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Kure Beach hotels for golfers

Marc Delacroix

Marc Delacroix France

Updated 1 September 2026 · 21 Kure Beach hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Kure Beach, out of the 21 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.5.

Oak Island Inn is the one I would book myself.

Oak Island Inn

Highest rated of the five

Oak Island Inn

★★★★★4.8 from 221 reviews

Oak Island Inn comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 221 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.

21 hotels in Kure Beach qualified for this list and five made it. Port City Guest House is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
  • Dogs allowedno kennel to arrange before you fly

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All five, ranked

  1. Oak Island Inn1

    Oak Island Inn

    ★★★★★4.8 from 221 reviews

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

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  2. Port City Guest House2

    Port City Guest House

    ★★★★★4.9 from 43 reviews

    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  3. Verandas3

    Verandas

    ★★★★★4.8 from 154 reviews

    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  4. Taylor House Inn4

    Taylor House Inn

    ★★★★★4.8 from 109 reviews

    • Parking

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  5. Graystone Inn5

    Graystone Inn

    ★★★★★4.5 from 89 reviews

    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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How this list was put together

21 Kure Beach 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.

Marc Delacroix

Marc Delacroix France

Closes the shop two weeks each winter and goes wherever people make something fermented. Dairies in the Basque country, the Caucasus and rural Sardinia.

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