Holiday Inn Laguna Beach Review: A Family-Friendly Hotel

The Holiday Inn Laguna Beach is Family-Friendly, Pet-Friendly, and All-Around Friendly

Holiday Inn Laguna Beach is located in central Laguna Beach. Walking distance from all the best restaurants, shops, and art galleries, this hotel is in a prime location. Some highlights of staying at the Holiday Inn Laguna Beach include free high-speed wireless internet access, an outdoor pool and courtyard, a business meeting room, a fitness center, a tasty restaurant and bar on-site, and the fact that pets are allowed. Load up your car (with your dogs) and embark on a road trip to Southern California. Stay at the Holiday Inn Laguna Beach for a comfortable and relaxing detour on your road trip up the coast.

Between its great location and the hotel amenities, this hotel is a great option for business or leisure travel. Guests will have easy access to beaches, shops, dining options, entertainment, and more during their stay at the Holiday Inn Laguna Beach. The Holiday Inn is not super luxurious, but when on a family vacation, who needs high-scale luxury? All you need is a hotel that is okay with kids laughing out loud, enjoying their time, making memories, and carrying in sand on their feet. Because of this, Holiday Inn Laguna Beach is one of the best Laguna Beach hotels for families. Let's start talking about why that is.

Let's Talk Accommodations

Holiday Inn Guestrooms

The Holiday Inn Laguna Beach provides guestrooms and suites for guests to choose from. Holiday Inn maintains its standard minimalist theme at their rooms at Laguna Beach. White linens on beds, red patterned curtains, and dark wooden furniture all create a simplistic space. The guestrooms each come with free high-speed wireless interest connection, cozy beds (one king or two queens), a flat-screen television, and a mini-fridge to store snacks and leftovers (from all the restaurants you will explore downtown). Rollaway beds and cribs are also available for travelers in need of extra sleeping arrangements in their guestroom. Coffee and tea makers, in addition to complimentary coffee and tea, are also available in Holiday Inn guestrooms. Should you want to have a dance party, an iPod docking station and a stereo system are ready to pour out your favorite songs.

Holiday Inn Suites

Travelers who need more space than the guestrooms offer can book a stay in a Holiday Inn Laguna suite instead. These suites include a bedroom with a king-size bed, a separate living room with a sofa bed, a refrigerator, a microwave, and even a fireplace. When nights get cool, cozy up next to the fireplace with tea or coffee in hand. There is also free high-speed wireless internet connection in the suites, as well as a flat-screen television, a dining table, and a spa bathtub. Holiday Inn suites are ideal for larger families or guests who simply want more space (and a fireplace).

Let's Talk Dining

The Holiday Inn Laguna Beach serves up satisfying meals breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can stop by anytime to grab a bite to eat during their stay at the hotel. Serving familiar favorites that the entire family will enjoy, we recommend taking advantage of the Inn's restaurant and bar. Ask your waiter or waitress for their top meal recommendations at the restaurant or let the chef surprise you with their favorite dish! Room service is also available for guests who want their meals delivered straight to their door. How does breakfast in bed sound during your trip to Southern California? In the lobby, the Holiday Inn Laguna Beach also serves complimentary coffee for those morning coffee drinkers. From breakfast to dinner, the Holiday Inn takes care of its guests and keeps them well fed.

Let's Talk Amenities and Activities

Holiday Inn Amenities

A stay at Holiday Inn Laguna Beach comes with many benefits. These amenities include, for starters, complimentary high-speed internet access for all guests. WiFi is accessible in guestrooms, suites, and the hotel's public areas. Whether you are traveling to Laguna Beach for business or family vacation, free internet connection is always a bonus. The fact that pets are permitted at this hotel is another bonus. Or, should we say, dogs are allowed to stay at Holiday Inn Laguna Beach. Cats are unfortunately not allowed. If you are hoping to travel with your pups, a $75 pet deposit must be paid and your dog must be under 25 pounds.

Another perk to staying at the Holiday Inn Laguna Beach is that Holiday Inn is committed to allowing kids under 18 years old stay free when sharing a room with their parents. Also, if you have up to four kids that are 11 years old or younger, then they can eat free anytime, any day, within the restaurant. Holiday Inn's commitment to letting kids stay and eat free is a major perk of staying at this hotel during your travels to Laguna Beach. If you are traveling with a large family, staying at the Holiday Inn can be very affordable because of this.

We highly recommend for families with young kids to consider booking a stay at this hotel. Holiday Inn at Laguna Beach also provides guests with complimentary access to the fitness center and pool during their stay. The courtyard and pool area will be enjoyable for the entire family.

Surrounding Activities

When you aren't dining at the restaurant, splashing around in the outdoor heated pool, or exercising in the fitness center, there will be much to see and do within the town itself. Travelers can run down to the beach, boogieboard above the waves, build sandcastles, play sand volleyball, or take a walk down the shore. The Holiday Inn Laguna is positioned across the street from the beach, so any time of day guests can easily take a trip down to the water.

In 5 minutes or less, you can have your toes dug deep into the sand. In 10 minutes or less, you can be at the town's shops and local eateries. Therefore, no car will be required when you stay at the Holiday Inn Laguna Beach. There are also many hiking and biking trails nearby. Golfers can find a course rather close to the Inn as well. Those who wish to rent bikes or go on a boat tour can even do that during their stay too. Want to try surfing for the first time? There are surf lessons are offered at Laguna Beach. Whether you are a pro surfer or beginner, we recommend riding some waves when you travel to Southern California.

If you are not up for these active activities, such as surfing, hiking, biking, and golfing, then perhaps you will be up for checking out the art galleries and shops around town. Laguna Art Museum is one place that you will have to explore. The Laguna area also has many parks that travelers can visit. Pick up sandwiches and snacks on the way and you can picnic at the park or on the beach. Because of the central location of Holiday Inn Laguna Beach, you can do all of these things and more.

Business Meetings

The Holiday Inn Laguna Beach can also accommodate small groups and meetings. Up to 12 people can fit around the Inn's large conference table. The 285-square-foot meeting room provides guests with free high-speed wireless internet connection, in addition to a flip chat and markets, notepads and pens, a DVD player, an LCD projector, and an overhead projector. Business meetings can be conducted in privacy and efficiency within the Holiday Inn Laguna Beach meeting space.

Let's Go

Holiday Inn Laguna Beach is family-friendly, pet-friendly, and all-around friendly. With helpful staff, clean guestrooms, and an on-site outdoor pool and courtyard, there are many reasons to love the Holiday Inn. The Holiday Inn Laguna Beach is also located only 15 miles from the airport. With great proximity to the beach and local shops, this hotel is a real favorite among families. The Holiday Inn “kids stay and eat free” commitment will also be a major blessing for large families.

The Holiday Inn has good basic amenities and comforts for travelers journeying to Southern California. If you are looking for a place by the beach for a family vacation or family reunion, then the Holiday Inn Laguna Beach has just what you need. Pool, beach, affordability – what more could you need? Kids will have a blast at the Inn's courtyard pool and on the beach. Adults will have a blast exploring the town. Whether you decide to go surfing, kayaking, stand up paddleboarding, hiking, golfing, or biking, you are bound to have an adventure during your stay at Laguna Beach. Everyone will leave happy with a suitcase full of sand and new treasured memories.

Have you stayed at the Holiday Inn Laguna Beach before? Share about your experience in the comments section before! What did you like? What did you not like? We want to hear from you.

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