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Updated 1 August 2026 · 27 Long Island hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Long Island, out of the 27 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9487953 down to 4.6.

Arlie's Digs! - Walk To Willard Beach is the one I would book myself.

Arlie's Digs! - Walk To Willard Beach

Highest rated of the five

Arlie's Digs! - Walk To Willard Beach

★★★★★4.9487953 from 274 reviews

Arlie's Digs! - Walk To Willard Beach comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9487953 from 274 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 downtown and around $518 a night on the dates we checked.

27 hotels in Long Island qualified for this list and five made it. The Press Hotel, Autograph Collection is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Arlie's Digs! - Walk To Willard Beach1

    Arlie's Digs! - Walk To Willard Beach

    ★★★★★4.9487953 from 274 reviews

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    • The Press Hotel, Autograph Collection2

      The Press Hotel, Autograph Collection

      ★★★★★4.6 from 993 reviews

      • Spa
      • Gym
      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Parking
      • Pet friendly

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    • Canopy by Hilton Portland Waterfront3

      Canopy by Hilton Portland Waterfront

      ★★★★★4.6 from 697 reviews

      • Gym
      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Parking
      • Pet friendly
      • Kid friendly

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    • The Weldon Hotel4

      The Weldon Hotel

      ★★★★★4.9 from 65 reviews

      • Gym
      • Parking
      • Kitchen
      • Pet friendly
      • Air conditioning
      • Accessible

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    • The West End Collection on Pine5

      The West End Collection on Pine

      ★★★★★4.9 from 125 reviews

      • Parking
      • Air conditioning

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    How this list was put together

    27 Long Island 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.

    Sofia Marchetti

    Sofia Marchetti Italy

    Refuses to fly anywhere reachable by rail. Four sleeper-train crossings of Europe, a collection of old transit maps, and building sketches drawn from carriage windows.

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