Kimmer - we stay on property - and this year we stayed at Paradise Pier which is the cheapest of the 3 on property. We really enjoyed the location. We walked down to Howard Johnsons, it is a fair walk, but the lobby was really nice. We flew into John Wayne Airport (also called Santa Ana or Orange County), and had no problems there. I would go for whichever one was cheapest. We have used both airports - sorry but I am blanking on the name of the other one.