Costa Mesa, California

Costa Mesa is located in the southwestern part of California in the Orange County.  Some of the cities around Costa Mesa would include:  Fountain Valley is to the north, Santa Ana is to the northeast, Irvine and Santa Ana Heights are to the east, Newport Beach is to the southwest and Huntington Beach is to the west of Costa Mesa.  State Route 73, State Route 55 and The San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405) are some of Costa Mesa’s major roads.

Orange County Transportation Authority bus system serves the city of Costa Mesa and the rest of Orange County providing them with various routes.

John Wayne Airport (SNA) is located around ten minutes away from downtown Costa Mesa by car.  Airline carriers found in the John Wayne Airport are: US Airways, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Continental Airlines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines.

Long Beach Airport (LGB) is located around twenty-five minutes away from downtown Costa Mesa by car.  Some of the airline carriers found in the Long Beach Airport are Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways and Jet Blue Airways.

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is located around forty-five minutes away from downtown Costa Mesa by car.  Some of the airline carriers found in the Los Angeles International Airport are Southwest Airlines, US Airways, Air Canada, Air China, Air France, Air New Zealand, Avianca, Hawaiian Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, TACA, Sunwing Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, WestJet, Alaska Airlines, V Australia, Virgin America, American Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Qantas, Aeroméxico, Air Jamaica, Alitalia, Delta Air Lines, AirTran Airways, Continental Airlines, Copa Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines, United Airlines, United Airlines, Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, Air Pacific, Air Tahiti Nui, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Copa Airlines, El Al, Emirates, EVA Air, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, LAN Airlines, LTU International, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Mexicana, Philippine Airlines, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, Thai Airways International and Vietnam Airlines.

Costa Mesa offers plenty of restaurants that will satisfy anyone’s taste buds and will be friendly to anyone’s budget.  Some of these restaurants in Costa Mesa include: Tabento Sushi and Sake, Kareem’s Restaurant, Hank’s Mexican Food, Roma D’Italia, Haus of Pizza, Nick’s Pizza Ristorante, Mario’s Restaurante, Silk Thai Cuisine, Sugar Snack Cafe, Habana, AL Palace Chinese Restaurant, Mexi-Casa Mexican Food, Anjin, Chronic Tacos, LA Rocco’s Pizzeria, Los Primos Cantina, Maggiano’s - South Coast Plaza, Mama D’s Italy Kitchen, Houston’s Irvine, Roy’s, Red Robin, Mastro’s Steakhouse - Costa Mesa, Taco Mesa, Marrakesh, Soprano’s Las Barcas, Open Sesame - Long Beach, Shiki Japanese Restaurant, Baja Fish Tacos, First Class Pizza, Goat Hill Tavern, San Sivar Restaurant, Golden Dragon Restaurant, Onotria Restaurant, Dick Church’s Restaurant, Bankok Restaurant, Los Primos Cantina, El Chinaco, Garf’s Restaurant & Lounge, May Garden Restaurant, Sushi Sho Japanese Restaurant and Ruby’s Sandwich Saloon.

For a calm serene get away, Costa Mesa has many hotels that will meet anyone’s needs, budget and expectations.  Such hotels in Costa Mesa, include: Ayres Hotel & Suites Costa Mesa/Newport Beach, Comfort Inn Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa Marriott Suites, Costa Mesa/Newport Beach Hacienda Travelodge, Days Inn Costa Mesa/ Newport Beach, Hilton Orange County / Costa Mesa, Holiday Inn Costa Mesa-Orange County Airport, La Quinta Inn John Wayne/Orange County Airport, Ramada Limited & Suites Costa Mesa/Newport Beach, Residence Inn By Marriott Costa Mesa, The Westin South Coast Plaza, Vagabond Inn Costa Mesa, Wyndham Orange County, Best Western Newport Mesa Inn, Cozy Inn, Oakwood Costa Mesa, Super 8 Costa Mesa Newport Beach, Sea Lark Motel, Ana Mesa Suites, Motel 6, Regency Inn, Tarsadial Hotel, Sandpiper Motel, New Harbor Inn, Comfort Inn Costa Mesa, Select Accomodations, Tahiti Inn, Costa Mesa Motor Inn, Harbor Bay Motel, Tern Inn, Inn at Costa Mesa, Ali Baba Motel, Star Inn and Trendwest Resort.

Newport Beach is around six minutes away from downtown Costa Mesa by car.  Other close coastal areas to Costa Mesa include: Huntington State Beach, Santa Ana River County Beach, Bolsa Chica State Beach, Sunset Beach, Newport Bay, Upper Newport Bay, Upper Newport Bay, Corona del Mar State Beach, Cameo Cove and Emerald Bay.

Costa Mesa is home to the South Coast Plaza which is one of the United States’ most notable shopping centers and third largest mall in the United States.  Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s , Macy’s Men Store, Macy’s Home and Furniture Store, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue and Sears are some of South Coast Plaza’s anchor and major stores.  Other stores in South Coast Plaza’s would include: American Eagle Outfitters, Blly, Benetton- United Colors of Benetton, Burberry, DKNY, Faconnable, Fendi, Gymboree, Intemix, Jacadi, Lacoste, Loro Piana, Oilily, Porsche Design, Ralph Lauren, Roxy, Sport Chalet, Wet Seal, abercrombie, Tory Burch, Baby Gap/Gap Maternity, beach works and much more.  South Coast Plaza also offers a variety of restaurants, some of which include: California Pizza Kitchen ASAP, Antonello Ristorante, Boudin, Champagne French Bakery Cafe, Corner Bakery Cafe, Darya Fine Persian Cuisine, Nello Cucina, Pinot Provence and many more.

People looking to study in California might want to consider Costa Mesa’s colleges and universities. These colleges and university include: Orange Coast College, Vanguard University is affiliated with the Assemblies of God, and Whittier Law School is a satellite of Whittier College.

Those who enjoy performing arts, visual arts, museums, science centers and more, will love visiting any of the places Costa Mesa has to offer.  Some of these places include: Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Orange County Performing Arts Center, South Coast Repertory, California Scenario Sculpture Garden, Bower’s Museum, Orange Museum of Art, Laguna Arts Museum, Discovery Science center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, The Getty Museum, Norton Simon Museum and Huntington Library.

We all know how important conservation is, now more then ever, Reduce, Reuse Recycle programs better known as Green or Greening are the responsibility of all people in all places. These are some of Costa Mesa, California’s programs, in place to help in Environmental Development: Besides the standard curbside recycling program, Costa Mesa has created several programs to recycle even more! Some of these programs include: Telephone Book Recycling Program, Christmas Tree Recycling Program, Home-Generated Sharps Recycling Program, Tire Recycling Program and Standardized Container Program.  Costa Mesa also educates the community about the importance and the procedure of composting by offering a Free Composting Workshop.  Costa Mesa has a commitment to ensure green spaces are created and preserved. Costa Mesa is concerned with its Urban Environment as well as the Global Environment, From low-flow toilets to conserving gas in our cars and homes, planting trees, shrubs and even a garden to supply some fruits and vegetables helps in taking small step towards Environmental Protection and Conservation, our precious natural recourses hang in the balance. Many cities have issues with the amount of water or the pollution of water, it is each cities responsibility to address these issues and find ways to develop Environmental friendly Energy such as Wind and Solar power, increase Water Energy and create Sustainable Energy for generations to come.  Over the last Century we have managed to pollute our world to a point of all most no return. www.beemazed.com is committed to Environmental Development and will make as many green products and services available as an alternative for people that are concerned for our environment.  Many companies are learning Green not only helps the Environment but is also a good business.  The Green Economy and Emerging Green Industries if managed properly will have a great impact on the Ecology Environment and in turn assist in preserving our natural recourses. As a commitment to the our Environment and Environmental Projects www.beemazed.com will create a Simply Green link that will profile companies that provide Green Products and Services this link may be found on every page of www.beemazed.com website.  In addition you may find stories from Individuals, Communities and Businesses that have innovative ways to assist in the greening and conservation of our Environment.  www.beemazed.com will contribute 5% of sales from companies that place ads in the Simply Green section of the website.  These donations will go directly to organizations that have proven to make a positive impact on the Environment. All donations will be listed in the Simply Green section of www.beemazed.com

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