Blue Sands Motel, Santa Barbara, Downside

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30th

Out of 107

Blue Sands Motel	Average Daily Rate: NA Check Rates

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421 South Milpas Street

Santa Barbara, 93103 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 4 of 6
Average review rating: 4.2

OpinionWell Value Index: NA

Traveler reviews analyzed: TripAdvisor (86) , YahooTravel (7)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	No recent comments about noise were found.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. The dog friendliness of the motel seems to be a big deal to a number of people here, but there are downside to that, too.

"Close to the beach, far from center " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/19/2012 Vote

2. The only slight downside is that the main street is not near - you'll need to drive or take cabs.

"Nice motel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/3/2009 Vote

3. downsides were the lack of A/C and the noise from the early Amtrak.

"Would come again! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/21/2008 Vote

4. The one downside, if you are a light sleeper, was the train noise at night.

"Pleasantly Surprised " Read full review on YahooTravel 5/26/2008 Vote

5. downsides to the room are that the walls are fairly thin - we could hear kids playing/yelling in the adjacent room.

"Great location; decent motel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/8/2007 Vote