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Britt Sorensen

Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya

Updated 1 September 2026 · 54 Duck hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Duck, out of the 54 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9911146 down to 4.8885937.

Urban Boutique Beach House. EV charger. HOT TUB. Sleeps 8 is the one I would book myself.

Urban Boutique Beach House. EV charger. HOT TUB. Sleeps 8

Highest rated of the five

Urban Boutique Beach House. EV charger. HOT TUB. Sleeps 8

★★★★★4.9911146 from 314 reviews

Urban Boutique Beach House. EV charger. HOT TUB. Sleeps 8 comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9911146 from 314 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 beach and around $508 a night on the dates we checked.

54 hotels in Duck qualified for this list and five made it. Walk to beach, heated pool, hot tub & dogs ok is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Urban Boutique Beach House. EV charger. HOT TUB. Sleeps 81

    Urban Boutique Beach House. EV charger. HOT TUB. Sleeps 8

    ★★★★★4.9911146 from 314 reviews

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    • Walk to beach, heated pool, hot tub & dogs ok2

      Walk to beach, heated pool, hot tub & dogs ok

      ★★★★★5 from 241 reviews

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      • Swept Away One -Great Family Beach Home3

        Swept Away One -Great Family Beach Home

        ★★★★★5 from 238 reviews

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        • Captains Quarters, Less than 1 block to the beach!!Covered Porch, Full Kitchen4

          Captains Quarters, Less than 1 block to the beach!!Covered Porch, Full Kitchen

          ★★★★★5 from 214 reviews

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          • The Rose Hideaway | Private Hot Tub | Close To Bay5

            The Rose Hideaway | Private Hot Tub | Close To Bay

            ★★★★★4.8885937 from 391 reviews

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            How this list was put together

            54 Duck 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.

            Britt Sorensen

            Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya

            Her work season is winter, leaving whole summers free for mountains in the other hemisphere or trekking at altitude in Nepal and Peru. Carries the lightest pack of anyone she travels with.

            Trip Grapevine earns a commission on bookings made through the links on this page. It costs you nothing, and it does not change the order of the list, which is set by the measurements above.