Welcome to Costa Mesa, The Best of Southern California. Nestled strategically in the heart of The OC, this Mecca for sun, fun, fashion, and footlights has something for everyone. Known as the City of the Arts, this cosmopolitan community is minutes away from the Pacific Ocean, and just 35 miles south of Los Angeles.

Costa Mesa beckons to leisure and business travelers who want the appeal of faraway places without crossing any borders. For example, at internationally acclaimed South Coast Plaza shoppers are invited to enjoy The Ultimate Shopping Experience as they depart on a virtual visit to 17 countries.

A worthy rival to the likes of San Francisco and Manhattan, Costa Mesa is home to the Theater & Arts District, one of the most thriving performing and visual arts centers in the nation. The District includes the Orange County Performing Artscenter and Segerstrom Center for the Arts. The Orange County Performing Artscenter comprises the architecturally and acoustically superb 3,000-seat Segerstrom Hall and 250-seat Founders Hall.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts comprises the Orange County Performing Artscenter's new Cesar Pelli-designed 2,000-seat Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and 500-seat Samueli Theater, the Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory (SCR), and will someday be home to a visual arts facility. SCR’s Folino Theatre Center houses the 507-seat Segerstrom Stage, the 336-seat Julianne Argyros Stage and the Nicholas Studio.

A 46,000-square foot community plaza created by Peter Walker and Partners unites the two Centers. Additionally, many movie screens showing the latest box office hits and art films are located nearby.

Costa Mesa’s many sidewalk cafes, bistros and reservations-only hotspots – there are more than 100 alone in and around the District – offer an array of dining adventures from casual to gourmet, featuring cuisine from around the globe.

Nearby are miles of sparkling beaches, as well as championship-quality golf courses, Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure.

Though Costa Mesa is a unique, upscale destination ideal for sophisticated travelers that is rich in venues, events and activities appealing to cultural tourists, families and business travelers alike, its central location also makes it an ideal "base camp" for exploring all that Southern California has to offer.

Costa Mesa offers an unbeatable collection of first class and luxury hotels – more than 2,225 well-appointed guestrooms and 101,100 square feet of meeting space – in an exciting, amenity-packed destination that is just minutes from the John Wayne Airport and Southern California’s major freeways and tollroads.

Visitors may choose from Ayres Hotel & Suites, Costa Mesa Marriott, Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa, Holiday Inn Costa Mesa, Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Ramada Limited & Suites Costa Mesa, Residence Inn by Marriott, The Westin South Coast Plaza, and Wyndham Orange County.

Costa Mesa and The OC. Like the popular television show of the same name proclaims: "You may just find that it’s nothing like where you live. And nothing like what you imagine."

For more information, call 714.435.8530 or toll-free at 866.918.4749. Group Sales can be reached by calling 714.840.9500. Visit Costa Mesa online at www.costamesa-ca.com.

Costa Mesa Conference & Visitor Bureau
The bureau consists of nine first class and luxury hotels plus two representatives from the City of Costa Mesa, and currently has a staff of four. With a shared goal of enticing travelers to visit and stay in Costa Mesa, marketing programs for the Costa Mesa CVB result from the combined efforts of independent advertising and public relations consultants, as well as local hotel marketing and sales managers working together under the direction of Diane Pritchett, the bureau's executive director.

Hotels
The nine hotel members of the Costa Mesa Conference & Visitor Bureau include Ayres Hotel & Suites, Costa Mesa Marriott, Hilton Orange County / Costa Mesa, Holiday Inn Costa Mesa, Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Ramada Limited & Suites Costa Mesa, Residence Inn by Marriott, The Westin South Coast Plaza, and Wyndham Orange County.

Guestrooms/Meeting Space
There are more than 101,100 square feet of exceptional meeting space and over 2,225 guestrooms in Costa Mesa's nine first class and luxury hotels with prices and amenities to suit just about every visitor’s needs. Services include complete catering, A/V and technical support, wireless Internet in public space and meeting rooms, convenient business-support centers, complimentary local transportation and much more.

For More Information
For specific hotel information, contact the sales departments at each of the hotels. For general information, call 714.435.8530. The toll-free information number is 866.918.4749. Groups Sales can be reached at: 714.840.9500. Visit Costa Mesa online today at www.costamesa-ca.com.