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The best hotels in the business district, Stafford

Katarina Novak

Katarina Novak Britain and Ireland

Updated 1 September 2026 · 60 Stafford hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Stafford, out of the 60 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.924909 down to 4.7125.

Historic 1927 Home in Old Town Fredericksburg, VA is the one I would book myself.

Historic 1927 Home in Old Town Fredericksburg, VA

Highest rated of the five

Historic 1927 Home in Old Town Fredericksburg, VA

★★★★★4.924909 from 275 reviews

Historic 1927 Home in Old Town Fredericksburg, VA comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.924909 from 275 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 the business district.

60 hotels in Stafford qualified for this list and five made it. Serene Cave in Stafford, Va is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Historic 1927 Home in Old Town Fredericksburg, VA1

    Historic 1927 Home in Old Town Fredericksburg, VA

    ★★★★★4.924909 from 275 reviews

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    • Serene Cave in Stafford, Va2

      Serene Cave in Stafford, Va

      ★★★★★4.878485 from 264 reviews

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      • The Bazil Gordon House3

        The Bazil Gordon House

        ★★★★★5 from 66 reviews

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        • Perfect Private Getaway in the Heart of Stafford!4

          Perfect Private Getaway in the Heart of Stafford!

          ★★★★★4.84 from 88 reviews

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          • Eveready Paradise Villa, Stafford5

            Eveready Paradise Villa, Stafford

            ★★★★★4.7125 from 128 reviews

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            How this list was put together

            60 Stafford 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.

            Katarina Novak

            Katarina Novak Britain and Ireland

            Works long ward rotations, then blocks four days off and disappears. Specialises in short trips done well, mostly cities within three hours' flight. Twenty-two logged so far.

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