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The best hotels near Camp

Peter Halvorsen

Peter Halvorsen The Nordics

Updated 1 September 2026 · 5 Dawson hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Dawson, out of the 5 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 5 down to 3.

All five are within 9.6 km of Camp.

Racers Retreat Bed and Breakfast

Highest rated of the five

Racers Retreat Bed and Breakfast

★★★★★5 from 67 reviews

Racers Retreat Bed and Breakfast comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 67 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 poi.

Why it works for this 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. Racers Retreat Bed and Breakfast1

    Racers Retreat Bed and Breakfast

    ★★★★★5 from 67 reviews

    9.6 km from Camp

    • Parking
    • Kid friendly

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  2. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Dawsonville by IHG2

    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Dawsonville by IHG

    ★★★★★4.4 from 291 reviews

    8.7 km from Camp

    • Pool
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  3. Quality Inn & Suites Dawsonville3

    Quality Inn & Suites Dawsonville

    ★★★★★3.9 from 554 reviews

    9.5 km from Camp

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

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  4. Motel 6 Dawsonville, GA North GA Premium Outlets4

    Motel 6 Dawsonville, GA North GA Premium Outlets

    ★★★★★3.6 from 103 reviews

    9.1 km from Camp

    • Pool
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  5. Amicalola Lodge5

    Amicalola Lodge

    ★★★★★3 from 83 reviews

    8.0 km from Camp

    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning

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How this list was put together

5 Dawson hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Camp 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.

Peter Halvorsen

Peter Halvorsen The Nordics

Twenty-six years of teaching means 26 long summers. Trains and driving through most of Europe, now further afield, usually alone with a tent. Keeps every train ticket since 1994.

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