big deal is that you have the one parking spot in the garage which is not big enough for anything other than a very small small car. The ad said wouldn’t fit an SUV so we had a very different idea of the car fitting.. Also, it would be nice to have a screen door on the sliding glass door that we liked having open because we ended up with a lot of flies. The bed was comfortable. Everything else about this day was fantastic.!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

4/10 Poor

Robert

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
This property is in a terrific location. Really short walk to a small beach by the channel, longer walk to large park, playground and channel beach, ocean beaches and the shops and restaurants. I rated the property low because I had to reach out to PM for check in info and he said there was a double booking so moved us to another unit. The place was clean except for the larger heater vent that was so full of lint it was starting to look like a stuffed animal. We couldn’t get the washer to work and no reply from PM. There is no propane tank on the barbecue. All the furnishings and linens are really cheap - the sofa has a cover on it - no matching towels.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Daniel S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Did not stay the whole time but should have

We arrived late in the day after traveling from Las Vegas. The property was very clean and well put together. Unfortunately my wife and daughter were both not feeling well so they wanted to just lay down under covers and watch television. The property was smaller than expected but could easily fit 4 people. It was an older beach house and you could hear the ocean across the street. Unfortunately we did not stay very long but I would recommend the property. The only thing I would recommend is getting a longer curtain for the sliding door. so people cannot see in so easily. But I would recommend this property.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Tara M.

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Communication

Nice location, some issues

The property was easy to access, not sure where the assigned parking spot was (wish there was better instructions). House was small. Floors were dirty, the baby had black feet after walking barefoot. We were not aware there was someone directly above the bedrooms, someone was very loud walking all night preventing us from getting sleep. Location was great though! Super close to the beach which was wonderful and an easy walk. Saturday we had some sort of bug infestation near the patio door. The toilet also had to be adjusted a few times so it could flush. Overall place worked for what we needed. Wish there were instructions somewhere for TV, internet. Couldn’t find a manual or anything.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Zach S.

Liked: Communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Check-in

Beach House Vibes

Stayed for in September 2023 and had a good time. It is a quick walk to the beach but is not super close to restaurants/coffee/etc. Still walkable but it takes some time. Overall we were pleased with the house but there were a few gotchas and issues we discovered that keep me from giving it a 5 star rating: I didn't receive any check-in/out information before arriving but was able to call the property manager who was very helpful. The garage parking spot is super skinny (compact car) but there is plenty of street parking, both free and paid. Front room gets very hot during the day making it very uncomfortable (even when running the portable A/C in that room) until sunset. Wifi seemed fine but the Internet kept disconnecting every 10-15m (probably related to the heat in that room).
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Jusdina N.

Liked: Cleanliness, location
Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy

Great location but didn't live up to advertising

Started with no communication from Jason but did hear back once I reached out. He provided the code to check in with parking information but parking spot was already taken and the other spot was blocked by multiple trash cans and 4 christmas trees. Luckily we did find street parking and turned out not to be an issue. Biggest let down was that the beds were listed as 1 king, 1 queen, 1 twin. Turns out there was 1 queen in first bedroom and 2 twins in second. Thus forced us to have our oldest child sleep on the couch which i was trying to avoid and specifically looked for houses that would have enough bed space. Second disappointment was that the drying was not working. I started laundry (must for me with kids at the beach) and rnded up with a load of clean wet clothes that my husband then had to take to the laudromat to dry. If i had known there would not be a way to do laundry and bot enough beds we would not have stayed here. There was also a broken living room chair which property manager told me happened with the last guest. It really should have been replaced. With all that being said the house really is in a fantastic neighborhood right next to an amazing beach and within walking distances to two great playgrounds and many local restaurants and shops. This place has amazing potential but needed to be more clear with what the unit had to offer.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

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