Your Guide to a Newport Beach Vacation on a Budget.  Here are our Favorite Travel Hacks for your Newport Beach Getaway!

Newport Beach has a reputation for attracting exorbitant wealth and flashy lifestyles. TV shows like The OC and Real Housewives of Orange County have only added to that perception. But beyond the Hollywood-ization of Newport Beach – it’s a small, friendly town that makes for the perfect vacation destination on any budget – whether you’re driving a Ferrari or a Ford Focus. 

Your Key to Affordable Vacationing in Newport Beach

For the fastest, most effective way to save money when traveling to Newport Beach, start with assessing those big ticket items. For most people, that’s their lodging. Where you stay makes all the difference in how much you’ll pay. Yes, you’ll spend money on food, maybe on a souvenir or two, but lodging will comprise the largest percentage of your travel budget. It should therefore take up the largest percentage of your focus as you plan for your trip. So here are some things to consider when deciding how much to pay for where you will stay.

Consider a Newport Beach Vacation Home

If you’re deliberating on whether or to book a hotel or a vacation home while in Newport Beach, you’re wasting needless energy. Newport Beach’s 1,200 vacation homes are not only located on the most prime piece of real estate in town (the Balboa Peninsula), but many of these homes are cheaper than even a low-tier hotel. It’s a win-win situation! You’ll be steps from the sand AND you’ll be saving many a-Benjamin by booking yourself a beach bungalow or cottage

Save some Dough on Food with a
Fully Stocked Kitchen

Another black hole that can easily destroy a vacation budget is the always-necessary food bill. Vacation is about fun food and drinks, right? It’s a given that your spending will increase in this area while on vacation. So splurge strategically. If you’re staying in a vacation rental, then you’ll have access to your own kitchen. Cook up your own breakfast and pack up your own lunch. That way, come dinnertime, you can tuck-in to the many must-try restaurants free of guilt! Your stomach – and your bank account – will thank you!