Ballard's Beach Resort

Great menu & food Friendly helpful staff Great location

The smell of the garbage bin near the outdoor stage , the price of water bottles in the vending machine There were no perks for guests staying at the hotel , like reserved beach chairs or discounted beach rentals

Ballards is a short walk from the island ferry, is located on a gorgeous beach, has onsite dining, has multiple bars on the beach and in restaurant. Ballards is a full-service beach resort. Rooms are large for a beach resort and were very clean. The beach shore is kept clean of sea weeds and debris. I enjoyed the fancy step-on activated foot washes. Beach resort accommodations and services are available. The sunset dinner specials are a great value. Ballard has luggage storage should you need or want to stay on the island longer than your checkout time.

There are only 6 guest rooms, so getting a booking can be difficult. Only 3 of the 6 rooms have balconies and great view. The other 3 rooms face the hill behind the hotel. There is no cable TV services, only Roku and app streaming services. I could not send/receive email from my computer nor establish VPN services using the Ballard's WiFi, but I could use my cellphone as a hotspot to send/receive computer email. (Note: When leaving, you need to remember to remove your streaming accesses, such as Netflix.) Not an issue for me, but others were complaining about the very limited parking. In town, a few establishments only take cash and maybe Venmo.

The Beach!

Trying to be amazing but struggling to get there….

Location, beautiful room, friendly staff, great views

Wood floor and shower were just a little sandy when we first entered - understandable since we are at the beach but was surprised it was there before we walked in.