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High end hotels in the old town, Southport

Luca Ferreira

Luca Ferreira Spain and Portugal

Updated 1 September 2026 · 13 Southport hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Southport, out of the 13 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.95 down to 4.6.

Blue Bungalow~Spacious~Modern Charm! is the one I would book myself.

Blue Bungalow~Spacious~Modern Charm!

Highest rated of the five

Blue Bungalow~Spacious~Modern Charm!

★★★★★4.95 from 336 reviews

Blue Bungalow~Spacious~Modern Charm! comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.95 from 336 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 old town and around $342 a night on the dates we checked.

13 hotels in Southport qualified for this list and five made it. The Hive is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Blue Bungalow~Spacious~Modern Charm!1

    Blue Bungalow~Spacious~Modern Charm!

    ★★★★★4.95 from 336 reviews

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    • The Hive2

      The Hive

      ★★★★★4.7 from 230 reviews

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

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    • Front Street Inn3

      Front Street Inn

      ★★★★★4.6 from 286 reviews

      • Bar
      • Parking
      • Air conditioning

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    • Stemmerman's Inn4

      Stemmerman's Inn

      ★★★★★4.9 from 115 reviews

      • Parking
      • Kitchen
      • Air conditioning

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    • The Lighthouse at Kure Beach5

      The Lighthouse at Kure Beach

      ★★★★★4.8 from 109 reviews

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      How this list was put together

      13 Southport 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.

      Luca Ferreira

      Luca Ferreira Spain and Portugal

      Shuts the workshop two weeks every summer and rides. The Pyrenees, the Danube route and most of Portugal on frames he built himself, camping most nights.

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