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The best hotels near Battleship

Ellie Brandt

Ellie Brandt Southeast Asia

Updated 1 September 2026 · 40 Camden hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Camden, out of the 40 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.4.

All five are within 2.0 km of Battleship.

Lokal Hotel Old City

Highest rated of the five

Lokal Hotel Old City

★★★★★4.8 from 181 reviews

Lokal Hotel Old City comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 181 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 3 star property, found under poi and around $400 a night on the dates we checked.

40 hotels in Camden qualified for this list and five made it. Morris House Hotel is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
  • Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule

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All five, ranked

  1. Lokal Hotel Old City1

    Lokal Hotel Old City

    ★★★★★4.8 from 181 reviews

    1.8 km from Battleship, about a 22 minute walk

    • Kitchen
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Morris House Hotel2

    Morris House Hotel

    ★★★★★4.7 from 441 reviews

    2.0 km from Battleship, about a 25 minute walk

    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Air conditioning

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  3. Penn's View Hotel3

    Penn's View Hotel

    ★★★★★4.5 from 893 reviews

    1.4 km from Battleship, about a 18 minute walk

    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  4. YOWIE Hotel & Shop4

    YOWIE Hotel & Shop

    ★★★★★4.9 from 179 reviews

    1.2 km from Battleship, about a 15 minute walk

    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  5. Hilton Garden Inn Camden Waterfront Philadelphia5

    Hilton Garden Inn Camden Waterfront Philadelphia

    ★★★★★4.4 from 1,342 reviews

    1.2 km from Battleship, about a 15 minute walk

    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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How this list was put together

40 Camden hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Battleship second, then took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Ellie Brandt

Ellie Brandt Southeast Asia

Works weekends at an animal shelter and saves the pay for off-season flights. Hostels, night buses, and volunteering at animal sanctuaries for a bunk. Six countries in three years.

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