The Ayres Suites Mission Viejo offers attractively decorated rooms about four miles from Irvine, California. The hotel is located in the hills, very close to Rancho Santa Margarita and less than a mile from Lakeforest. Built in 2000, the hotel's interiors claim a mixture of European charm and contemporary comforts. Both the ample seating and central fireplace lend the grand lobby a living-room ambiance. For onsite recreation, guests can cool off in the outdoor pool or have a quick workout in the fitness room. Guests receive a complimentary breakfast each morning. Fresh fruit is available in the lobby and home-baked cookies welcome guests each evening. Guests are invited to attend a fireside social hour in the lobby on Monday-Thursday evenings. While there is not a restaurant at the hotel, guests will find Valentina's Italian restaurant and Claim Jumper's within two miles. To suit guests' needs, the hotel offers free parking, meeting space, complimentary high speed internet access in guest rooms plus lobby area and laundry valet services. Irvine is four miles from the hotel. Guests can reach the John Wayne (Orange County) airport in 20 miles and Los Angeles International airport in 50 miles. There are 116 suites on three floors at this hotel. All rooms feature views of the surrounding mountains, 25 television with satellite channels, coffeemaker, complimentary newspaper, desk, hairdryer,iron, ironing board, king-size, queen-size beds, private bathroom, refrigerator, two dual-line telephones with dataports, and voicemail.