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Reviews of The Ballard Inn & Restaurant

4 out of 5
The Ballard Inn & Restaurant
2436 Baseline Avenue, Solvang, CA

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 175 out of 227 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 35 out of 227 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 227 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 227 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 227 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rex

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In such a beautiful area. Very relaxing. Will come back
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Traveled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
The Ballard Inn is a charming B&B located in a beautiful semi-rural community a couple of miles south of Los Olivos. It is full of well-appointed nooks inside and outside to enjoy, including many games and books. The staff is very friendly and the breakfast is excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Alexa on Mar 9, 2024
Thank you for staying with us. We can’t wait for your return.

10/10 Excellent

Angela, Kailua Kona

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quaint hotel -loved decor , great location ,staff wonderful
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Alexa on Feb 21, 2024
Thank you for your review! We look forward to your return.

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Alexa on Feb 7, 2024
Thank for staying with us! We look forward to your return.

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Alexa on Jan 24, 2024
Thank you for your review! We hope to see you soon!

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful country inn. Only drawback was spotty Internet connectivity.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Alexa on Jan 24, 2024
Thank you for your review, I will go ahead and make sure my superiors are aware. We hope to see you soon.

10/10 Excellent

Ana

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Dec 28, 2023
Thank your for your feedback. See you next time.

10/10 Excellent

Smita

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay at the inn very much. Alexa and Suzie were super nice. Enjoyed the wine tasting at the inn too.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Alexa on Feb 2, 2024
Thank you for staying with us! We enjoyed hosting you and can’t wait for your return.

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Alexa was very accommodating
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Dec 23, 2023
Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a very nice stay! The service was excellent and breakfast was included with a very nice selections to choose from. We especially enjoyed our late night evenings in their lounge area with the fireplace, very warm & cozy! We will be returning!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Dec 15, 2023
We are so glad you enjoyed your stay.We appreciate your feedback, hope to see you again. Happy Holidays!

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Susie on Jan 3, 2024
We appreciate your honest feed back, please come back and visit soon!

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
5 Star Service
The service at The Ballard Inn was second to none. Mayra and Susie were so pleasant and far exceeded our expectations!! They offered the best customer service I have experienced. It was like staying with family. The room was amazing and we loved the fireplace and the happy hour with wine and charcuterie. The entire stay was amazing and we will definitely go back to The Ballard. Thank you so much for a wonderful experience!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Kind Regards on Dec 10, 2023
Thank You for the kind feedback, we are beyond excited to hear we met your expectations. We are happy that we can be a place to return without a hesitation. See you soon in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Dr. Greg and Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Dec 7, 2023
Thank you for the feedback, we appreciate you sharing your experience.

10/10 Excellent

Tracye

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff is super accommodating and friendly. Lots of places for out-of-room gathering.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Dec 7, 2023
We appreciate your feedback, thank you. We hope to see see you next time.

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Nov 22, 2023
We really appreciate the feedback. Thank You.

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Nov 14, 2023
Thank You for the Feedback, We are grateful for the review.

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfection!
The staff at the Ballard Inn are incredible! You feel like you’re at home and you never want to leave. The common rooms are beautifully decorated and the social hour from 4 to 5 with the wine and the charcuterie… perfect! We brought our dog, Luna, and she was treated just like family as well! And I can’t even begin to describe the perfection of the breakfast. I had the wild mushroom quiche every morning, and my husband is a vegan so he had the steel cut oats. The coffee is fantastic and they provided oat milk. Not to mention that the service in the dining area was beyond reproach. We cannot wait to return!
Cozy!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from The Ballard Team on Nov 13, 2023
Kristin, We are grateful for the kind words. Thank you for Sharing your experience with us. We cannot wait for your return with Luna before the year ends. #OurNewFavoriteChiweenie

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Nov 13, 2023
We appreciate your feedback. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Cecilia

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Nov 13, 2023
We appreciate your feedback. Thank You. Hope to see you next time.

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Homey
Very nice homey feel. No TV’s in rooms. Surprised but it was actually nice. Wine served in the afternoon and a good breakfast the next morning.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Nov 4, 2023
James, We want to thank you for taking the time in sharing your feedback. We appreciate you and hope you visit us soon.

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant. Love The Inn. Great Service
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Oct 26, 2023
We appreciate the feedback. Hope you visit us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

jacob

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cool stay. Loved the wine hour and community
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Oct 24, 2023
We appreciate the feedback and we are glad you had a good stay. See you next time you are in the Santa Ynez Valley.

10/10 Excellent

Pedro

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint and cozy, Ballard Inn was a pleasant stay. Located near many vineyards, and offering discounted tastings to many of them, it was the perfect place to map out your vineyard stops. Yummy breakfast to start your day and even tastings in the early evenings. A must when you're in the Santa Ynez Valley.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Oct 24, 2023
Thank You, for sharing your experience with us. We are glad you had a great stay. We hope you visit us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Nov 11, 2023
We appreciate your feedback. Thank You.

10/10 Excellent

james

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The management treated us with remarkable courtesy and understanding. Would highly recommend this lovely facility!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Oct 2, 2023
We want to thank you for your feedback. We strive to give great hospitality service. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful boutique hotel that is situated nicely between Los Olivos and Solvang. We only spent one night, but we would have gladly stayed longer. Definitely will want to come back to visit again!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Sep 24, 2023
Thank you for such kind review. We appreciate the feedback. And we hope to see you soon, For another great stay.

10/10 Excellent

Jorn

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Oct 2, 2023
Thank you for sharing your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Getaway to Wine Country
Amazing stay at the Ballard Inn. We love everything, the wonderful service, luxury additions such as turn down service as well as wine and snacks, the comfort of the beds, it is very quiet, the location is perfect for us to do wine tasting and enjoy good restaurants close by. Highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Aug 8, 2023
We are pleased to know you have a GREAT stay. Thank you for taking the time and giving your feedback.

8/10 Good

Hannah

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely Amazing! Love this place.
The staff was sooo nice. It was our anniversary and they write us a card. This was a wonderful place if you want something different than the full hotel experience. So nice for a romantic getaway. Loved that they had free coffee and tea and hot chocolate all day! Cookies at night and cheese and wine hr from 4-5z The breakfast was absolutely amazing!!! I can’t believe it is included! You will not be dissapointed. They have a game room. They are 6-8 min from town but that was so nice because it was quiet and relaxing. There is even a cafe place accross the street if you wanted something extra. Just loved it!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Aug 6, 2023
We would like to thank you for the kind review and feedback. We are glad to hear we met your expectations. We hope you visit us again.

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We enjoyed the beautifully appointed inn and the welcoming staff. It was lovely to sit on the outside porch drinking local wine. Breakfasts were delicious and varied.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Jul 22, 2023
Thank you Elizabeth, for the kind review. We are glad we made it to your expectations. We hope to see you next time you’re in the area.

10/10 Excellent

Beate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It is a wonderful place to stay but there is no Restaurant anymore.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Jul 6, 2023
We are glad you had a wonderful stay. Unfortunately, yes our restaurant is closed and will remain closed until further notice. We will make sure to post something on our website with any future news regarding, Re-opening,

6/10 Okay

monalyn

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Jul 6, 2023
We want to thank you for your feedback. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

roxanna

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is very nice and clean. The beds are very comfortable in the lobby area where they serve afternoon wine and cheese. It’s very lovely and they have a wonderful breakfast every morning 24 hours, coffee, and tea. they bake their pastry every day, and they leave very good cookies in your room every afternoon We had a great relaxing time
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Jun 28, 2023
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your rating with us. We hope to see you guys again.

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Such a special place!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Jun 28, 2023
Thank you for taking the time in leaving some great feedback. We hope you visit us soon. We hope to hear from you soon.

10/10 Excellent

Cary Gordon

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Mar 24, 2023
Thank you for the feedback. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from The Ballard Team on Mar 24, 2023
Thank you for the feedback we appreciate your time. Hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

James, Malibu

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's a beautiful old-time inn with some modern amenities and very comfortable beddings. No TVs anywhere in the building added to the peaceful vibe. The complimentary breakfast was a limited menu but nicely done and huge portions. Overall, a terrific location.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Mar 1, 2023
We appreciate the time taken for your kind review. We are glad our Inn was a pleasant time for you guys. See you next time.

10/10 Excellent

douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Susie on Mar 12, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to rate your stay with us. We greatly appreciate it. We hope you come back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful people, amazing food, comfortable and fun room
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Feb 1, 2023
Thank you Jim, For the kind Feedback. We hope to see you soon.

8/10 Good

joyce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Jan 29, 2023
Thank you for your review. We hope to see you here again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from The Ballard Inn on Jan 29, 2023
Thank you for your kind review.We will see you in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A perfect get-away with other couples. The common areas were a perfect way to visit and relax together!
Response from The Ballard Inn on Jan 29, 2023
Thank you for your review. We are glad you had a good experience here.See you next time.

4/10 Poor

Karl

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Never thought I'd miss a chain hotel experience...
First the good - location and charm. The bad: 1st - You can imagine our surprise to look out our window in the early AM and see a large crane parked in the rear parking lot blocking all cars (see https://www.bigredcrane.net/ for a picture). We could look the crane operator in the eye from our 2nd story location. The noise from the crane and whatever was being done rooftop was much louder than Santa + reindeer. When we asked about this at the front desk, the staff person half-heartedly apologized and said that they came much earlier than expected. Expected!!?? Really? $500/night all in for this? No offer of compensation/reduction in rate. And NO disclosure on Hotels.com or website. 2nd - find breakfast elsewhere. The 1st morning consisted of a small bowl of fruit to be shared & a choice of scrambled egg mix with Kraft shredded cheese spread across the top, a yogurt parfait or pancakes. No choice of toast, pastries, side meat, potatoes, orange juice - nada. Second morning 3 similar choices - no frills included. 3rd - bed was overly soft/worn out. Bathroom needs re-modeling. 4th - front desk staff had their noises in their phones and little interest in the guests. When I replied to an auto inquiry text as to how our stay was going, I received an auto response identical to the initial inquiry. Zero follow up. Even on check out - no apology for the noise re #1 above. In short - try a chain hotel instead, even the local casino hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tracye

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our group really enjoyed all the different public rooms. They also offered some nice local wines at their daily social hour. Perfect base for a weekend of wine tasting. Will def be back when restaurant is once again open.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

4/10 Poor

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from The Ballard Inn on Oct 14, 2022
Thank you for the feedback, We apologize that your stay did not meet your standards. We wish you can give us another chance to let you experience the fun of our Inn.

4/10 Poor

Rachel

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Overpriced for what you get. Construction was going on which nobody told us about and the restaurant was not open. Rooms were simple but prices were high!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from The Ballard Inn on Oct 14, 2022
We apologize this was not a memorable stay. Unfortunately the last minute Construction decisions were made to get everything done fast for a better performance of our Inn. We hope you can give us another chance to actually experience the Inn and New side yard we have going on.

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

SUSAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Oasis in the wine country
Attentive staff, contemporary accommodation. Relaxing, quiet and a good departure point for wine tastings. Lots of possibilities for walking in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Ballard Inn Staff on Aug 14, 2022
Thank you for the Great Feedback, We are glad you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to your return.

4/10 Poor

Gerard

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022