Airport Commuter Black SUV chauffeur for Montage's Pendry at Fashion Island (grand opening 2023) — the redesigned former Four Seasons Newport Beach, a Newport Center high-rise with 295 rooms including 114 suites overlooking the ocean, Newport Harbor, and the Back Bay, SET Steak & Sushi, and The Elwood Club — deepening AC's Orange County cluster.
Pendry Newport Beach at Fashion Island is Montage's Pendry luxury lifestyle hotel that held its grand opening in 2023 as a comprehensive redesign of the former Four Seasons Newport Beach (later The Island Hotel and the Fashion Island Hotel, which shuttered during the pandemic). The Newport Center high-rise has 295 guestrooms including 114 suites, many overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Newport Harbor, or the Back Bay. Dining includes SET Steak & Sushi among three concepts, and the hotel is home to The Elwood Club, a private membership club, plus a spa and pool. Pendry Newport Beach deepens AC's Orange County cluster with a Newport Center high-rise, and joins AC's Pendry San Diego and Pendry West Hollywood.
Montage's Pendry brand. A 2023 redesign of the former Four Seasons Newport Beach at Fashion Island, the third California Pendry.
295 rooms + 114 suites. Contemporary coastal rooms with Pacific Ocean, Newport Harbor, or Back Bay views from the high-rise.
SET Steak & Sushi. The signature American-steakhouse-and-coastal restaurant with hand-rolled sushi, among three dining concepts.
The Elwood Club + spa. A private membership club and social house, plus a spa, a pool, and a fitness center.
Fashion Island. The open-air luxury shopping and dining center, on foot.
Newport Harbor. Balboa Island, the Balboa Peninsula, and the harbor, minutes away.
Corona del Mar + Crystal Cove. The beaches and Crystal Cove State Park just south along the coast.
Laguna Beach. The art-colony coast and the Montage and Surf & Sand resorts, a short drive south.
Sibling anchors. AC's Pelican Hill, Montage Laguna, Surf & Sand, Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach, plus Pendry San Diego and Pendry West Hollywood.
SNA John Wayne (closest). About 10 minutes from Fashion Island — one of the easiest airport-to-hotel runs in Orange County.
LAX + Long Beach. LAX about 55-75 minutes north depending on traffic; Long Beach (LGB) about 30-40 minutes.
SF Bay routing + private air. An SFO-SNA or SFO-LAX nonstop plus the chauffeur; John Wayne and Van Nuys FBOs for private jets.
Pendry Newport Beach is Montage's Pendry luxury lifestyle hotel at Fashion Island, which held its grand opening in 2023 as a comprehensive redesign of the former Four Seasons Newport Beach (later The Island Hotel and the Fashion Island Hotel). The Newport Center high-rise has 295 guestrooms including 114 suites with Pacific Ocean, Newport Harbor, or Back Bay views, SET Steak & Sushi among three dining concepts, The Elwood Club private membership club, plus a spa and pool. It deepens AC's Orange County cluster with a Newport Center high-rise alongside The Resort at Pelican Hill on Newport Coast, Montage Laguna Beach, Surf & Sand in Laguna, and Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach in Dana Point, and it joins AC's Pendry San Diego and Pendry West Hollywood for an all-Pendry California option. AC chauffeurs guests from the airport to Fashion Island and across the OC coast with a Black SUV on call.
The 295 guestrooms include 114 suites, redesigned in a contemporary coastal style, many overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Newport Harbor, or the Back Bay from the Newport Center high-rise. Dining is anchored by SET Steak & Sushi - American steakhouse classics with modern coastal cuisine and hand-rolled sushi - among three concepts, and The Elwood Club is the hotel's private membership club and social house. A spa, a pool, and a fitness center round out the amenities. It is the urbane, view-forward Newport Center counterpart to AC's coastal Orange County resorts, steps from Fashion Island's shopping and dining - and AC provides discreet arrivals, departures, and on-call chauffeur service for Fashion Island, Newport Harbor, corporate Newport Center, and the coast.
Pendry sits in Newport Center, steps from Fashion Island - the open-air luxury shopping and dining center with Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's, and dozens of restaurants. Newport Harbor, Balboa Island and the Balboa Peninsula, Corona del Mar and its beaches, Crystal Cove State Park, and the Back Bay nature preserve are all minutes away, and Laguna Beach's art-colony coast is a short drive south. AC's sibling Orange County anchors - The Resort at Pelican Hill on Newport Coast, Montage Laguna Beach, Surf & Sand in Laguna, and Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach in Dana Point - are all within easy reach. AC builds an Orange County chauffeur program for Fashion Island, the harbor, corporate Newport Center, and the coast.
SNA John Wayne Airport is the closest, about 10 minutes from Fashion Island - one of the easiest airport-to-hotel runs in Orange County. LAX is about 55-75 minutes north depending on traffic, and Long Beach (LGB) is about 30-40 minutes. Van Nuys and John Wayne FBOs handle private aviation. From SF Bay, an SFO-SNA or SFO-LAX flight plus the chauffeur is the routing, with frequent nonstops to John Wayne. Pendry Newport Beach pairs with AC's Resort at Pelican Hill, Montage Laguna Beach, Surf & Sand, and Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach for an Orange County tour, and AC positions vehicles for Fashion Island, Newport Harbor, Newport Center business, and the coast, where a chauffeur on call beats parking and rideshare.