South Portland · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near The Maine Mall
Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece
These are my five favourites in South Portland, out of the 25 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.3 down to 4.1.
All five are inside 1.0 km of The Maine Mall, so you can walk it.
Highest rated of the five
Tru by Hilton Portland Airport Area
★★★★★4.3 from 989 reviews
Tru by Hilton Portland Airport Area comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.3 from 989 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 3 star property, found under poi and around $202 a night on the dates we checked.
25 hotels in South Portland qualified for this list and five made it. Homewood Suites by Hilton Portland is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
- Airport shuttlethe first hour after landing solved
All five, ranked
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Tru by Hilton Portland Airport Area
★★★★★4.3 from 989 reviews
300 m from The Maine Mall, about a 4 minute walk
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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2Homewood Suites by Hilton Portland
★★★★★4.5 from 648 reviews
1.0 km from The Maine Mall, about a 12 minute walk
- Pool
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Kitchen
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3Courtyard by Marriott Portland Airport
★★★★★4.4 from 633 reviews
800 m from The Maine Mall, about a 10 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
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4Portland Sheraton at Sable Oaks
★★★★★4.1 from 1,382 reviews
900 m from The Maine Mall, about a 11 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Pet friendly
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5Holiday Inn Express & Suites South Portland by IHG
★★★★★4.3 from 792 reviews
800 m from The Maine Mall, about a 10 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
How this list was put together
25 South Portland hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to The Maine Mall 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.
Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece
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