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Luca Ferreira

Luca Ferreira Spain and Portugal

Updated 1 September 2026 · 21 Southport hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Southport, out of the 21 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.5.

Verandas is the one I would book myself.

Verandas

Highest rated of the five

Verandas

★★★★★4.9 from 161 reviews

Verandas comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 161 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 $178 a night on the dates we checked.

21 hotels in Southport qualified for this list and five made it. Oak Island Inn 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
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. Verandas1

    Verandas

    ★★★★★4.9 from 161 reviews

    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Oak Island Inn2

    Oak Island Inn

    ★★★★★4.8 from 222 reviews

    • Pool
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  3. Port City Guest House3

    Port City Guest House

    ★★★★★4.9 from 43 reviews

    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  4. Taylor House Inn4

    Taylor House Inn

    ★★★★★4.8 from 111 reviews

    • Parking

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  5. Graystone Inn5

    Graystone Inn

    ★★★★★4.5 from 89 reviews

    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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How this list was put together

21 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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