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title: "Hotels in Swanage: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 15 hotels in Swanage, United Kingdom: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/swanage/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-11
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# Where to stay in Swanage

Swanage has 15 places to stay in our index. 7 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.6.

- **places to stay:** 15

- **ranked by guests:** 7

- **average rating:** 8.6

- **5-star hotels:** 1

- [Beach hotels 6](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/swanage/beach/)
- [Central hotels 7](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/swanage/central/)

## Good to know about hotels in Swanage

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Gretenham B&B](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/gretenham-b-b-swanage/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Herston

- **Average guest rating:** 8.6

- **Average walk grade:** 48/100

- **5-star hotels:** 1

## Areas of Swanage

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Herston** 6 hotels, 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/swanage/?area=Herston)

## All hotels in Swanage

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

## Popular match-ups in Swanage

-     [**Railway Cottage** *vs* **The Rookery** Swanage, 8.7 / 7.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/railway-cottage-swanage-vs-the-rookery-swanage/)
-     [**Grand Hotel Swanage** *vs* **The Pines Hotel** Swanage, 8.2 / 9.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/grand-hotel-swanage-swanage-vs-the-pines-hotel-swanage/)

## FAQ: Swanage

### What is the best-rated hotel in Swanage?

By StayVersus score, Gretenham B&B is the best-rated hotel in Swanage, with a guest rating of 9.8 from 14 reviews.

### Which area of Swanage has the most hotels?

Herston has the most, with 6 rated places to stay.

### How many 5-star hotels are there in Swanage?

We list 1 5-star hotels in Swanage.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/swanage/. 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/