| Newport Beach, home to Newport Harbor and | | | | the Balboa Pavilion has served as the beacon |
| Balboa Island, is fifty miles from Los | | | | of Newport Beach for almost a century."). |
| Angeles, fourteen miles from Disneyland in | | | | These are but a few of the fine restaurants |
| Anaheim and thirty miles from Catalina | | | | in Newport Beach. |
| Island. It's a great place to get away from | | | | |
| it all but still have it all. It is a small, | | | | Spend some time at the clean sandy beaches, |
| population approximately 72,000, affluent | | | | cruise the large smooth water harbor while |
| city surrounded by major attractions. | | | | viewing the large yachts and multi million |
| | | | dollar homes, charter a sport fishing boat, |
| Rent a condo or villa, stay at an | | | | rent a sail boat, have a party or get married |
| inexpensive motel, park your RV at the | | | | on a chartered yacht, take a ride in a |
| Newport Dunes Resort & Marina, check into a | | | | gondola, visit the Orange County Museum of |
| medium priced hotel or pamper yourself at a | | | | Art, visit the many gift shops, art galleries |
| luxury hotel like the Balboa Bay Club & | | | | and sidewalk cafes on Balboa Island, visit |
| Resort which shares the same address as the | | | | the boardwalk shops and restaurants at |
| Balboa Bay Club ("The Balboa Bay Club which | | | | Newport Pier, visit or take a swim at Pirates |
| boasts a star-studded history with a guest | | | | Cove, which is best known for the filming of |
| register bearing the signatures of | | | | Gilligans Island, go hikeing, horseback |
| luminaries, including John Wayne, Ronald and | | | | riding, scuba diving or surfing at Crystal |
| Nancy Regan, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, | | | | Cove State Park or catch a ride to Catalina |
| Robert Wagner, Natalie Wood and many more."), | | | | Island. |
| Four Seasons, Hyatt Regency, Mariott or the | | | | |
| Balboa Inn. | | | | If for some reason you need more to do, |
| | | | close by you will find Disneyland in Anaheim, |
| Dine at one of the many excellent | | | | Knott's Berry Farm and Movieland Wax Museum |
| restaurants like the Newport Landing | | | | in Buena Park and golf courses galore. |
| Restaurant ("Newport Landing is Newport | | | | |
| Beach. Located on the Bay overlooking the | | | | |
| historic Balboa Ferry with a panoramic view | | | | |
| of Newport Harbor, Balboa Island, Newport | | | | For more information about the city of |
| Center, and the distant peaks of | | | | Newport Beach, California see a directory of |
| Saddleback."), The Ritz Restaurant & Garden | | | | links to city of Newport Beach, California |
| ("Synonymous with elegance, gracious service | | | | guides and directories listing information, |
| and award-winning cuisine."), The Sol | | | | resources, services, things to do and places |
| Restaurant in the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach | | | | to go.David G. Hallstrom, Sr. is a retired |
| (Featuring World Island cuisine from the | | | | private investigator and is currently the |
| Caribbean, South Pacific, and Gulf of | | | | publisher of several internet directories, |
| Mexico.), Woody's Wharf ("Live entertainment | | | | including a directory of national, state, |
| Friday and Saturday night. Valet parking and | | | | county and city guides and directories |
| quest slips available fo the boaters.") or | | | | listing local guides, directories, web sites |
| The Harborside Restaurant and Grand Ballroom | | | | and web pages providing resources, services |
| ("Famous for its world-renowned cupola and | | | | and information about things to do and places |
| illuminated by more than 1,400 white lights, | | | | to go. |