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The best hotels in the city centre, Chester

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Updated 1 September 2026 · 93 Chester hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Chester, out of the 93 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.5 down to 4.3.

Studio 6 Richmond Airport is the one I would book myself.

Studio 6 Richmond Airport

Highest rated of the five

Studio 6 Richmond Airport

★★★★★4.5 from 444 reviews

Studio 6 Richmond Airport comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 444 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 4 star property, found under city centre and around $125 a night on the dates we checked.

93 hotels in Chester qualified for this list and five made it. Hotel Petersburg, Tapestry Collection by Hilton is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Step free accesslevel entry and a lift
  • Dogs allowedno kennel to arrange before you fly

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All five, ranked

  1. Studio 6 Richmond Airport1

    Studio 6 Richmond Airport

    ★★★★★4.5 from 444 reviews

    • Pet friendly
    • Accessible

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  2. Hotel Petersburg, Tapestry Collection by Hilton2

    Hotel Petersburg, Tapestry Collection by Hilton

    ★★★★★4.6 from 191 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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  3. Ragland Mansion LLC3

    Ragland Mansion LLC

    ★★★★★4.8 from 116 reviews

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

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  4. Holiday Inn Express Building 120154

    Holiday Inn Express Building 12015

    ★★★★★4.3 from 1,050 reviews

    • Pool
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen

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  5. Strawberry Hill - Inn & Event Venue5

    Strawberry Hill - Inn & Event Venue

    ★★★★★5 from 73 reviews

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    How this list was put together

    93 Chester 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.

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