Is 20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Where is 20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay located?

Located in Balboa Peninsula, this apartment building is within a 15-minute walk of Mother’s Beach and Newport Pier. Balboa Peninsula Beaches and Balboa Beach are also within 5 minutes.

20 Second walk to the Beach & Bay Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gretchen

Jul 10, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Great location across from the beach! In walking distance to shops, restaurants, and the piers. Short drive to Disneyland. Parking was very tight in the garage, but thankful that we had parking. (Our small crossover SUV barely fit.) Having a washer/dryer in the unit was a perk. It was a nice, comfortable stay.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Dara J.

Apr 21, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Location is great

Being one block from the beach was fantastic. Apartment was clean and comfortable. We had an issue with the heat being on constantly but the owner had the maintenance man come and at least get it to stop blowing. At 2 weeks past our trip I still didn’t have the deposit back and had to text to get it sent. Not my favorite rental experience, but the location made up for a lot.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

tara d.

Sep 16, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute little place steps from the beach!

We really enjoyed our stay! Great location and proximity to water. Owner was responsive and helpful. Thank you!

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachelle A.

Jul 16, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place!

Quick walk to the beach. Cute little place. Would stay there again.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sam L.

Jun 10, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect weekend getaway!

Friends & I loved this property, right next to the beach & super walkable to coffee shops etc! The perfect size for the 4 of us!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa T.

Jun 29, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Newport Beach

We had a great stay. Right across the street from the beach. Place was clean and plenty of room for our family of 5.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nickie P.

Mar 23, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very nice experience

Cute and comfy

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mindy B.

Aug 22, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Everything was as expected. Thank you!

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Bonnie G.

Dec 8, 2024

Liked: Location

Disliked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Very disappointing

Nice location. Poorly maintained property. Heat did not work, very poor internet connection, old plumbing and chipped tiles. No shower door or curtain so bathroom flooded when you shower. Over-priced for lack of quality.

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

chris C.

Dec 28, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice spot, on a busy street.

Walking distance to a shopping and right between the two piers. You have to cross Balboa blvd to get to the ocean. It's not horrible, you just gotta pay attention when crossing.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

4/10 Poor

Robert

Dec 27, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

This property is in a terrific location. Really short walk to a small beach by the channel, longer walk to large park, playground and channel beach, ocean beaches and the shops and restaurants. I rated the property low because I had to reach out to PM for check in info and he said there was a double booking so moved us to another unit. The place was clean except for the larger heater vent that was so full of lint it was starting to look like a stuffed animal. We couldn’t get the washer to work and no reply from PM. There is no propane tank on the barbecue. All the furnishings and linens are really cheap - the sofa has a cover on it - no matching towels.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan G.

Jun 25, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A little nook

This place is small and quaint. The place was clean and I’m glad it had multiple fans. It got quite hot. Close to shops and restaurants but because we are older, glad we had a rental car to get around. Watch out for parking costs by shops. The patio needs a little sprucing up and the garage was way too small for even our compact car. Be careful. Lots of traffic going by in the front. Felt safe and loved the weather. Worth it.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Jun 19, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Weekend get away

Not a first class stay- but everything was super clean. Shower for short people, no pressure, couldn't follow required check out because detergent was not there- took video of for proof. Had question for host didn't hear back until second prompt 12 hours later. I think this should be cheaper.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Justin L.

Mar 22, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Almost A Perfect Property!

Location was perfect, size was perfect for our small group, and meets expectations for a beach house. Was a bummer the bbq had no propane, so that was an extra trip to get some after buying food and the internet was spotty. Other than those small issues, it was a great place to stay and I would stay here again. Would suggest warning your guests about street sweeping tickets when you park on the street. If you are not used to that, it skips your mind.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kristy M.

Oct 16, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice stay

Overall, this place is a nice little place close to everything we wanted to be close to, and really enjoyed our stay. The only negative things which is not a big deal is that you have the one parking spot in the garage which is not big enough for anything other than a very small small car. The ad said wouldn’t fit an SUV so we had a very different idea of the car fitting.. Also, it would be nice to have a screen door on the sliding glass door that we liked having open because we ended up with a lot of flies. The bed was comfortable. Everything else about this day was fantastic.!

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Daniel S.

Jan 5, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Did not stay the whole time but should have

We arrived late in the day after traveling from Las Vegas. The property was very clean and well put together. Unfortunately my wife and daughter were both not feeling well so they wanted to just lay down under covers and watch television. The property was smaller than expected but could easily fit 4 people. It was an older beach house and you could hear the ocean across the street. Unfortunately we did not stay very long but I would recommend the property. The only thing I would recommend is getting a longer curtain for the sliding door. so people cannot see in so easily. But I would recommend this property.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Tara M.

Oct 16, 2022

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Communication

Nice location, some issues

The property was easy to access, not sure where the assigned parking spot was (wish there was better instructions). House was small. Floors were dirty, the baby had black feet after walking barefoot. We were not aware there was someone directly above the bedrooms, someone was very loud walking all night preventing us from getting sleep. Location was great though! Super close to the beach which was wonderful and an easy walk. Saturday we had some sort of bug infestation near the patio door. The toilet also had to be adjusted a few times so it could flush. Overall place worked for what we needed. Wish there were instructions somewhere for TV, internet. Couldn’t find a manual or anything.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Jusdina N.

Jan 6, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, location

Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy

Great location but didn't live up to advertising

Started with no communication from Jason but did hear back once I reached out. He provided the code to check in with parking information but parking spot was already taken and the other spot was blocked by multiple trash cans and 4 christmas trees. Luckily we did find street parking and turned out not to be an issue. Biggest let down was that the beds were listed as 1 king, 1 queen, 1 twin. Turns out there was 1 queen in first bedroom and 2 twins in second. Thus forced us to have our oldest child sleep on the couch which i was trying to avoid and specifically looked for houses that would have enough bed space. Second disappointment was that the drying was not working. I started laundry (must for me with kids at the beach) and rnded up with a load of clean wet clothes that my husband then had to take to the laudromat to dry. If i had known there would not be a way to do laundry and bot enough beds we would not have stayed here. There was also a broken living room chair which property manager told me happened with the last guest. It really should have been replaced. With all that being said the house really is in a fantastic neighborhood right next to an amazing beach and within walking distances to two great playgrounds and many local restaurants and shops. This place has amazing potential but needed to be more clear with what the unit had to offer.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Vaia M.

Sep 20, 2024

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Courtney K.

Aug 14, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

brittney c.

Mar 11, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Will stay here again

Great place, just

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Zach S., Tempe, AZ

Oct 10, 2023

Liked: Communication, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Check-in

Beach House Vibes

Stayed for in September 2023 and had a good time. It is a quick walk to the beach but is not super close to restaurants/coffee/etc. Still walkable but it takes some time. Overall we were pleased with the house but there were a few gotchas and issues we discovered that keep me from giving it a 5 star rating: I didn't receive any check-in/out information before arriving but was able to call the property manager who was very helpful. The garage parking spot is super skinny (compact car) but there is plenty of street parking, both free and paid. Front room gets very hot during the day making it very uncomfortable (even when running the portable A/C in that room) until sunset. Wifi seemed fine but the Internet kept disconnecting every 10-15m (probably related to the heat in that room).

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Deanna B.

Nov 28, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Vacation in Newport Beach

The property is located ideally on Balboa Blvd between each pier within walking distance of the beach, rentals, restaurants, and activities. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

Katherine K.

Aug 21, 2022

Liked: Location

Disliked: Communication

.Close walk to the beach

Location is excellent, unit is average but worked for us.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

maryann v., Pixley

Jul 25, 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Old , unsafe for children with traffic

It was hard to reach Jason to confirm our reservation

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

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