Pet Friendly
A - Howdy Amigos Surf Getaway
5.0
San Clemente
3 beds · 2.0 baths · 7 guests
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Monthly furnished rentals
Monthly Furnished Rentals in Orange County, California
Furnished homes in Orange County for 29 nights to eleven months, from Newport Beach and Laguna Beach to Irvine, Costa Mesa and Anaheim. Every home has a full kitchen, in-home laundry and wifi, and is verified by a local manager before you arrive.
Verified Property
Every home is inspected by a local manager before you arrive. The photos are the home.
Local Manager
A real person in Orange County stands behind your home, before your stay and at 9pm on day 40.
Orange County at a glance
Four plain facts about a MidStays stay in Orange County.
29
night minimum stay
1–11
months, the stays we're built for
Every home
inspected by a local manager before you arrive
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Monthly homes in Orange County
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Pet Friendly
Aloha Amigos Surf Getaway
5.0
San Clemente
2 beds · 1.0 baths · 4 guests
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Pet Friendly
Aloha-Howdy Surf Gateway (Both Units)
5.0
San Clemente
5 beds · 3.0 baths · 11 guests
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Balboa Blue Lagoon
5.0
Newport Beach
2 beds · 1.0 baths · 6 guests
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Balboa Duplex
5.0
Newport Beach
3 beds · 2.0 baths · 5 guests
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Balboa Duplex II
Newport Beach
2 beds · 1.0 baths · 4 guests
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Why Orange County
Why spend a month or more in Orange County?
Orange County suits a stay of a month or more because it packs open coastline, a deep medical and technology employment base, and everyday suburban convenience into one drivable county. MidStays lists furnished Orange County homes for stays of 29 nights to eleven months, each one verified by a local manager before you arrive.
Over thirty days and beyond, the county rewards you differently than a short trip does. The coast runs almost unbroken from Huntington Beach south through Newport Beach, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, Dana Point and San Clemente, and much of it is walkable, bikeable and open year-round. Inland, Irvine, Costa Mesa and Anaheim give you flat streets, full-size grocery stores, gyms, and furnished homes within reach of the major medical centers and the office parks that drive most project assignments here. John Wayne Airport sits in the middle of all of it, which matters when you are flying home every third weekend for four months.
That combination is why the county works well for healthcare travelers on thirteen-week contracts, for engineers and consultants on a project, and for families relocating ahead of a home purchase. Crystal Cove State Park and the bluff trails above the Pacific give you somewhere to be outdoors that does not require a plan, and the beach towns keep functioning in February the way they do in July.
Be clear-eyed about the tradeoffs. This is one of the more expensive markets on MidStays, and inventory for longer stays is tighter than in the desert markets. May and June bring the coastal marine layer locals call "June Gloom": gray, cool mornings that can last most of the day and surprise people who booked expecting constant sun. Traffic on I-5, I-405, and State Route 55 is a genuine daily consideration. It is spread out and car-dependent, though beach towns like Laguna and San Clemente are walkable in their cores.
If you want the week-by-week detail, the Orange County monthly living guide goes deeper on neighborhoods and seasons, and how MidStays pricing works explains exactly what appears in a quote.
Standard in every home
What's included in every Orange County home
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A full kitchen
Full-size range, refrigerator, dishwasher, cookware, dishes, utensils and coffee. You cook here for four months, you do not reheat.
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In-home laundry
A washer and dryer inside the home. No coin machines down the hall, no laundromat run on your one day off.
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Fully furnished throughout
Living room, dining table, real bedrooms with real beds, linens and towels. Arrive with two suitcases. Parking as configured at the property.
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Wifi, and room to work
Wifi is included in every home. Tell your local manager what your calls and shifts require before you book so the setup can be confirmed.
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Verified by a local manager
A local property manager in Orange County inspects the home against the listing before you arrive. That inspection is what verified means here.
In Orange County, a stay of a month or more usually comes down to four options: an extended-stay hotel near the office parks, a 12-month lease you do not want, a monthly Airbnb, or a verified MidStays home. Here is the honest comparison, and what's included in every MidStays home in full.
| For a stay of a month or more | MidStays | Extended-stay hotel | 12-month lease | Monthly Airbnb |
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| Full kitchen | Yes: full-size range, fridge, dishwasher, cookware | Kitchenette at best | Yes, but unfurnished | Varies by host |
| In-home laundry | Yes: washer and dryer in the home | Shared coin laundry | Sometimes | Varies by host |
| Furnished | Fully: move in with two suitcases | Yes, institutionally | No: buy it and dump it | Usually |
| Inspected before arrival | Yes, by a local manager | Housekeeping standard | You inspect it | No |
| Someone answers at 9pm on day 40 | Yes: your local manager | Front desk | Landlord, eventually | Often no one |
| Commitment | 29 nights to 11 months | Nightly, priced up over time | 12 months | Host's discretion |
Neighborhoods
Where to base yourself in Orange County
In a county this spread out, where you sleep decides how your month actually feels. Base yourself near the reason you came, not near the prettiest photo.
InlandAnaheim
The most affordable base in the county and the most central for driving anywhere in it, with I-5 on the doorstep. Fully inland. You will drive to the beach rather than walk to it.
CentralCosta Mesa
Inland but only minutes from the sand, with mid-century single-story homes, the county's best concentration of independent restaurants and coffee, and easy reach of State Route 55. A strong middle choice on price.
InlandIrvine
Flat, quiet, orderly and close to the county's largest employment and medical corridors. Well suited to healthcare travelers and project assignments who want a predictable commute and lit, dedicated parking after a night shift.
CoastalLaguna Beach
Coves, canyons and one of the few Orange County towns with a genuinely walkable core: you can live a month here without driving daily. Hillside streets are steep and narrow. Expect to pay for the view.
CoastalNewport Beach & Corona del Mar
The bay, the Balboa Peninsula and quiet residential streets you can walk and cycle. Top of the price range, and worth it if you want water at the end of the street. Parking is tight on the peninsula, so confirm what the listing includes.
CoastalSan Clemente & Dana Point
The southern end of the county: a walkable town center, a long beach trail, a working harbor, and the best value on the coast for a stay of a month or more. Farthest from John Wayne Airport, closest to a calmer pace.
Practical detail
Living here for a month or more
Day-to-day life in Orange County over a month or more is straightforward, because this is a place built for residents rather than visitors. Full-size supermarkets, warehouse clubs and pharmacy chains are within a short drive of nearly every MidStays home in the county, and most beach towns also run a weekly open-air farmers market. Every MidStays home has a full kitchen and in-home laundry, so you shop and cook like you live here.
Healthcare access is one of the county's real strengths. Orange County has a large hospital and specialty-clinic sector spread across its inland cities, which is why healthcare travelers make up a steady share of longer stays here. Furnished homes within reach of the major medical centers are usually available in Irvine, Costa Mesa and Anaheim. If you are arriving for a contract, tell your local manager the shift pattern you are working. Night-shift arrivals should prioritize a home with lit, dedicated parking and a bedroom set back from the street. There is more on furnished housing for travel nurses.
For recreation, national gym chains, boutique studios and city recreation centers are everywhere, and the free option is better than the paid one: the beach path, the bluff trails at Crystal Cove State Park, and the flat neighborhood streets of Irvine make running and cycling easy nearly every month of the year. Coworking space is plentiful in Costa Mesa, Irvine and Newport Beach. Wifi is included in every MidStays home, but if your work depends on video calls, say so before you book so the local manager can confirm the setup.
Getting around: you will want a car. Orange County is spread out, and while Laguna Beach and San Clemente are genuinely walkable in their cores, most errands mean driving. Build I-5, I-405 and State Route 55 into your daily thinking rather than trusting a map estimate, and treat covered or dedicated parking as a real amenity rather than a nice extra.
Seasonally, September and October are the best months here: warm ocean, clear skies, thinner crowds. Summer is reliably sunny and busy. Winter is mild, cool and quiet, with real rain in some weeks. The hard stretch is May and June, when the marine layer can hold gray and cool most of the day for weeks at a time. Many homes in Orange County are pet-friendly; check the MidStays pet policy and the individual listing. Plans change often on longer stays, so read how to extend your stay before you book.
Simple by design
How your stay works
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Search Orange County homes for your dates
Set your dates and filter for what you actually need: a home office, a garage, single-level, pet-friendly. Every MidStays stay is 29 nights or longer.
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See the full quote before you book
Your quote shows the rent for your dates plus any fees, deposits and taxes set by that specific property. Utilities and any applicable fees are shown on each home's listing and in your quote before you book.
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Book the home you chose
You are reserving that specific verified home in that specific Orange County neighborhood, not a room type or a category.
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A local manager inspects the home
Before you arrive, a local property manager in Orange County checks the home against the listing: kitchen, washer and dryer, wifi, parking, the condition of every room.
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Settle in, with someone local behind you
The home is professionally cleaned before arrival. During your stay, your local manager is the person you reach, including at 9pm on day 40.
Worth knowing
Top attractions in Orange County
Over a month or more you run out of tourist list and start building routines. These three are the ones that hold up on the twentieth visit.
OutdoorsCrystal Cove State Park
Bluff-top trails, tide pools and a long undeveloped stretch of coast between Newport Beach and Laguna Beach. The best free thing to do in the county, and it works as a Tuesday morning walk, not just a weekend outing.
OutdoorsThe Huntington Beach shoreline
Miles of flat sand and an uninterrupted beach path that runs for a long stretch of the north county coast. Cycle it, run it, or just get an hour outside between shifts.
Scenic drivePacific Coast Highway, Dana Point to Laguna
The southern county stretch of Pacific Coast Highway, where the road climbs onto the bluffs above the water. Best driven early on a clear morning, well before the marine layer or the traffic arrives.
Area guideAll Top Attractions in Orange County
The full picture: seasons, access, and which of these you actually use over thirty days.
Eating here
Local favorites in Orange County
We do not send you to one restaurant. Over a month you want the places you return to, and in Orange County those cluster by category and neighborhood.
DiningThe Costa Mesa independent scene
Costa Mesa holds the county's densest concentration of independent kitchens, third-wave coffee roasters and craft breweries, much of it in converted industrial space walkable from each other. This is where you go when you are tired of chains in month two.
DiningHarbor seafood and the fish counter habit
The working harbors at Dana Point and Newport Beach turn buying and cooking your own fish into a weekly habit, one of the real advantages of a full kitchen over a hotel room.
DiningWeekly farmers markets and taquerias
Nearly every Orange County city runs a weekly open-air farmers market, and the county's taqueria culture (concentrated in Santa Ana, Anaheim and Costa Mesa) is excellent and inexpensive. Both are how residents actually eat.
Area guideAll Local Favorites in Orange County
Districts, markets and morning habits, written for a month rather than a weekend.
Seasonal rhythm
Signature events in Orange County
Orange County has long-running seasonal traditions rather than one headline weekend. Check current dates locally before you plan around either of these.
SummerSummer arts and beach concert season
Each summer the coastal towns (Laguna Beach above all) fill with open-air arts festivals and beachfront concert series that run for weeks rather than a single weekend. If you are here from June through August you will not need to plan ahead to find one.
WinterWinter harbor holiday season
Each December the harbors at Newport Beach and Dana Point mark the holidays on the water, with decorated boats and waterfront traditions that draw the whole county down to the docks. A good reason to base yourself near the bay for a winter stay.
Area guideAll Signature Events in Orange County
Which months fill up, which are quiet, and what to time a stay around.
Your local manager
Every Orange County home has a real person behind it
Before you arrive, a local property manager in Orange County inspects the home against the listing: the kitchen, the washer and dryer, the wifi, the parking, the condition of every room. That inspection is what "verified" means on MidStays, and it is why the photos are the home.
During your stay, that same local manager is who you reach when the dishwasher stops draining on a Sunday. Not a call center reading a script in another time zone, but someone who can be at the property.
More on how verification works: MidStays trust and safety standards · all 17 MidStays destinations in Arizona and California
From the local guide
Stories & guides for Orange County / Anaheim / Newport / Laguna / San Clemente
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Where you'll stay
Orange County monthly rentals: common questions
What is the minimum stay in Orange County?
Every MidStays home in Orange County has a 29-night minimum. That is the shortest stay available on MidStays anywhere, in every destination. Most Orange County stays run one to eleven months, which fits a thirteen-week healthcare contract, a project assignment, or the months between selling one home and closing on another.
What's the best time of year for a long stay in Orange County?
September and October are the strongest months in Orange County: warm ocean, clear skies, thinner crowds. Summer is reliably sunny and busy, and winter is mild, cool and quiet with real rain in some weeks. The honest weak spot is May and June, when the coastal marine layer locals call June Gloom can hold gray and cool most of the day for weeks at a time.
Which Orange County neighborhoods are best for a stay of a month or more?
For a coastal stay, Newport Beach and Corona del Mar put you on the bay, Laguna Beach has the most walkable core, and San Clemente and Dana Point offer the best coastal value. Inland, Costa Mesa balances price and proximity, Irvine suits healthcare and project assignments, and Anaheim is the most affordable and most central for driving.
Are utilities included in an Orange County monthly rental?
Utilities and any applicable fees are shown on each home's listing and in your quote before you book. Every listing is explicit, so you can compare two Orange County homes on the real total rather than on the headline rent.
Do MidStays homes in Orange County have a washer and dryer?
Yes. In-home laundry is standard in every MidStays home in Orange County: a washer and dryer inside the home itself, not a shared machine down the hall. A local manager confirms it is working during the inspection before you arrive.
Can I bring my dog to an Orange County monthly rental?
Many homes in Orange County are pet-friendly, but it varies by listing, and some homes set limits on size or number of pets. Filter for pet-friendly homes when you search, confirm the details on the listing, and check the MidStays pet policy before you book.
Do I need a car in Orange County?
In most cases yes. Orange County is spread out and car-dependent, and the beach towns are connected by Pacific Coast Highway rather than by useful transit. Laguna Beach and San Clemente are genuine exceptions if you stay in the town core. Plan around I-5, I-405 and State Route 55, and treat dedicated parking as a priority amenity.
The Orange County area guide
Four ways into Orange County, written for a stay of a month or more rather than a weekend. Each one collects the guides behind it.
Stories & GuidesWhere to base yourself, how errands actually work, and the shape of a normal week.4 guides
Top AttractionsThe outdoors and the landmarks, ranked by how much use they get over thirty days.4 guides
Local FavoritesThe districts and corridors people who live here actually use.3 guides
Signature EventsThe seasons and events worth timing a stay around, and the months to avoid.2 guidesThe Orange County collection
Every Orange County story, in one place
Written for people living here a month or more, not visiting for a weekend.
Stories & guidesBest neighborhoods for a long stay in Orange CountyStories & guidesGetting around Orange County without a headacheStories & guidesGroceries, gyms, healthcare and errands in Orange CountyStories & guidesWhat a month in Orange County actually looks likeTop attractionsBalboa Peninsula and Balboa Island at a resident's paceTop attractionsCrystal Cove State Park on a Tuesday morningTop attractionsThe Laguna Beach coves, one at a timeLocal favoritesThe weekly farmers market habit in Orange CountyLocal favoritesThe San Clemente beach trail, walked every dayLocal favoritesWhere people actually eat in Orange CountySignature eventsThe autumn and winter coastal event season in Orange CountySignature eventsTiming a stay around the Laguna Beach summer arts seasonLocal favoritesThe harbor seafood and fish counter habit in Orange County
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Photo credits (via Wikimedia Commons): South Coast Plaza entrance by Coolcaesar at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0; Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach Entrance by Festival of Arts, CC BY-SA 4.0; 2016 Newport Beach Boat Parade 9 by Don Ramey Logan by Don Ramey Logan, CC BY 4.0; Balboa Island Oct 7 2016 by Don Ramey Logan by Don Ramey Logan, CC BY 4.0; Laguna Beach by Jukka from HELSINKI, Finland, CC BY 2.0; Corona del Mar Cliffs photo Don Ramey Logan by Don Ramey Logan, CC BY 4.0; Dana Point a city in southern Orange County CA Photo Don Ramey Logan by Don Ramey Logan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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