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Ocean Beach · Hotel shortlist

The best hotels in the city centre, Ocean Beach

Fiona Gallagher

Fiona Gallagher Australia and New Zealand

Updated 1 September 2026 · 51 Ocean Beach hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Ocean Beach, out of the 51 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 5 down to 4.7.

Come As You Are Inn LLC is the one I would book myself.

Come As You Are Inn LLC

Highest rated of the five

Come As You Are Inn LLC

★★★★★5 from 101 reviews

Come As You Are Inn LLC comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 101 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 a 4 star property, found under city centre and around $263 a night on the dates we checked.

51 hotels in Ocean Beach qualified for this list and five made it. Bellport Inn 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
  • Bara drink without going back out
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. Come As You Are Inn LLC1

    Come As You Are Inn LLC

    ★★★★★5 from 101 reviews

    • Pool
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Bellport Inn2

    Bellport Inn

    ★★★★★5 from 155 reviews

    • Spa
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  3. The Ocean Bay House3

    The Ocean Bay House

    ★★★★★4.9 from 96 reviews

    • Pool
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  4. Seashore Condo Hotel4

    Seashore Condo Hotel

    ★★★★★4.8 from 133 reviews

    • Spa
    • Kitchen
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  5. Belvedere Guest House for Men5

    Belvedere Guest House for Men

    ★★★★★4.7 from 163 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly

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How this list was put together

51 Ocean 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.

Fiona Gallagher

Fiona Gallagher Australia and New Zealand

Half her year is already on research boats, so holidays are deliberately dry land. Long-distance hiking routes in the off season, alone, with nothing being measured.

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