Blue Sands Inn, A Kirkwood Collection Hotel Santa Barbara
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✉️ bluesandsb@yahoo.com
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🖨️ 1-805-9664659
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Blue Sands Inn, A Kirkwood Collection Hotel Review
Blue Sands Inn, A Kirkwood Collection Property is situated in the East Beach district, 30 minutes' drive from Santa Barbara airport. Featuring 12 rooms with views of the ocean, this motel is set approximately a 25-minute walk from Andree Clark Bird Refuge Nature Preserve.
The bar area includes a spacious terrace. Serving American meals, East Beach Grill lies a 6-minute walk from the hotel.
Located a 9-minute stroll from Santa Barbara Zoo, the property is also at a short distance from Santa Barbara Art Glass. The Cabrillo Ball Park is within 5 minutes' walk from the 4-star hotel, while Stearns Wharf Harbor is around 25 minutes' walk away.
Nature lovers will appreciate the proximity to East Beach, which is about 5 minutes' walk away.
Cabrillo and Milpas bus stop is just 5 minutes' walk to Blue Sands Inn, A Kirkwood Collection Property and 2.2 km from is enough to get to Amtrack Santa Barbara train station.
This property also features a swimming pool along with snorkelling, diving and canoeing.
Key Features
- 1 swimming pool
- Free parking
- Pet friendly
- Free WiFi
- Non-smoking rooms
Impressions
Pros
- Intimate boutique hotel with a zoo and restaurants.
- Located directly in the East Beach district and near Cabrillo Pavillion Event Venue.
- Good-sized rooms with great decor and large bathrooms.
- Some rooms with a comfortable bed and a fireplace.
- Continental breakfast offering good dishes.
- Good prices for the area.
Cons
- Some minor complaints about a little hard beds.
Facilities
Dining facilities
- Outdoor dining area
- Picnic area/ Tables
- Electric kettle
- Cookware/ Kitchen utensils
Rooms
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Patio
- Terrace
- Garden furniture
- Dining table
- Flat-screen TV
Services
- Housekeeping
Relax
- Heated swimming pool
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Beach access
- Sun loungers
- Sun terrace
- Diving
- Snorkelling
- Canoeing
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Cycling
- Golf course
- Fishing
Reviews
based on recent ratings
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4.4
Cleanliness
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4.4
Comfort
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4.1
Facilities
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4.2
Free WiFi
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4.6
Location
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3.7
Value for money
This hotel is absolutely charming and fairly clean with great location close to the beach and lovely staff.
Fairly clean intimate hotel, incredibly nice staff and lovely location near the beach.
This trendy boutique hotel was a very clean place to stay. Also, I loved how beautiful the location was. Easy check-in was a bonus.
Rooms
King Room with Pool View, Fireplace
Double Queen Room with Pool View, Kitchen
Double Queen Room with Pool View, Fireplace
King Room with Kitchen, Patio
King Room with Sea View, Upstairs
King Room - Disability Access
Location
Landmarks nearby
- Chase Palm Park 850 m (2789 ft)
- MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation 2.01 km (1.25 mi.)
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center 2.01 km (1.25 mi.)
- The Cabrillo Ball Park 530 m (1739 ft)
- East Beach 720 m (2362 ft)
- Santa Barbara Harbor 2.49 km (1.55 mi.)
- Funk Zone 1.60 km (0.99 mi.)
- Moreton Bay Fig Tree 2.01 km (1.25 mi.)
Restaurants nearby
- Marbella 380 m (1247 ft)
Transportation
- Cabrillo and Milpas 120 m (394 ft)
- Milpas & Puerta Vallarta 190 m (623 ft)
- Milpas & Cacique 400 m (1312 ft)
- Cabrillo & Ninos 500 m (1640 ft)