Is Quaint Cottage Steps to Sand : 1009 W Bay pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Where is Quaint Cottage Steps to Sand : 1009 W Bay located?

Located in Balboa Peninsula, this holiday home is within 1 mi (2 km) of Balboa Beach and Newport Beach Pier. Balboa Peninsula Beaches and Mother’s Beach are also within 10 minutes.

Quaint Cottage Steps to Sand : 1009 W Bay Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

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10/10 Excellent

23 Aug 2023

Well equipped nice location!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Very Good! Third year in a row.

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2/10 Terrible

Shawna M.

26 Nov 2023

Great Location, Terrible Experience

Rating Details: The property manager was very unhelpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: I will never rent from Burr White again. This location was great, the house ok, but Burr White's customer service was dismal. Upon arrival the toilet wouldn't flush and the shower curtain fell every time someone touched it. Upon calling BW, we were expected to wait for the maintenance person AND the plumber the next day. Also, the BW customer service agent actually blamed US for the toilet..twice! To say I was upset is an understatement. To immediately blame the client is totally unacceptable. To make matters worse, we drove almost 10 hours to get there and had to struggle to make the tight window to pick up the keys (ever hear of a lockbox?!), and then to find I had to make up all the beds as the sheets were left on top of them, was frustrating..I was tired and on vacation and didn't want to make up my own beds in a rental. Small thing, but really below standards for Newport Beach. Again, will never rent with Burr White again..too many things made what was supposed to be a relaxing vacation, stressful...all unnecessarily.

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence G.

21 Aug 2025

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

The apartment was comfortable with a well appointed kitchen. The area is great with restaurants and a lot of opportunity for outdoor fun.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

kimerly g.

27 Dec 2019

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

Loved it!

A great location near the water! The beach was close and the neighborhood quiet and friendly!

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Debbie D.

6 Oct 2023

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

Retirement

It was perfect for our needs

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

13 Aug 2024

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

Balboa

It was a good stay…just miscommunication with return of owners. In convenience.

Stayed 19 nights in Apr 2024

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10/10 Excellent

Philip S.

4 Mar 2023

Newport Hideaway

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: What a great location. We stayed here for three weeks, and the home was perfect for us. Nothing fancy, just perfect. Simple, clean well laid out, and close to everything you would want in Newport.

Stayed 23 nights in Feb 2023

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10/10 Excellent

Kelly G.

1 Jun 2018

Perfect Relaxing Weekend

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This place was perfect for my husband and I and our dog for a long weekend. Peaceful, clean and quiet, and a great location, walkable to the Bay and the beach and a long but great walk to Balboa Village. We left a laptop at the property and the people at Burr White were WONDERFUL in helping us track it down. Will be back to this property!

10/10 Excellent

Stephen S.

10 Sept 2020

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

Disliked: Communication

60th Birthday Getaway

Celebrated my wife's birthday over the labor day weekend. The house was very comfortable and clean. It was very close to the beach and only a couple houses from the marina beach. we walked to all our meal locations. We took our dogs and but confirm with the realty company, because there was a misunderstanding and I was called on my last day there, like I had tried to sneak them in. but my vacation was an excellent time.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020

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8/10 Good

Sandra P.

12 Jan 2023

Christmas

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Very nice, smaller than we expected. Trundle bed underneath matress was uncomfortable. Kitchen nicely stocked with cookware and serving dishes, glasses, etc. close to everything. Small garage space.

6/10 Okay

tony b.

15 Apr 2024

Liked: Location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

Recent stay

House was as advertised in a nice area steps to the Bay and Ocean. Upon arrival, however, house was very dirty...floors were dirty and sticky, bathroom toilet was not cleaned and Kitchen looked like it had not been cleaned in a few weeks. Kitchen was well stocked, but the Microwave looked like it was from 1971. Still managed to have a nice time, but property manager needs to get a new cleaning service for what they charge per night to rent this place.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Edward H.

4 Oct 2025

Liked: Location

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

We flew across the country to stay in Newport Beach. Our plane landed at 12 pm. We arrived at house at 1 pm. Check-in was at 4 pm. We requested early check-in. We had to wait outside the door with suitcases for nearly 2 hours before they would give us the entry code. The house was ready the entire time. This was unacceptable and uncalled for. General maintenance for the house appeared to be neglected for many years. Parts of the window blinds literally broke and fell to the floor upon touching them. We had to frequently rig and fix them. The washer and dryer were unusable until about day 2 or 3 due to hoses not being properly hooked up. The coffee pot was not cleaned, full of old coffee grounds, and mold was growing inside. From that, we hypothesized this house is not frequently rented. It takes a while for mold to grow. Also, black mold was growing in the shower.The listing says will sleep 4. That is ridiculous. The house sleeps 3. The 2nd bedroom had a 1-person day bed and a futon. Our friends had to bring a queen size blow-up mattress. We rearranged furniture to make it temporarily livable for 2 couples. The house was kinda cool and had the "old feel" to it, which appeared to be the general theme of the area, but general maintenance was not performed for many years. The living room TV had to be at least 10-15 years old. The TV stand was rigged to fit the TV, making it look ridiculous. The bedrooms had no TVs.We made the best of it.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

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8/10 Good

Katie W.

14 Jan 2018

Pleased overall. But you have to put on your own bedding.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Overall it was lovely. Clean, quiet, comfortable, charming, great location. Burr White Realty did a great job getting our questions answered. A few things that we feel needed improvement were...1. We had to put our bedding on our beds. After traveling to get there, that's the last thing we wanted to do. As well as being required to remove bedding after our stay.2. There was a strong natural gas scent coming from the old kitchen stove/oven. We weren't overly concerned but it wasn't pleasant.3. The front step was terribly slippery after the dew/rain. I can't imagine someone not getting hurt on that.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Georgia B.

13 Apr 2023

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

The house was clean and in a great location.

The home was in a great location. Clean and small and organized.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

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8/10 Good

Sandra P.

13 Jan 2023

Christmas

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Very nice, smaller than we expected. Trundle bed underneath matress was uncomfortable. Kitchen nicely stocked with cookware and serving dishes, glasses, etc. close to everything. Small garage space.

10/10 Excellent

Chloe S.

25 Oct 2022

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

Great beachy stay!

My dad and I had a great stay here. Awesome location on the peninsula. Thank you!

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Melissa M.

13 Oct 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location, lots of quirks

Loved the location of this house and the proximity to the beach. Very clean property. There have been a few minor changes to the property since the listing photos were taken. It's not a very intuitive space and it took time to figure out the pull out bed and the lights. Minivans be warned that the garage is TIGHT. I scraped the side of my van pulling into the garage. Driving from out of state and dealing with California traffic I found the one hour window to pick up the keys at the realty office a hard deadline to make. A keyless entry option would have been nice.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kim L.

11 Oct 2022

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

Wonderful location

The property was exactly as shown in photos and described. In fact, there were lots more kitchen and beach supplies than we could ever use. The neighborhood was convenient to everything. The management company was so easy to work with and made our stay seamless. We will stay there again

Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2022

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10/10 Excellent

9 Aug 2022

Nice getaway!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Always relaxing and a break from hot weather inland.

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10/10 Excellent

Bob D.

20 Jul 2022

Annual Newport Vacation

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This is the 3rd year in a row we have rented this unit. Great location next to the Beach & the bay beach is the main reason we love to stay here. Owner is very nice & we now know the neighbors.

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10/10 Excellent

Julia M.

28 Jun 2022

Beach House Vacation 2022

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Fantastic! Loved the location so close to the bay and beach. The house was clean and had everything we needed.

10/10 Excellent

MLM M.

13 Jun 2022

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

Great Place

We had a very relaxing and enjoyable stay. We will definitely return.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nancy S.

17 May 2022

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

Great place

Excellent location. Steps to the bay and beach. Lovely neighborhood and the property is cozy, beachy, and well-stocked.

Stayed 36 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Kaylie W.

9 Apr 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Great location but house needs updating

The location is perfect, literally steps from the bay and a few blocks to the beach. The house itself definitely could use some updating throughout. It had a bit of a musty nursing home smell to it at first, but we just bought candles and air freshener which definitely helped. The appliances are old and dingy and could use updating as well, we didn’t really feel comfortable making our own food at the property. The indoor/outdoor furniture needed cleaned. There were a few visible stains on the couch in the living room and we couldn’t sit at the outdoor table in nice clothes because the chairs and table were so dirty. Despite those details we had a good experience, but would definitely consider a more updated property next time at a similar price point instead.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022

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