The Hyatt Regency sits on 26 landscaped acres overlooking the Back Bay of Newport Beach. The Orange County hotel is close to Balboa Island, Fashion Island and the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, one of Southern California's few remaining coastal wetlands and home to 200 bird species. At the reserve, nature lovers can jog and cycle along designated trails then join guided tours. What's more, this Newport Beach hotel holds the Summer Jazz Series from June through October in the outdoor amphitheater.

Recreational enthusiasts won't get bored at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, where accommodations feature such amenities as three outdoor pools, spa tubs, bike paths and rentals, volleyball court, day spa and award winning nine hole golf course. Concierges also can bag tee times at an 18 hole championship course close to the Hyatt Regency. The hotel's Palisades Tennis Club, site of major World Team Tennis events, offers 16 lighted courts with professional staff for private lessons. In addition, swimmers, surfers, kayakers, sailors and sunbathers will find their perfect spots at the adjacent Newport Dunes Aquatic Park.

All that recreation will surely make guests hungry, so they can enjoy creative "world island" Caribbean, South Pacific and Gulf of Mexico cuisine at the Hyatt Regency's Sol Restaurant. The Sandbar Lounge offers indoor and outdoor seating, billiards, fire pit and happy hour specials. Guests can relax with signature cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in the Lobby Lounge.

Meanwhile, the 403 guestrooms, which spread out among four one , two and three story buildings, feature tropically inspired decor and views of Newport Bay, the golf course, gardens or landscaped pools. All rooms include high speed Internet access, refrigerators and 27 inch TVs.

Groups, business travelers, families and other vacationers are all accommodated at this relaxed resort, five miles from John Wayne Airport and 44 miles from Los Angeles International Airport.