St. Simons Island · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Saint
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These are my five favourites in St. Simons Island, out of the 17 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.4.
All five are within 2.7 km of Saint.
Highest rated of the five
Home2 Suites by Hilton St. Simons Island
★★★★★4.6 from 689 reviews
Home2 Suites by Hilton St. Simons Island comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 689 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 $177 a night on the dates we checked.
17 hotels in St. Simons Island qualified for this list and five made it. Hampton Inn St. Simons Island is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule
- Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road
All five, ranked
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Home2 Suites by Hilton St. Simons Island
★★★★★4.6 from 689 reviews
700 m from Saint, about a 9 minute walk
- Pool
- Gym
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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2Hampton Inn St. Simons Island
★★★★★4.4 from 567 reviews
200 m from Saint, about a 2 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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3Epworth By The Sea
★★★★★4.7 from 592 reviews
2.1 km from Saint
- Pool
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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4The Grey Owl Inn
★★★★★4.8 from 108 reviews
1.6 km from Saint, about a 20 minute walk
- Spa
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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5Village Inn And Pub
★★★★★4.7 from 386 reviews
2.7 km from Saint
- Pool
- Bar
- Parking
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
How this list was put together
17 St. Simons Island hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Saint 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.
Yuna Park Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong
Negotiated a fully remote contract and works a month at a time from a different city on home-office hours. Eleven cities in two years. Likes the routine in new places more than sightseeing.
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