If I had given this review last year I probably would have given Main Street Parking a 5 star…read morereview. It was (note the past tense) a clean, safe, okay priced parking area for John Wayne airport. My wife and I regularly parked at Main Street Parking when taking trips from John Wayne Airport. The daily charge of $14 wasn't cheap, but it was manageable. We were shocked (and the reason for the 1 star review) to be charged $20 a day for a fee of $160 for an 8-day stay in January. While increasing the fee to account for inflation makes sense, a 43% increase from December 31st, 2024 to January 1st, 2025 is exorbitant for an Orange County-owned facility. The inflation rate in the US in 2024 was 2.9%. The increase in the parking fee is nearly 15 times that of inflation. This outrageous increase does not serve the needs of the community, especially those, like my wife and I, who are middle class. This increase makes traveling from John Wayne Airport very expensive. This fee is on par with LAX without the cheap flights that you can get from there. Unless your trip is 4 days or less, it is cheaper to take an Uber, Lyft or taxi from most places in Orange County to the airport rather than park at Main Street Parking. For example, my wife and I just returned from a 5 night trip but this time we took a Lyft to/from home. It was less expensive than what we would have paid for parking at Main Street Parking. (In the past for a 5 night trip we would just parked at Main Street Parking.) The cost is so high that we started looking at LAX for future trips and discovered that we could park there for $14 plus get the cheaper and non-stop flights from LAX. Yes, a longer drive but we saved on flights for an upcoming trip, no need for a connecting flight and $14 a night parking. (See the $14 a night quote attached.) We're not the only one thinking this way. When we returned to John Wayne airport on this last trip, lots of people were waiting for Ubers and Lyfts. The Lyft driver was surprised. Maybe all those people realized what we did: it's too expensive to park at Main Street Parking. The $20 a night fee limits the number of people who can actually afford to park at Main Street Parking to those on business trips (who will get the cost reimbursed) or those for whom money is no object.

Easy in and easy out. Late return and the driver was kind enough to wait to be sure we found our…read morecar - old car and no remote so we had to locate it the old fashioned way. For short trips we save money parking here.

Elevator here slows then grinds loudly & shakes violently near the top floor. We were sure we were…read moreplummeting to our deaths! We were so relieved when the doors opened and ran out. Closest covered parking terrace to 4th Street Market. Very full on weekends, but it's large with a lot on either side of the street. $4 per vehicle after 7pm, $1.50 an hour before that. Beware: there was no ticket machine spitting out tickets for an hourly stay. We just paid a man $4 cash upon entering. Money taker gave us an odd looking long ticket, didn't say a word to us. Upon leaving we were unexpectedly stopped, they asked for our ticket, we could not find said ticket. We dig and search, finally find it. Lady asks why we didn't just place in window. First, we were never told to. It feels like they're baiting folks into a double charge. They need to communicate better.

Parked here last night, the signs and kiosks are purposefully confusing. It said $7 for daily max…read moreand $4 for Wed-Sat after 7pm. The kiosk inside the structure however only had an option for the $7. When I went to exit the automated machine told me I still had to pay $4, even though I already paid the daily max. Really deceitful to double charge people like this. This place needs to be more clear about how to pay and where.

You can tell this is an old train station by looking at the structure and its layout. I'm sure…read morethat at one point it was absolutely beautiful. Not so much now. Caught the Amtrak Surfliner from Santa Ana to Old Town San Diego. While the ride was great, this train station was a bit of an adventure. Signage is not really clear about where to go, especially if you've never been here before. Restrooms were all closed. Could not find any guard or employee to answer any questions. You have to walk outside to see the screen that shows you train times and track number, but of course, that is after you've meandered around the actual station looking for information. Obviously this is a heavily traveled line (for both Metrolink and Amtrak), so you would think that there would at least be someONE there to assist travelers. Truly, it looks deserted when you enter, almost as if you've stepped back in time to see what an old train station looks like. Disappointed, and as a new traveler that has never used this station before, I felt very lost and a little creeped out.

It looks like they're trying to return the Santa Anna MetroLink to its previous glory!…read more The maintenance crew outside was working on tiles, near the fountain, but at a very slow pace. The fountain there still looks beautiful. I heard that security is getting really tough here, and not nice. From what I hear this is because of people needing shelter, and electricity sources are frequent in this particular location. 30 years ago, I recall actually someone having their honeymoon or wedding pictures here ! It's still a beautiful façade. it needs a lot of TLC, money going into it to bring it into its glory again. Its present situation is disheartening. I'll check in a few months to let you know my observations, & reconstruction progress.

What, my favorite airport by far!! I also happen to live close by. You can't beat the location…read moreand it's soo easy to drop off and pick up. I'm not sure you can find a better airport. The lines inside are also never too bad. I can count on this airport and it's efficiency. Only downside is that I wish they had more flights or offered better prices. It is always more expensive to fly out of here but it does save you from the headache of LAX. You have to weigh your options and priorities. I am willing to pay a little more out of here at times. I prefer this airport but it will come down to the price and how much more it is. They don't fly out too late due to the houses around. SYOY!

I flew into John Wayne Airport (SNA) during my most recent trip to California. I was staying in…read moreNewport Beach for a few days and it was only natural to try and find a flight that landed here. The location of SNA is ideal if you're staying in the OC - the only other options in the area are SAN and LAX which are both over an hour drive away in either direction. The airport isn't large, but large enough to have several routes passing through it. The aesthetics are fine - not the most modern airport I've been to, and they seem to have a good amount of shops and eateries relative to their size. The rental car counters are super close to the terminal - I can't remember the last time I walked to one from baggage claim. My only real issue with SNA is that because of its size, you will likely be limited in routes. Flying from JFK to SNA was fine, but coming home my only options were connecting flights or a red eye. Neither were ideal, so I planned my itinerary accordingly to fly out of another airport. Overall, SNA is good for what it is, and a great option if you're visiting the Orange County area.

I travel 75% of the time for work so I'm familiar with all the parking options but wanted to try…read moreHotel Irvine AirPort parking for personal family vacation use cause it is one of the best priced parking and I quickly learned you get what you pay for. On departure to park they had an hotel event they parked me two parking garages over and it took me over 30 minutes to park and walked 2 blocks to get to the shuttle. With kids and luggage all together took over an hour to get to airport. For pickup they are suppose to arrive 15 and 45 past the hour. They first picked us up 15 minutes late. And the driver didn't help very much loading our 4 bags and stroller. Then when we got in and sat down the driver sat there as if he was waiting for more people then very rudely said "Could you sit down so we can go" to my 4 year old who was sitting with legs up we were so shocked in the rude way it was said both my wife and I and other guests on the shuttle couldn't believe he just said that to our child. Lastly when walking back to my car and the parking ticket wouldn't open the gate had to call and explain pre-paid parking to operator. I've tried multiple parking options I would avoid Hotel Irvine completely it was the worst one!

Very affordable and easy service. Eduardo was our shuttle driver back to Hotel Irvine and very…read moreaccommodating and offered us water on a hot day. Shuttle was clean. Parking lot was clean. Entrance and exit was very easy. we will definitely use global during our next flight out of John Wayne.