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San Remo · Hotel shortlist

Cheap hotels in the business district, San Remo

Stefan Bauer

Stefan Bauer The American west

Updated 1 September 2026 · 9 San Remo hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in San Remo, out of the 9 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8155975 down to 4.5.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $108.

Studio 29 Beach Getaway

Highest rated of the five

Studio 29 Beach Getaway

★★★★★4.8155975 from 895 reviews

Studio 29 Beach Getaway comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8155975 from 895 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 historic centre and around $108 a night on the dates we checked.

9 hotels in San Remo qualified for this list and five made it. Hilltop Apartments Phillip Island is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Studio 29 Beach Getaway1

    Studio 29 Beach Getaway

    ★★★★★4.8155975 from 895 reviews

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    • Hilltop Apartments Phillip Island2

      Hilltop Apartments Phillip Island

      ★★★★★4.7945004 from 740 reviews

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      • Quays Motel San Remo3

        Quays Motel San Remo

        ★★★★★4.7 from 234 reviews

        • Parking
        • Kid friendly
        • Air conditioning
        • Accessible

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      • BIG4 Ingenia Holidays Phillip Island4

        BIG4 Ingenia Holidays Phillip Island

        ★★★★★4.5 from 1,487 reviews

        • Parking
        • Kitchen
        • Kid friendly
        • Air conditioning
        • Accessible

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      • French Island General Store5

        French Island General Store

        ★★★★★4.8 from 64 reviews

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        How this list was put together

        9 San Remo 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.

        Stefan Bauer

        Stefan Bauer The American west

        Chases total solar eclipses. Seven of them on four continents, from Wyoming to a fishing town in Chile. Banks days off through the on-call rota and books the trips years ahead, because eclipse dates do not move.

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