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Cheap hotels near the airport in Garden Grove

Sofia Marchetti

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Updated 1 September 2026 · 10 Garden Grove hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Garden Grove, out of the 10 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.3 down to 3.5.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $71.

Orange Grove Inn

Highest rated of the five

Orange Grove Inn

★★★★★4.3 from 187 reviews

Orange Grove Inn comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.3 from 187 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 3 star property, found under the airport and around $71 a night on the dates we checked.

10 hotels in Garden Grove qualified for this list and five made it. Lemon Heights Inn is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
  • Step free accesslevel entry and a lift

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All five, ranked

  1. Orange Grove Inn1

    Orange Grove Inn

    ★★★★★4.3 from 187 reviews

    • Pool
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  2. Lemon Heights Inn2

    Lemon Heights Inn

    ★★★★★4.3 from 44 reviews

    • Pool
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  3. Motel 6 Santa Ana, CA - Irvine - Orange County Airport3

    Motel 6 Santa Ana, CA - Irvine - Orange County Airport

    ★★★★★3.8 from 2,552 reviews

    • Pool
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  4. Motel 6 Santa Ana, CA4

    Motel 6 Santa Ana, CA

    ★★★★★3.6 from 1,505 reviews

    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  5. Star Inn5

    Star Inn

    ★★★★★3.5 from 155 reviews

    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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How this list was put together

10 Garden Grove hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

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