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The best hotels in the old town, Cheltenham

Camila Reyes

Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece

Updated 1 September 2026 · 58 Cheltenham hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Cheltenham, out of the 58 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 5 down to 4.6.

Secluded, romantic cabin with hot tub on 12 acres of woodland. is the one I would book myself.

Secluded, romantic cabin with hot tub on 12 acres of woodland.

Highest rated of the five

Secluded, romantic cabin with hot tub on 12 acres of woodland.

★★★★★5 from 256 reviews

Secluded, romantic cabin with hot tub on 12 acres of woodland. comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 256 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 found under old town and around $350 a night on the dates we checked.

58 hotels in Cheltenham qualified for this list and five made it. ‘Riversong’ Cabin w/ Fire Pit on North River is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Secluded, romantic cabin with hot tub on 12 acres of woodland.1

    Secluded, romantic cabin with hot tub on 12 acres of woodland.

    ★★★★★5 from 256 reviews

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    • ‘Riversong’ Cabin w/ Fire Pit on North River2

      ‘Riversong’ Cabin w/ Fire Pit on North River

      ★★★★★4.9663634 from 231 reviews

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      • Private 2 Bedroom Apt with bike storage 1 mile to the GAP and C&O Canal /3

        Private 2 Bedroom Apt with bike storage 1 mile to the GAP and C&O Canal /

        ★★★★★4.962857 from 224 reviews

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        • Mountainside Cabin with Hot Tub, Fire Pit and Deck Tucked Away in the Woods of Great Cacapon, WV4

          Mountainside Cabin with Hot Tub, Fire Pit and Deck Tucked Away in the Woods of Great Cacapon, WV

          ★★★★★4.765263 from 380 reviews

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          • The Satire, Autograph Collection5

            The Satire, Autograph Collection

            ★★★★★4.6 from 426 reviews

            • Gym
            • Restaurant
            • Parking
            • Pet friendly
            • Air conditioning
            • Accessible

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          How this list was put together

          58 Cheltenham 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.

          Camila Reyes

          Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece

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