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The best hotels on the beach in Waterville

Marc Delacroix

Marc Delacroix France

Updated 1 September 2026 · 32 Waterville hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Waterville, out of the 32 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 5 down to 4.8465943.

Large Secluded Cabin on the Lake - Now booking 2+ night stays is the one I would book myself.

Large Secluded Cabin on the Lake - Now booking 2+ night stays

Highest rated of the five

Large Secluded Cabin on the Lake - Now booking 2+ night stays

★★★★★5 from 172 reviews

Large Secluded Cabin on the Lake - Now booking 2+ night stays comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 172 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.

32 hotels in Waterville qualified for this list and five made it. Cozy House in the heart of Waterville Maine. is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Large Secluded Cabin on the Lake - Now booking 2+ night stays1

    Large Secluded Cabin on the Lake - Now booking 2+ night stays

    ★★★★★5 from 172 reviews

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    • Cozy House in the heart of Waterville Maine.2

      Cozy House in the heart of Waterville Maine.

      ★★★★★4.8465943 from 370 reviews

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      • Central Maine Apartment offering 4 Seasons of Fun.3

        Central Maine Apartment offering 4 Seasons of Fun.

        ★★★★★4.9940147 from 137 reviews

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        • Hidden Gem on Beautiful Golden Pond4

          Hidden Gem on Beautiful Golden Pond

          ★★★★★5 from 112 reviews

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          • Quintessential Lakefront Cottage with Amazing Views!5

            Quintessential Lakefront Cottage with Amazing Views!

            ★★★★★5 from 99 reviews

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            How this list was put together

            32 Waterville 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.

            Marc Delacroix

            Marc Delacroix France

            Closes the shop two weeks each winter and goes wherever people make something fermented. Dairies in the Basque country, the Caucasus and rural Sardinia.

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