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Coastal and beach hotels

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside… and we know you do, too. So we've scoured coastlines, scaled cliffs and combed beaches in our search for the coolest coastal hotels, where the water's edge is never far away.

Clifftop castles, seaside stays and beach B&Bs – you'll find them all here, alongside paradise island resorts and Caribbean retreats. You just have to decide whether your idea of beach-hotel heaven is skimming stones in Brighton, surfing in Santa Monica or scuba diving in the Seychelles…

We've found 204 Smith-approved coastal and beach hotels

Pretty Beach House

Central Coast, Australia

Style
Luxe rustic

Setting
Hilltop bush, gentle water views

A super-sophisticated private guesthouse in a magical setting in the Central Coast's Bouddi National Park, Pretty Beach House is an all-inclusive gourmet…

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Bells at Killcare

Central Coast, Australia

Style
Bold classy coastal

Setting
Graceful English gardens

Bells at Killcare is part hotel, part restaurant, part private retreat. Eat from respected chef Stefano Manfredi's New Italian kitchen or surf the classic…

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St Moritz Hotel

Cornwall, United Kingdom

Style
Surf-side family HQ

Setting
Rugged Camel Estuary

Not just a stylish base for surfers and a haven for sandcastling families, this revamped modernist resort also offers contemporary apartments and a top-class…

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Fowey Hall

Cornwall, United Kingdom

Style
Comfy country château for all the family

Setting
Salty Cornish coast

Commanding sweeping views of Fowey's river estuary, port and the sea, this charming and unpretentious family-focused hotel in Cornwall was the original…

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Driftwood

Cornwall, United Kingdom

Style
New England yacht club

Setting
Bracing Cornish clifftop

Striking the perfect balance between accessible and remote, Driftwood's main house has an incredible setting, high on a cliff, and an easy-breezy atmosphere.

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Hotel Tresanton

Cornwall, United Kingdom

Style
Breezy beach house

Setting
Chocolate-box Cornish village

A former yachting club, Hotel Tresanton in St Mawes was built from a cluster of old houses, hence its charming higgledy-piggledy levels and portside setting.

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Escondrijo

Costa De La Luz, Spain

Style
Modern Moorish

Setting
Cobbled Vejer

An intimated and beautifully decorated boutique hotel in whitewashed Vejer, Escondrijo feels more like a private home with five rooms set aside for paying…

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Seaham Hall and Serenity Spa

County Durham, United Kingdom

Style
Tip-top technology

Setting
Windswept Durham clifftop

Even though the buildings are drenched in history, Seaham Hall and its slick Serenity Spa in North-East England are as 21st-century as hideaways can be.

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