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The best hotels near Cape Canaveral Port With Free Shuttle

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac Central Europe

Updated 1 September 2026 · 20 Port Canaveral hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Port Canaveral, out of the 20 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.5 down to 4.3.

All five are within 9.1 km of Cape Canaveral Port With Free Shuttle.

Cape Crossing Resort & Marina

Highest rated of the five

Cape Crossing Resort & Marina

★★★★★4.5 from 452 reviews

Cape Crossing Resort & Marina comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 452 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 and found under poi.

20 hotels in Port Canaveral qualified for this list and five made it. Homewood Suites by Hilton Cape Canaveral-Cocoa Beach is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze

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All five, ranked

  1. Cape Crossing Resort & Marina1

    Cape Crossing Resort & Marina

    ★★★★★4.5 from 452 reviews

    500 m from Cape Canaveral Port With Free Shuttle, about a 6 minute walk

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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  2. Homewood Suites by Hilton Cape Canaveral-Cocoa Beach2

    Homewood Suites by Hilton Cape Canaveral-Cocoa Beach

    ★★★★★4.6 from 1,277 reviews

    9.0 km from Cape Canaveral Port With Free Shuttle

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    • Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Port Canaveral, FL3

      Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Port Canaveral, FL

      ★★★★★4.3 from 2,271 reviews

      8.8 km from Cape Canaveral Port With Free Shuttle

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      • Residence Inn by Marriott Cape Canaveral Cocoa Beach4

        Residence Inn by Marriott Cape Canaveral Cocoa Beach

        ★★★★★4.4 from 1,152 reviews

        8.9 km from Cape Canaveral Port With Free Shuttle

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        • TownePlace Suites by Marriott Cape Canaveral Cocoa Beach5

          TownePlace Suites by Marriott Cape Canaveral Cocoa Beach

          ★★★★★4.5 from 370 reviews

          9.1 km from Cape Canaveral Port With Free Shuttle

          • Pool
          • Spa
          • Gym
          • Restaurant
          • Parking
          • Pet friendly

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        How this list was put together

        20 Port Canaveral hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Cape Canaveral Port With Free Shuttle second, then 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.

        Daniel Kovac

        Daniel Kovac Central Europe

        Takes the same two weeks every August and drives somewhere far with his wife and daughter. Twelve countries, all by road, all in one battered estate car. Plans routes on paper maps.

        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.