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Vagabond Inn Costa Mesa

2.0 star property
Hotel near South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa

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Exterior
Coffee service
Vending machine
Reception
Exterior

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
Costa Mesa, CA
  • South Coast Plaza
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Segerstrom Center for the Arts
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Orange County Fairgrounds
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Orange County, CA (SNA-John Wayne)
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Single Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

Single Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

Single Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

About the area

Costa Mesa

Near the airport.Within 2 miles (3 km) of this Costa Mesa hotel, you'll find The Observatory and Orange Coast College. Costa Mesa Country Club and South Coast Plaza are also within 3 miles (5 km).

What's nearby

  • The Observatory - 2 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Orange Coast College - 2 min drive - 1.5 km
  • South Coast Plaza - 2 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Segerstrom Center for the Arts - 3 min drive - 4.5 km
  • Orange County Fairgrounds - 4 min drive - 3.7 km

Getting around

  • Tustin Station - 15 min drive
  • John Wayne Airport (SNA) - 6 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪In-N-Out Burger - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Chick-fil-A - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Toraji Ramen - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Vagabond Inn Costa Mesa

Hotel near South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa
Vagabond Inn Costa Mesa offers its guests an outdoor pool and a hot tub. There's a restaurant on site. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

Barbecue grills, a vending machine, and multilingual staff are also featured at the business-friendly Vagabond Inn Costa Mesa. Self parking is free.

This Costa Mesa hotel is smoke free.

  • 125 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Continental breakfast (free)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Front-desk safe
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Television in lobby
  • No smoking on site
  • 1 conference room
  • Dining venue
Vagabond Inn Costa Mesa offers 125 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature safes and complimentary newspapers. 32-inch LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels. Refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This Costa Mesa hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, Hindi, Spanish

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Outdoor pool

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Hot tub
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with premium satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Free local calls
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 3:30 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per stay.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: USD 50.0 per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per stay

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit 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. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. 

We should mention

  • Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
  • Up to 2 children 18 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

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Vagabond Inn Costa Mesa Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 297 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 200 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 136 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 152 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 216 out of 1001 reviews

6.0/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Lauren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I already wrote a review
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Lauren

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The staff was friendly and accomofating. The rooms and property were clean. The ads mention continental breakfast, but they no longer offer it. That's ok. We swithed rooms due to insufficient lighting in the original room. It is an older property and was apparent some things were upgraded, while others were in need. Very quiet during our 3 night stary. Drive in window traffic from In̈ and Out interfers with entering their main driveway, but does not ompede leaving. ARCO gas station convently located next door. We wont hesitate to stay at this location again. Very convenient location.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

EARL, El Cajon

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room 127 cockroaches. TV problem. ABC in Spanish.😱
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amalia

Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really like this place is really relaxing after a really busy day at work. Nothing to dislike me.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amalia

Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything is good, I really like this place. I don't have nothing to dislike me.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

bedford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Than

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fred

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rafaela

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Yesenia

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Maria

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
To start off room key we were given did not work. We had our kids out in the cold and my husband had to go and let them know they declined talking to him and asked for me specifically and needed my ID. Ok.. went had my ID ready there was a line. He called me over game me my room key back (did not ID me) k I run back still not working!! Went back got another room key to another room.. walked in it smelled TERRIBLE. Moldy,misty, I don’t even know how to describe the smell! We wanted to leave but they do NO REFUNDS. Floor dirty, opened fridge there was towels in there and smelled disgusting! The bed side lights did not work nor the wall plugs to charge phone. Found a bug on floor!! Next day they cleaned the room and fixed the light and gave us a plug outlet that sits on night stand. Smell never changed!! We didn’t even care to look inside the fridge again. We had windows open all night which helped with the smell but its a sketchy hotel definitely didn’t feel safe sleeping like that, especially with 2 girls. During the day we closed window obviously to prevent anyone getting in. But when you return room will stink!! Don’t recommend this hotel at all!!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Miles

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Chandler

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kelly

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place looks OK from the outside, but the inside is not OK. It’s not safe. There’s a lot of sketchy people
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Shamini

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I did not like that they don't clean or sweep the floor. And the smell of the room is not pleasant when you walk in.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

bedford

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

, BEDFORD VAC

Well at first i was in the standard double room and it wasnt that bad. When i booked the room i booked the single standard room And it gave me the double room which is more than enough room and it also has cockaroaches in there which i didnt appreciate. Secondly i booked another stay in a standard single room and everything was perfect just as planned. No bugs or anything was wrong
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Sergio

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Javier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff is consistently professional and friendly, ensuring a seamless experience. The rooms are well-maintained, and the location is ideal—conveniently situated near the freeway, shopping centers, and restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Maryanne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I couldn’t stay there. They didn’t accept pets after I prepaid drove all night. Had to work in the morning arrived at midnight to a disappointing sign on the office window at the property, saying no pets after the filter that I always put when I’m looking for hotel on Hotels.com is animal, friendly pet friendly Wi-Fi and parking. I want my money back. I need a refund. I never stayed there. I got screwed again.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

SUZANNE

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karyn

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Luisa

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025