The Ballard Inn, A Kirkwood Collection Hotel, Ballard
About the Hotel
Rooms and Suites
The Ballard Inn, A Kirkwood Collection Hotel, offers 15 rooms. Classic King rooms include antique furnishings and private bathrooms. Deluxe Rooms provide a Queen bed, a private balcony, and a fireplace. Premier Rooms feature a King bed, a fireplace, and a bay window. Balcony King rooms are spacious and include a sitting area and a balcony with two chairs. Corner King rooms offer a sitting area within bay windows and a King bed. Carriage King rooms, located in the carriage house, have King beds and fireplaces. The Carriage Accessible room features a King bed and a fireplace. Select rooms include a bathtub and shower combination.
Dining at Plume
Plume, the restaurant at The Ballard Inn, offers American cuisine and a wine list in an intimate atmosphere. It features local fare from nearby farms, ranches, and vineyards. Complimentary breakfast is served from 8am-10am, featuring local ingredients cooked to order. The living room hosts a complimentary wine and cheese hour from 4pm-5pm with local wines, cheeses, and charcuterie. The Sample Dinner Menu includes fresh fruit juice (orange, grapefruit, or lemon), hot beverages (coffee, tea, or chocolate), fresh salad (Nicoise, Waldorf, or Cobb), and boiled, scramble, or omelette. honey buns, benne seed, beurre de baratte, ballard farm salad, seasonal local vegetables, banyuls vinaigrette, smoked beets, goat cheese, pecan, hoppin' jane, santa barbara sea urchin, spring peas, smoked bluefin crudo, soy vinaigrette, fresno, roast cauliflower, brown butter, watercress, shrimp and grits, peanut gravy, grilled local fish, citrus, remoulade, cola brined fried chicken, rhum toffee, buttermilk sorbet, flannery beef cheeseburger, tomato jam, caramelized onion, wagyu flat iron steak, dry aged flannery strip loin, b1 steak sauce, délice de bourgogne, grilled strawberry, apricot mostarda, lavash, bacon beignets, with whiskey caramel, coconut panna cotta, coffee granita, peanut.
Leisure and Activities
Guests can relax with a 50-minute in-room Swedish Massage. Cycling tours through Santa Barbara Wine Country are available. A living room is available from 4pm-5pm for complimentary wine and cheese. The hotel can host small retreats and incentive trips for groups of 15 or less. A beautiful fireplace and large French doors opening to a private balcony await your arrival to relax with a morning cup of coffee or evening glass of wine.
Location and Access
Located in Ballard, in the Santa Ynez Valley, The Ballard Inn is near vineyards and ranches. The hotel is 10 km from Presidente Itamar Franco. Nearby landmarks include Santa Ynez Historical Museum (4 km), Buttonwood Farm and Winery & Vineyard (1.5 km), Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum and Janeway-Parks Carriage House (4 km), Seein' Spots Farm (1 km), Los Olivos Wine Merchant Cafe (3 km), Apple Lane Solvang (2 km), Sky's the Limit Ballooning (3.5 km), Stolpman Vineyards (3.5 km), Zinke Wine Co (3 km).
Hotel Services
The Ballard Inn provides complimentary breakfast, daily maid service, and mailing service. It offers free parking, high-speed internet access, and complimentary Wi-Fi. Additional amenities include in-room irons and ironing boards, hair dryers, and coffee. The hotel has ramp access and accessible facilities. Pets are allowed with a $50 charge per dog, per night. People in Need of Accessible Features can book Accessible Rooms during the Same Time and Terms that Others can Reserve Rooms.
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Price and Room Availability Calendar
Getting around
A list of all available modes of transport
Facilities
General
- No smoking on site
- Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
- VIP check-in/ -out
- Concierge desk
- Pets allowed
- Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
- Wheelchair access
- Smoke detectors
- Fire extinguishers
- Key access
Sports & Fitness
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Cycling
- Golf course
Guest Parking
- Dryer
Services
- Pet amenities available
- Room service
- Housekeeping
- Tours/Ticket assistance
- Welcome drink
- Happy hour
Dining
- Picnic area/ Tables
- Special diet menus
Children
- Board games
- Game room
Facilities for people with disabilities
- Toilet for disabled
Spa & Leisure
- Garden area
- Leisure/ TV room
Room features
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Garden furniture
Bathroom
- Free toiletries
Self-catering
- Dryer
