I had mine at the Hilton Irvine, they just had a huge renovation and the place is gorgeous. It was between there and a private home in laguna beach that overlooks the ocean called panorama they rent it out for private events. It was beautiful but I ended up having too many people (300) so we went with the Hilton which was a great choice they gave me a good deal on the rooms because of my planner I guess she used to work for the city so she knows all the hotels in Irvine. Shes at Amicizia Events if you want to give her a call and ask her about rates. She does stuff all over southern california so I am sure she can give you more locations than I can. I dont remember her cell number but the office number is (949) 205-9039. Hope that helps!