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Balboa Bay Club & Resort is an urban, waterfront retreat: public hotel shares privileges, bayfront location with exclusive private club.


In the heart of Newport Beach Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives.  on California's gold California's Gold is a PBS travel program that explores the numerous natural, cultural and historical wonders of the Golden State. The show, now in its 13th year, is produced and hosted by Huell Howser.  coast, The Balboa Bay Club The Balboa Bay Club & Resort is in Newport Beach, California on 15 waterfront acres and was founded in 1948. It is on the Newport Harbor. See also
  • Newport Back Bay
External links
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 & Resort is set against a stunning backdrop of sleek million-dollar yachts and spectacular bay views. Set on 15 prime acres, the world-class destination has the recipe for the perfect stay. The public hotel shares the same bayfront address as the private 55-year-old Balboa Bay Club, which boasts a star-studded history with a guest register bearing the signatures of luminaries, that include John Wayne, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Robert Wagner, Natalie Wood Noun 1. Natalie Wood - United States film actress (1938-1981)
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 and many more.

Today, it's the resort earning stars--and diamonds. In the past year, the Resort gained AAA's four-diamond award and was granted the Star Diamond award by the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. .

Guestrooms feature spacious al fresco patios with chaise lounges and breathtaking courtyard or Newport Bay views. Feather-top beds with crisp white duvets filled with down and soft throw pillows lure guests to sleep.

The full-service resort caters to the relaxed Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region,  lifestyle and guests of the hotel are granted access to the exclusive private spa located in the Clubhouse at The Balboa Bay Club. Therapeutic offerings include massage, skin and body treatments--many drawing from the waterfront locale.

Named after the legendary actor John Wayne, a former member and club governor, is Duke's Place, a bar and entertainment lounge on the lobby level. Overlooking the pristine bay, the seating also spills out onto the grand outdoor terrace. It's a perfect setting where visitors can unwind while enjoying light fare, sipping a drink, listening to live jazz nightly and dancing when the mood is right.

The First Cabin restaurant is the chic destination to dine in Verb 1. dine in - eat at home
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 Newport Beach. The waterfront dining room, open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner, highlights innovative California cuisine with a continental flair by Executive Chef Josef Lageder, who hails from Austria.

The Grand Ballroom on the first level can host everything from an important all-day conference to a lavish wedding banquet; and throughout the property, handsomely appointed meeting rooms with bay or courtyard views accommodate groups from l0 to 500.

A member of Charming Hotels and The Preferred Hotel Group, The Balboa Bay Club & Resort is located at 1221 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach, California Newport Harbor redirects here. For the MTV reality series, see .

Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, 10 miles south of downtown Santa Ana.
 92663. For accommodation information, contact The Balboa Bay Club & Resort at (949) 645-5000 or on the web at www.bal boabayclub.com.
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Title Annotation:SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESORTS & DESTINATIONS
Publication:San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Article Type:Hotel Review
Geographic Code:1U9CA
Date:Jul 4, 2005
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