With more than 500 rooms, each with a view of the Pacific ocean, downtown Newport or the green golf courses surrounding the property, families will feel relaxed when staying at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa. Choose from traditional standard guestrooms or suites that can sleep up to five. Enjoy a king bed or two doubles and request a rollaway need be. Rooms come with a coffee and tea maker, two bathrobes, in-room safes and flat-screen TV’s with premium movie channels. In-room Internet starts from $12.95 per day.

The hotel is along the Newport Beach coast, close to family-fun in the sand, though it also has two outdoor heated pools, with complimentary towels. Adults will also enjoy the whirlpool, sauna and fitness center, complete with cardio equipment and free weights. Families can shop in downtown Newport Beach, golf at one of the four close-by courses, or soak up the sun on Newport Beach, Huntington Beach or Corona del Mar State Beach.

Onsite dining includes seafood and steaks at Sam and Harry’s Restaurant and a Starbucks. Enjoy breakfast, lunch or a steak dinner inside or out at Sam and Harry’s. If you’re in the mood for seafood, try The Lounge at Sam and Harry’s, which is a separate area of the steakhouse that is open for lunch and dinner. Both dining areas are casual.