Sonesta ES Suites Huntington Beach Fountain Valley

United States , Los Angeles - CA
Fountain Valley, 9930 Slater Avenue, 9930
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100 reviews shown

6/10

Pleasant

18 Mar 2026

Bob

It took three trips back to the check in counter to obtain a key card that worked, and then only one of the two given worked. The tub valve would not shut off completely. The shower head was hanging out of the wall approx. four inches, had to hold it in place when shower turned on.
Tub finish looked terrible. Patch? Repair?

Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2026

Jim

Rooms are nice. Everything in working order. Good location for our needs.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2026

Chelsea

Yes

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2026

Mackenzie

unfortunately, by the time we wanted to use all the amenities they were closed they shut down all of the

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2026

Awesome Staff!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2026

Falemoe

Better parking

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2026

Meredith Anne

We were not thrilled that the hot tub was cold one evening during our stay, nor were we thrilled that the hot water from the shower went out another evening. However, the staff were extremely kind and quick to resolve these issues. We loved the location and would stay here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2026

Nicole

This was our second stay, both times in the same building. The 2 bedroom layout was great for us with 2 kids, lots of room to accommodate different bed times and love having the kitchen. The water was hammering at first and the kitchen was missing baking sheets and oven mitts but those were minor. Breakfast is great and the front staff were very friendly, even helping us by holding some baby equipment we rented that was dropped off and picked up when we weren't there. We still haven't checked out the gym, pool, or laundry, but it's I'll definitely consider this hotel again if we're back.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2026

Gary

Everything was great until time to check out when we were told there was a $10 per night parking fee!
This is not mentioned anywhere in the hotel literature.
Very disappointed to find that our stay would cost an extra $30.
Suggest you tell your customers upfront about the $10 per night parking fee!

6/10

Pleasant

07 Mar 2026

George

While the location and room set up was perfect for us, the cleanliness was absolutely unacceptable. From the dirty spoon left in the garbage disposal from the prior guests to the old coffee pod left in the coffee pot to the hard crusted who knows what (black) on the bathroom counter and the very dirty carpets - it was a shame! The Sonesta is a good hotel chain but I feel that whomever is managing this particular location is not investing in keeping the hotel clean. Unfortunately we cannot recommend this location and will not be back.

Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Mar 2026

JAMES

Dog poo all over the garden.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2026

Daryll

Breakfast was good

4/10

Poor

01 Mar 2026

Valerie

Hotel night staff was rude, and our room was outdated and poorly maintained. The microwave display said “need repair” and turned on by itself, and the couch had a tear in it. I wouldn’t stay there again.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2026

Lorena

Best place to stay when in this area

Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2026

Karen

Convenient location, quiet, plenty of parking

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2026

Stephen

Clean rooms, great location. Night shift clerk very helpful to multiple customers.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2026

Corwin L.

Clean room and courteous staff

Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Feb 2026

Christina

The hotel room was fantastic! The bed was a dream. Best nights sleep we had for hotel room in a while 😍 The front clerk at night was a bit cranky unfortunately but not everyone is at their best every single day. The towels are fresh and the shower pressure is PERFECT. The tub is comfy. I wwant come back

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2026

Jennifer

The suite was very spacious and had properly functioning appliances for all of our needs. The bed was huge and really comfortable to sleep in. However, the WiFi was slow and spotty, so we couldn’t really use it. The room could also use sound proofing enhancements as we could hear every car passing on the freeway and neighbor outside the door. Overall, it was still a pleasant stay in a safe neighborhood.

Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Feb 2026

Joni

Reservation notes stated arriving late, when I arrived i was told that my room was cancelled and then charged for the full stay. Unethical to cancel a room that was paid for just to offer to someone else at a higher rate due to the fact it was president's day/valentines weekend.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2026

constantino

Roomy and amenities for the kids like a basketball court

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2026

Wei

Old furniture.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2026

Arleen

Always a pleasant stay!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Feb 2026

Luc

Didn’t have a hair dryer.

Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2026

Jan

Peaceful no
Noise

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2026

Jon

Staff is very nice and helpful. Breakfast is a bonus. Room is clean and nicely equipped.

Minor gripe. Our room A/C system was a gathering place for mosquitoes. I was fighting them off during our stay.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

07 Feb 2026

Ethan

Bathroom/shower was dirty, left over hair from previous guests left in the shower.
Carpet was dirty with leftover food and crumbs left on arrival.
Tv/wifi was non operational

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2026

Katie

I did not know there was no elevator. Being on the 2nd floor after a marathon was a little rough. I asked for a for a final bill and since something was down and they could not provide it at time of checkout. I was told they would email it to me so I gave my email. Finally after 4 days, I had to call to get the final bill emailed to me. I wasn’t impressed by anything.

Business_and_leisure

2/10

Poor

05 Feb 2026

Melissa Cynthia

One of the worst hotels I have stayed in. The room smelled horrible and it was very run down and dirty. The pet fee was very high and honestly I would have stayed somewhere else if I had known about the pet fee being so high specially for such bad condition of the property. The staff was friendly but I will nkt be coming back.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

04 Feb 2026

Verified traveler

Not a King size bed as advertised. We own a king size bed and they still insisted it was a King, more like a full size mattress. False advertising! I was having a surgery and I needed the room to rest comfortably. We didn’t even stay one night. Checked out and went to another hotel with a real king bed, much larger.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jan 2026

Joseph

The pictures were a little deceiving. Though the room is set up like the picture, the furniture is run down, we had slashes and holes in our curtains. The shower curtain looked like a cat mangled the heck out of it. The shower needs work- it was just caulked over a million times to cover grime.

The bed was not “premium topper” quality. They were hard, squeaky, and not comfortable at all. The kitchen area was dirty and the cabinets had greasy finger prints all over them.

The pool was also down which was a reason we also decided to stay here and that also was a huge bummer..

It also seemed people lived on site were assuming…

It wasn’t horrible but it wasn’t great. 6/10 I’m not sure we’d stay again.

Staff at check in were super nice and friendly though! Just wish the room was more up to par.

Partner

2/10

Poor

29 Jan 2026

Damir

Internet is consistently going down, fridge is too loud, tv signal on and off

Business

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jan 2026

Kenzier

Heater in our room did not work. Couldn’t get it fixed after multiple attempts.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jan 2026

Jai

Breakfast wasnt good nothing to eat and charges $45 for late chk out

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jan 2026

Braulio

Room could be updated.
Room was dirty.
Breakfast was warm and good.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

16 Jan 2026

NGOC

Room had a smell it in. IEverything is out dated

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jan 2026

LILIAN

The room has ant in the bathroom. I have the pictures and i showed to the staff in the morning.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2026

Hazel

Great price for huge rooms

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2026

Thalia

Room size for the price was amazing

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2026

Christy

Absolutely EVERYTHING about this hotel is AMAZING!! Love love loved staying there!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2026

Satish

Room was great. 2 bedrooms with all facilities. Internet was little bit slow but other than that everything was good about this hotel. Breakfast was too good. Would love to stay there again

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

02 Jan 2026

Mohammad Manaf

Horrible experience — DO NOT BOOK A ROOM HERE

This was one of the worst hotel experiences I’ve ever had. The room was extremely dirty and unsanitary. There were bugs and what appeared to be fleas in the room. The comforter was filthy, with visible blood stains and hair packed under the sheets. The towels were also dirty and had lipstick stains on them.

The property itself is very old and clearly not maintained. Everything felt worn down and unclean, making it uncomfortable and unsafe to stay.

After reporting the bugs, the manager refused to refund the stay. They only agreed to cancel the remaining nights, even though the room conditions were unacceptable from the start.

This place should not be in business in its current condition. I strongly recommend booking elsewhere and saving yourself the stress and disappointment.

Brittney was very nice, but that didn’t help.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jan 2026

Toni

Good

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2026

Nino

great stay! i highly recommend this place.

Leisure Pet

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2025

Ann

Had a problem with the room but the front desk people got in corrected. The pull out sofas were terrible in both rooms. No way anyone over 50 lbs could sleep in them. Noisy by the feeeway but interior suites were quieter.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2025

NUR AMEERA SABRINA BINTI

The room is so clean, the staff are friendly and the breakfast was good!

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

28 Dec 2025

Jennifer

It was a good sized room with kitchen in FV/HB area, for the price. Front desk and maintenance staff were nice. The bed and pillows were clean and comfortable. The grounds looked pretty well kept too. The furnishings, appliances, drapes and floors were a little worn out and dingy looking, and the lighting could’ve been better. I would stay there again, because of convenience and good price.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2025

Edward

Awesome stay great staff love it thank you

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2025

Robyn

good location, quiet, clean rooms

Business

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2025

Yutaka

Quarity

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

22 Dec 2025

DANIEL

Staff was rude. Room was dirty upon arrival. Key cards never worked

6/10

Pleasant

20 Dec 2025

Daniel

Called for early check in, Iwas advised to show up at 2pm for early check in. I showed up and was told my room wouldn't be ready until 4pm, they said they would call me if the room was cleaned earlier than 4. I show back up at 4 and front desk advised me that the room wasnt clean and wasnt going to be clean so they gave me another room. This room had olumbing issues in the tub so twe asked for another room due to us having to get to our reservations on time. As i was picking up the new room keys the gentleman at the front desk slammed the keys on the desk and had an attitude when i asked if the room was the same quality as the previous room, and he advised the room i had was perfect. So we got our keys and went to the new room. First time out of the 5 previous times we visited and had these types of problems. Customer satisfaction should be main priority. Unfortunately, we were treated poorly.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Dec 2025

Angela

The staff was great! The room however smelled old and the freeway noise was loud. Lots of slamming doors from other rooms throughout the night and not well-insulated so hard to sleep.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2025

Christy

This is literally THE BEST PLACE TO STAY to feel at home and safe and cared for!!!!! I can't tell you how happy i am to have found the Sonesta ES !!!Suites

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Dec 2025

JOHN

The first day I called them to check in late 8pm because the flight arrive late. Then they gave me a room on the next building on first floor that has awful smell but we were so tired and we had to unpack and try to sleep over the night . But the smell was so bad that we could not sleep. The carpet and furniture are so old . The door of the bathroom got stuck and could not slide to close properly. The second day we asked to switch room and finally they gave us a room in the primary bldg that is pretty decent , but there is NO elevator and we seniors people had to carry luggage upstairs. . Reminded me of a motel in third world country. I contact Expedia to cancel it and book another hotel nearby but they could not do anything !!! So disappointed!

Leisure

2/10

Poor

07 Dec 2025

Taylor

The room itself was fine, but we had construction outside of our room for a few hours on a Sunday, starting at 10pm. Usually we can sleep through anything, but it was so loud! We finally called the front desk around 1130 and they said the only thing they could do was switch our room, which we didn't want to deal with that late. Not sure why they put us in a room so close to construction (that they did mention later that they were aware of) if there were other rooms available.

6/10

Pleasant

07 Dec 2025

Maribel

Gas leak and no hot water for showers

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Jose

yes very good

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

30 Nov 2025

Kimberly

There were bugs. I’m nearby and had to stay because I had some work done on my house. When I unpacked my own pots and pans, there were lingering pests in it. I threw out the whole bag and all the pots and pans. I have no idea what kind of bugs they were. They were black but I had never seen this before. Way bigger than what bed bugs would look like. But not as big as beetles.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2025

Bea Andrea

twas good!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2025

Misael

Great facilities, neat clean room, great food at breakfast and safe environment for my family.

2/10

Poor

09 Nov 2025

Andrew

Room smelt like cigarettes and mariguana

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2025

Kin

All good

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

31 Oct 2025

Kitchen was good, large refrigerator and microwave are convenient, even we didn't use it much beside making coffee and warming up food with microwave, and that was all we needed.

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Oct 2025

Michael

Staff in AM was a 5, the little breakfast 4.5 and the outside grounds 4. But the room are dated and the bed was from lower end motel. Rooms haven't seen a revamp in sometime and a lot of little missing things (storage, hooks, etc.). Internet is from the DSL era, so want you to pay and same with parking. Just charge 5 dollars more and cover....

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Oct 2025

Jita

yes

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

Benjamin

The room was really big and spacious! We had such a low rate we weren’t expecting such a great room. Although the sofa bed was on the smaller side , we thought overall it was a great hotel to stay at. Plus the continental breakfast was really good. We were there for a tournament and only 7min away from the fields

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2025

Carol

The clients need to clean up after their pets.

The place was very clean.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2025

Cynthia

Nice And clean

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

13 Oct 2025

Stephanie Velazquez

The tub wa clogged when showering, roll had a weird musty smell and there was dirty towels left in a laundry basket.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

12 Oct 2025

Brittany

I know you get what you pay for but the facility is very old. Our room had spider webs, when the air turned on it had a very strong musty odor. Very inconvenient if you have children, we had to carry our stroller and luggage up stairs with an infant. We checked out a night early and went to a different hotel.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Jeff

Clean rooms bed was comfortable check in was easy and the breakfast was good

Partner

2/10

Poor

12 Oct 2025

David

The room had not been cleaned. There were pieces of food on the carpet.

The tv didn't work until I called maintenance. There was bbq sauce splattered all over the desk in big chunks…. “Mark” who works up front said there's nothing he can do about the dirty room and can't help or do anything. He offered zero help. Claiming the room had been cleaned and he can't send anyone even though he and the woman employee were sitting around.

When I asked to speak to the manager he said “I'm all you have for the night !”

I'd like to speak to a hotel manager about the stay
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Business Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

11 Oct 2025

Manuel M.

Liked the 2 bedroom suite but the sofa bed was very uncomfortable for our grandson. Mattress springs were felt. Had to pile blankets on mattress so he could sleep comfortably.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2025

Danna

Had a great time

Partner

2/10

Poor

06 Oct 2025

Josue

Impressed by the pictures, I decided to book. Really expensive but I thought it would be worth it. As we were putting our luggage away my daughter screamed from a spider in the restroom floor. I killed it no big deal. My wife was getting ready to shower in the other bathroom and it was full of ants by the tub. I called the front desk they refused to change us rooms and sent maintenance. He killed the ants with half a bottle of raid and sprayed the other bathroom were the spider was found. Now the whole room is smelling like pesticide and everyone is coughing. Next day in the afternoon another spider is killed in the kids room. Last day on our drive back to Texas my son is complaining about being itchy. I check him and his whole body is full of red bites! BED BUGS! I travel 80% of the year for work and never encountered this problem before. Its ridiculous. Even without the bugs this hotel is not worth the price! It is old and you can tell they don't mantain it. RIDICULOUS. First time at a Sonesta and last. NEVER AGAIN

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2025

Sung

Very nice area and closer to fountain valley tennis and pickleball park

Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Oct 2025

Kirsten

Biggest plus is they are pet friendly. It costs $10 per night to park you car. They have a laundry room. Jacuzzi and pool are smaller than pictured.

8/10

Excellent

03 Oct 2025

Betty

The best about this place is all the staffs, front desk, housekeeping, the staff work in breakfast, are super nice, friendly, helpful. We arrived to the hotel after 12:30am. The older gentleman in the front desk helped us unloaded the luggage and brought them upstairs to our room!!! That was super nice of him. The rooms are clean. They have kitchen. The breakfast can be improved, we stayed for 8 nights, the breakfast was the same every day.They have bagels, freshly made pancakes, eggs , sausages and hash browns every morning.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

01 Oct 2025

Lydia

Beware that when you book from a third party website, like Expedia, that they may book you an entire different room than what was advertised. What I booked was a king suite with a separate room and pull out couch, I specifically purchased this room because it specified a separate bedroom, I needed this because I had my toddler who needs to sleep in a separate room. They instead gave us a studio room. This made our stay very difficult and they did not care nor give any accommodations. The futon bed was also only springs. I asked if they had any padding for it and they said “um, I’ll check” rudely hung up and never got back to us, we also asked for towels and my husband had to go down himself to grab some because they were understaffed and forgot. I will say, the provided breakfast was great and the room was decently clean, I’d recommend based on that but the staff, room mix up, zero accommodations regarding and dirty pool area were all disappointing and I wouldn’t go back.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2025

Vicky

It’s good that they got rid of parking fee. I come here every year. It’s a great place to stay especially with family.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2025

Kristelle Lizzeth

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2025

Rihan

I really liked this property. It felt like home away from home. I plan to return soon.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

Amanda

5 stars

Everything was wonderful and clean
The staff was very friendly and informative

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2025

Sanndra

Clean room

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2025

Khoa

Located right next to the 405 freeway, everything is close to shopping mall and beach is right around the corner, definitely recommend this place if you’re viewing California for the first time.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2025

Larissa

Leader in Hospitality

So far has by far been one of the best experiences in all my recent stays at various properties. Almost feels like having a home away from home.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

14 Sep 2025

Mahmoud

Not great

Save yourself the headache and stay anywhere else. This hotel is not well maintained and the noise from the 405 will keep you up all night

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2025

Gary

We were here for a work trip and it worked great.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2025

Tifany

Great stay. I would stay here again

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2025

Yvonne

Everything was great. Thank you!

6/10

Pleasant

04 Sep 2025

Papa

Front agent that checked me in wasn't very friendly. Attitude cocky. He wasn't very friendly.
Front agent that checked me out was very nice. She was very friendly and helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2025

Arleen

Two thumbs up

Always a great stay

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Sep 2025

Martin

Needs some updating corners of the ceiling we’re coming off found a dirty old sock before leaving room had some ants

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

01 Sep 2025

William

Extra charges they didn't inform you of

They charged each day for parking. The charge was never listed as extra on the hotels.com site. The person who checked me into the hotel never informed me of this daily charge. Will not stay here again in the future. And I do not recommend.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2025

Jim

Close to family. Good Breakfast. Quite rooms.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

01 Sep 2025

Carrie

Disappointed in our stay

Upon entering our room there were dead sewer roaches on the floor! The front desk came and removed them. Our thermostat was locked so the room was so hot in the night and we came home late to no parking spots available both nights! Our bathroom smelled like sewer in the mornings. The front desk was great but I would never stay here again! After the cockroaches we couldn’t imagine eating the breakfast!

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

31 Aug 2025

HUNG

The suite does not have private bedroom as shows on website. Sofa bed mattress so thin you can feel the springs.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2025

TAMARA D

The staff is always very helpful and friendly. Stephanie greers me by name and anticipates my needs. I atay at both ES and Select and it's great to be known at both.

Business Pet

8/10

Excellent

29 Aug 2025

TAMARA D

The staff is great very attentive and helpful. The property does have an ANT issue bad. I was parked in a spot one day came out to my car and ants were everywhere in and out of my car

Business Pet