Embassy Suites Hotel Irvine-Orange County Airport, located in Irvine, Calif., is one of more than 170 Embassy Suites hotels in the United States, Canada and Latin America. The Irvine hotel, built in 1986, features 293 two-room suites complete with galley kitchens, refrigerators, microwaves and coffeemakers. It offers guests a variety of amenities and services, including room service, free outdoor parking, high-speed Internet access, complimentary newspapers, fold-out sleeper sofas, satellite television service, a fitness room, an indoor swimming pool, valet laundry and an onsite restaurant. It also has more than 3,000 square feet of meeting and event space to accommodate a variety of corporate and private gatherings. The hotel is located minutes from the John Wayne Orange County Airport, South Coast Plaza, the Orange County Performing Arts Center and the Fashion Island Shopping Center. The first Embassy Suites hotel opened in Kansas City, Mo., in 1984. In 2003, the hotel group received the J.D. Power and Associates award for ‘Highest in Guest Satisfaction Among Upscale Hotel Chains -the fifth consecutive year Embassy Suites had received the award.