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title: "Hotels in Southend-on-Sea: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 36 hotels in Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/southend-on-sea/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-14
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# Where to stay in Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea has 36 places to stay in our index. 9 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.5.

- **places to stay:** 36

- **ranked by guests:** 9

- **average rating:** 8.5

- **5-star hotels:** 8

- [Beach hotels 8](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/southend-on-sea/beach/)
- [Hotels with free parking 5](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/southend-on-sea/free-parking/)
- [Hotels near the airport 9](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/southend-on-sea/airport/)

## Good to know about hotels in Southend-on-Sea

- **Best-rated hotel:** [The Beaches Guest House](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/the-beaches-guest-house-southend-on-sea/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Southchurch

- **Average guest rating:** 8.5

- **Hotels with a pool:** 1

- **Average walk grade:** 54/100

- **5-star hotels:** 8

## Areas of Southend-on-Sea

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Southchurch** 3 hotels, 9.5](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/southend-on-sea/?area=Southchurch)

## All hotels in Southend-on-Sea

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

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## Popular match-ups in Southend-on-Sea

-     [**Devine Beach Hotel, Westcliff Southend-On-SeaÂ** *vs* **Muthu Westcliff Hotel (Near London Southend Airport)** Southend-on-Sea, 6.7 / 8.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/devine-beach-hotel-westcliff-southend-on-seaa-southend-on-sea-vs-muthu-westcliff-hotel-near-london-southend-airport-southend-on-sea/)
-     [**Muthu Westcliff Hotel (Near London Southend Airport)** *vs* **Seven Hotel** Southend-on-Sea, 8.1 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/muthu-westcliff-hotel-near-london-southend-airport-southend-on-sea-vs-seven-hotel-southend-on-sea/)
-     [**Devine Beach Hotel, Westcliff Southend-On-SeaÂ** *vs* **Seven Hotel** Southend-on-Sea, 6.7 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/devine-beach-hotel-westcliff-southend-on-seaa-southend-on-sea-vs-seven-hotel-southend-on-sea/)
-     [**Roslin Beach Hotel** *vs* **Seven Hotel** Southend-on-Sea, 9.6 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/roslin-beach-hotel-southend-on-sea-vs-seven-hotel-southend-on-sea/)
-     [**Pebbles Guest House** *vs* **The Beaches Guest House** Southend-on-Sea, 9.1 / 9.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/pebbles-guest-house-southend-on-sea-vs-the-beaches-guest-house-southend-on-sea/)
-     [**Devine Beach Guest House** *vs* **Hamiltons Boutique Hotel** Southend-on-Sea, 6.7 / 9.2](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/devine-beach-guest-house-southend-on-sea-vs-hamiltons-boutique-hotel-southend-on-sea/)
-     [**Hamiltons Boutique Hotel** *vs* **The Beaches Guest House** Southend-on-Sea, 9.2 / 9.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hamiltons-boutique-hotel-southend-on-sea-vs-the-beaches-guest-house-southend-on-sea/)
-     [**Hamiltons Boutique Hotel** *vs* **Pebbles Guest House** Southend-on-Sea, 9.2 / 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hamiltons-boutique-hotel-southend-on-sea-vs-pebbles-guest-house-southend-on-sea/)

## FAQ: Southend-on-Sea

### What is the best-rated hotel in Southend-on-Sea?

By StayVersus score, The Beaches Guest House is the best-rated hotel in Southend-on-Sea, with a guest rating of 9.8 from 17 reviews.

### Which area of Southend-on-Sea has the most hotels?

Southchurch has the most, with 3 rated places to stay.

### How many 5-star hotels are there in Southend-on-Sea?

We list 8 5-star hotels in Southend-on-Sea.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/southend-on-sea/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/