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The best 3 star hotels in Charlestown

Fiona Gallagher

Fiona Gallagher Australia and New Zealand

Updated 1 September 2026 · 38 Charlestown hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Charlestown, out of the 38 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.6.

Steamboat Inn is the one I would book myself.

Steamboat Inn

Highest rated of the five

Steamboat Inn

★★★★★4.8 from 173 reviews

Steamboat Inn comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 173 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 and found under the airport.

38 hotels in Charlestown qualified for this list and five made it. Sea Breeze Inn 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
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. Steamboat Inn1

    Steamboat Inn

    ★★★★★4.8 from 173 reviews

    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Sea Breeze Inn2

    Sea Breeze Inn

    ★★★★★4.9 from 105 reviews

    • Spa
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Kid friendly

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  3. The 1661 Resort3

    The 1661 Resort

    ★★★★★4.7 from 364 reviews

    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Kid friendly

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  4. Taber Inn Mystic4

    Taber Inn Mystic

    ★★★★★4.6 from 481 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  5. The Whaler's Inn Hotel of Mystic5

    The Whaler's Inn Hotel of Mystic

    ★★★★★4.6 from 472 reviews

    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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How this list was put together

38 Charlestown hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and 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.

Fiona Gallagher

Fiona Gallagher Australia and New Zealand

Half her year is already on research boats, so holidays are deliberately dry land. Long-distance hiking routes in the off season, alone, with nothing being measured.

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