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The best hotels near the airport in Dover

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Updated 1 September 2026 · 31 Dover hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Dover, out of the 31 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 5 down to 4.7.

Eagles Nest is the one I would book myself.

Eagles Nest

Highest rated of the five

Eagles Nest

★★★★★5 from 298 reviews

Eagles Nest comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 298 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 the airport.

31 hotels in Dover qualified for this list and five made it. Waterfront on Delaware Bay NJ is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Eagles Nest1

    Eagles Nest

    ★★★★★5 from 298 reviews

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    • Waterfront on Delaware Bay NJ2

      Waterfront on Delaware Bay NJ

      ★★★★★4.79603 from 403 reviews

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      • Charlesworth Hotel & Restaurant3

        Charlesworth Hotel & Restaurant

        ★★★★★4.7 from 506 reviews

        • Kid friendly

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      • Modern Lakefront Getaway | Jersey Shore4

        Modern Lakefront Getaway | Jersey Shore

        ★★★★★4.868254 from 126 reviews

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        • 4 bed /2 bath Little piece of paradise! Pet friendly5

          4 bed /2 bath Little piece of paradise! Pet friendly

          ★★★★★4.7320323 from 187 reviews

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          How this list was put together

          31 Dover 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.

          Amara Nwosu

          Amara Nwosu Africa

          Books holidays a year ahead because court calendars demand it, then travels hard for three weeks. West Africa most years to see family, somewhere new in between.

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