Food -- At at Gulliver's Restaurant right by the airport. Pretty pricy dinner but VERY good prime rib in such large portions I could eat just about 3/4 of it. Really good!
Hotels -- The Newport Beach Marriott. Worth the extra $. Very comfortable hotel, located right next to fashion island. Have a couple of brews at the Yard House next door, catch a flick and then get up early to enjoy their delicious breakfast in the hotel.
Hotels -- We stayed at the Ayres Hotel 325 Bristol Street Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714)-549-0300- Great hotel. Atlantic FBO hooked us with a rate under $150 for a suite with free breakfast. Nice Hotel! Didn't look like a whole lot to do around there but I had a short overnight and got a great nights sleep.