Blue Sands Inn, A Kirkwood Collection Hotel - Hotel in Santa Barbara - 421 S Milpas St, USA

2k for 2 nights, it is not a 4 star hotel. It should not be allowed to call itself a 4 star hotel, it’s a cute two star motel but not worth $1000 a night which is what we paid and if it would’ve been a two star, we wouldn’t even have looked at it. Heard they use an algorithm to charge you, but I think they are priced based on amenities they do not have….…..good view of homeless from my 1k a night room.. shame on me

Great location, free on-site parking (limited), very friendly staff. Hotel room was very clean, so much so that my room smelt strongly of bleach. This is an older building with very thin walls, we were unfortunately able to hear neighbouring guests who came in late, talking loudly within their room. Upgraded decor was appealing but done with very cheap materials. I was given 3 keys at check-in and was told there were issues with the keys demagnetizing. All 3 of which became inoperable during my 1 night stay. Thankfully this happened before the front desk closed at 10pm otherwise I’d be sleeping in my car!

This is a roadside motel, not a hotel. It has small rooms with disabled deadbolts and a tiny pool. No security and no amenities aside from the bathtub pool. There were wet towels strewn all over the pool chairs and the chairs outside the room next to us. The people in the room next door were yelling and slamming doors all night, and we could hear every sound through the paper thin walls. . The night we stayed there, there was also a guy screaming his head off outside our window for at least 30 minutes, so me and my husband packed up and left at 3am. Never again.

Very clean and cute rooms. The location is awesome being only a block from the beach. Each room has its own bistro table and chairs outside on the deck. The pool is heated year round and is toasty. The staff was very helpful and there’s decent coffee in the office. This is our second stay here and we’d definitely stay here again.

Do not stay here. Worst stay ever. Even the staff does not speak highly of this place. Paid extra for an ocean view room. Huge mistake. Advertised as a 4 star hotel, which is laughable. I have included a text exchange with the staff, when I attempted to address my concerns. Save your money and go elsewhere.

Good clean basic hotel. The person at the front who checked us in was very nice and helpful. The pool was nice and had people swimming in it. Our room was good. With a refrigerator and microwave. Shampoo, conditioner and body wash in dispensers in the shower which had plenty of hot water. Very clean. The location is great!! My only slight complaint is it was a little noisy. But I’d stay again!

We made a last minute decision to stay overnight in Santa Barbara and had our 2 little dogs with us. We searched for a good while and called Blue Sands Inn directly. John made us feel so welcome! There were 2 rooms available that were pet friendly, one had a fireplace, which would have been great, but we opted for the first floor room that had a kitchen!!! Everyone was super nice! We checked in a bit late and the young lady at the desk was as welcoming as John had been on the phone. The room was very clean and well stocked with everything anyone could need. The decor is very smart, and each bed had a colorful serape that the dogs could wrap themselves in. Heat was great, blackout blinds, all very much appreciated. Morning coffee and treats were a plus. Check-out was simple as well. There were plenty of spots nearby to walk the dogs. And when we went outside in the morning, we found that we were just across from the ocean!!! What a great place to stay. We will be back for sure. Thanks to all the staff!

Awful experience from the moment we arrived. This is a motel and the room is practically on the street, not a 4 star hotel and NOT worth the price! The fire alarm went off at 2am TWICE while we were sleeping, extremely loud sound and strobing lights. Very unsettling and couldn’t go back to sleep for at least another hour after that. Free parking is advertised but there are like 5 spots so we had to park on the street. And careful with the room cards, if you put them anywhere near your phone or tablet or credit card they will de-magnetize and there’s no one at the front desk after 7pm so you have to call a phone number to come and rescue you, which is ridiculous cause you have to stress about that every time you go after 7pm. There was this noise in the room like water running on the walls that was also extremely loud and very hard to fall asleep to. Completely absurd. After complaining at the front desk the next morning, obviously nothing was done. They just “understood we were upset and they would feel the same way but there was nothing they could do and they could not refund the room”. Thanks for nothing. Do yourself a favor and skip this one. You’re probably better off at a hostel. Oh and I also overheard the guy at the front desk after we arrived talking to someone about how terrible and annoying it was that we had arrived to check in so so late at at 7pm cause he was waiting to go home. Made me feel super uncomfortable.