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High end hotels on the waterfront in Fayetteville

Katarina Novak

Katarina Novak Britain and Ireland

Updated 1 September 2026 · 17 Fayetteville hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Fayetteville, out of the 17 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9934063 down to 4.8927774.

Cottage on Hughes is the one I would book myself.

Cottage on Hughes

Highest rated of the five

Cottage on Hughes

★★★★★4.9934063 from 273 reviews

Cottage on Hughes comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9934063 from 273 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 city centre and around $304 a night on the dates we checked.

17 hotels in Fayetteville qualified for this list and five made it. Charming Southern-style home with a signature red door and a Razorback game room-perfect for unwinding after a day in Fayetteville. is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Cottage on Hughes1

    Cottage on Hughes

    ★★★★★4.9934063 from 273 reviews

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    • Charming Southern-style home with a signature red door and a Razorback game room-perfect for unwinding after a day in Fayetteville.2

      Charming Southern-style home with a signature red door and a Razorback game room-perfect for unwinding after a day in Fayetteville.

      ★★★★★5 from 260 reviews

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      • Cottage in the shadow of the stadium!3

        Cottage in the shadow of the stadium!

        ★★★★★5 from 247 reviews

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        • Razorback Retreat on Dickson Street4

          Razorback Retreat on Dickson Street

          ★★★★★5 from 224 reviews

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          • Mainstay in Fay Condo on Dickson St.5

            Mainstay in Fay Condo on Dickson St.

            ★★★★★4.8927774 from 360 reviews

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            How this list was put together

            17 Fayetteville 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.

            Katarina Novak

            Katarina Novak Britain and Ireland

            Works long ward rotations, then blocks four days off and disappears. Specialises in short trips done well, mostly cities within three hours' flight. Twenty-two logged so far.

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