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The best hotels on the waterfront in Surprise

Britt Sorensen

Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya

Updated 1 September 2026 · 46 Surprise hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Surprise, out of the 46 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.910769 down to 4.5.

Golf Course Getaway! is the one I would book myself.

Golf Course Getaway!

Highest rated of the five

Golf Course Getaway!

★★★★★4.910769 from 234 reviews

Golf Course Getaway! comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.910769 from 234 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 city centre and around $407 a night on the dates we checked.

46 hotels in Surprise qualified for this list and five made it. Two bedroom, two king size beds, two bathrooms, laundry room...Sleeps 6-8. is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Golf Course Getaway!1

    Golf Course Getaway!

    ★★★★★4.910769 from 234 reviews

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    • Two bedroom, two king size beds, two bathrooms, laundry room...Sleeps 6-8.2

      Two bedroom, two king size beds, two bathrooms, laundry room...Sleeps 6-8.

      ★★★★★5 from 76 reviews

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      • Surprise Home w/ Pool & Hot Tub!3

        Surprise Home w/ Pool & Hot Tub!

        ★★★★★4.986111 from 72 reviews

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        • Modern Sun City Studio Near Deer Valley Golf4

          Modern Sun City Studio Near Deer Valley Golf

          ★★★★★4.864357 from 101 reviews

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          • Bluegreen Vacations Cibola Vista Resort and Spa, an Ascend Collection Resort5

            Bluegreen Vacations Cibola Vista Resort and Spa, an Ascend Collection Resort

            ★★★★★4.5 from 2,415 reviews

            • Pool
            • Spa
            • Gym
            • Bar
            • Parking
            • Kitchen

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          How this list was put together

          46 Surprise 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.

          Britt Sorensen

          Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya

          Her work season is winter, leaving whole summers free for mountains in the other hemisphere or trekking at altitude in Nepal and Peru. Carries the lightest pack of anyone she travels with.

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