--- title: "Hotels in Costa Mesa (CA): compare the best places to stay" description: "Compare 23 hotels in Costa Mesa (CA), United States: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head." url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/costa-mesa-ca/ language: en source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com) retrieved: 2026-10-11 --- # Where to stay in Costa Mesa (CA) Costa Mesa (CA) has 23 places to stay in our index. 16 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.0. - **places to stay:** 23 - **ranked by guests:** 16 - **average rating:** 8.0 - [Hotels with a pool 8](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/costa-mesa-ca/pool/) - [Hotels with free parking 7](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/costa-mesa-ca/free-parking/) - [Hotels near the airport 15](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/costa-mesa-ca/airport/) - [Top-rated budget stays 5](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/costa-mesa-ca/budget/) ## Good to know about hotels in Costa Mesa (CA) - **Best-rated hotel:** [Avenue of the Arts Costa Mesa, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/avenue-of-the-arts-costa-mesa-a-tribute-portfolio-hotel-costa-mesa-ca/) - **Area with most hotels:** Costa Mesa - **Average guest rating:** 8.0 - **Hotels with a pool:** 8 - **Average walk grade:** 51/100 ## Areas of Costa Mesa (CA) Where the hotels are and how guests rate them. - [**Costa Mesa** 4 hotels, 7.4](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/costa-mesa-ca/?area=Costa+Mesa) - [**Santa Ana Country Club** 4 hotels, 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/costa-mesa-ca/?area=Santa+Ana+Country+Club) - [**Santa Ana Heights** 3 hotels, 8.1](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/costa-mesa-ca/?area=Santa+Ana+Heights) - [**South Coast** 3 hotels, 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/costa-mesa-ca/?area=South+Coast) ## All hotels in Costa Mesa (CA) Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews. ## Popular match-ups in Costa Mesa (CA) - [**La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Costa Mesa / Newport Beach** *vs* **Vagabond Inn Costa Mesa** Costa Mesa (CA), 6.6 / 6.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/la-quinta-inn-by-wyndham-costa-mesa-newport-beach-costa-mesa-ca-vs-vagabond-inn-costa-mesa-costa-mesa-ca/) - [**Costa Mesa Inn - Newport Beach Area** *vs* **La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Costa Mesa / Newport Beach** Costa Mesa (CA), 7.0 / 6.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/costa-mesa-inn-newport-beach-area-costa-mesa-ca-vs-la-quinta-inn-by-wyndham-costa-mesa-newport-beach-costa-mesa-ca/) - [**La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Costa Mesa / Newport Beach** *vs* **Motel 6 Costa Mesa, CA** Costa Mesa (CA), 6.6 / 7.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/la-quinta-inn-by-wyndham-costa-mesa-newport-beach-costa-mesa-ca-vs-motel-6-costa-mesa-ca-costa-mesa-ca/) - [**La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Costa Mesa / Newport Beach** *vs* **Residence Inn by Marriott Costa Mesa Newport Beach** Costa Mesa (CA), 6.6 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/la-quinta-inn-by-wyndham-costa-mesa-newport-beach-costa-mesa-ca-vs-residence-inn-by-marriott-costa-mesa-newport-beach-costa-mesa-ca/) - [**Ramada by Wyndham Costa Mesa/Newport Beach** *vs* **Travelodge by Wyndham Costa Mesa Newport Beach Hacienda** Costa Mesa (CA), 8.3 / 8.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ramada-by-wyndham-costa-mesa-newport-beach-costa-mesa-ca-vs-travelodge-by-wyndham-costa-mesa-newport-beach-hacienda-costa-mesa-ca/) - [**Sunset Inn** *vs* **Travelodge by Wyndham Costa Mesa Newport Beach Hacienda** Costa Mesa (CA), 7.6 / 8.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/sunset-inn-costa-mesa-ca-vs-travelodge-by-wyndham-costa-mesa-newport-beach-hacienda-costa-mesa-ca/) - [**Costa Mesa Inn - Newport Beach Area** *vs* **Travelodge by Wyndham Costa Mesa Newport Beach Hacienda** Costa Mesa (CA), 7.0 / 8.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/costa-mesa-inn-newport-beach-area-costa-mesa-ca-vs-travelodge-by-wyndham-costa-mesa-newport-beach-hacienda-costa-mesa-ca/) - [**Hampton Inn by Hilton Costa Mesa Newport Beach** *vs* **Travelodge by Wyndham Costa Mesa Newport Beach Hacienda** Costa Mesa (CA), 8.6 / 8.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hampton-inn-by-hilton-costa-mesa-newport-beach-costa-mesa-ca-vs-travelodge-by-wyndham-costa-mesa-newport-beach-hacienda-costa-mesa-ca/) ## FAQ: Costa Mesa (CA) ### What is the best-rated hotel in Costa Mesa (CA)? By StayVersus score, Avenue of the Arts Costa Mesa, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel is the best-rated hotel in Costa Mesa (CA), with a guest rating of 9.0 from 66 reviews. ### Which area of Costa Mesa (CA) has the most hotels? Costa Mesa has the most, with 4 rated places to stay. --- Source: https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/costa-mesa-ca/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/