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Hotels in Portsmouth, NH
Downtown accommodations are preferable, as everything is within walking distance, but prices tend to be high. The fairly new Courtyard Portsmouth (tel. 603/436-2121), at 1000 Market St., is big and modern, with business amenities and comfortable beds; it's right off I-95 about 2 or 3 minutes' drive from downtown. But the service here is highly variable; hopefully that will improve. It books up fast on summer weekends or when conventions come to town, so specify and confirm your room type in advance. There's also a Hilton Garden Inn (tel. 603/431-1499) in a very central downtown location, with a nice indoor pool. It's a little pricier than the Sheraton .
For more budget-priced accommodations, chain and family-owned hotels and motels are found at the edges of town along I-95 and around the big traffic circle on the Route 1 bypass.
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Ale House Inn
With brick walls, modernist furnishings, cool gray-and-blue details, flatscreen TVs, and complementary iPads in every room, the friendly owners at this former brewery warehouse, in a prime downtown location, clearly know their savvy audience. The boutique-style inn also offers guests…$$Around town
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Martin Hill Inn Bed & Breakfast
In a residential neighborhood a half-mile west of Market Square, this B&B consists of two attractive buildings: a main house (built around 1815) and a guesthouse built 35 years later. Rooms have comfy beds, writing tables, and sofas or sitting areas, and are appointed in handsome…$$Around Town - Hotel
Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth
This five-story, in-town brick hotel is nicely located on the way into town—the attractions of downtown Portsmouth are virtually at your doorstep (Strawbery Banke is about a 10-minute walk, and waterfront bars are a block or two away). Another plus: There’s plenty of parking both…$$$Around Town - Hotel
The Bow
Housed in an 1870s brewery warehouse beside the Seacoast Repertory Theatre, The Bow blends industrial character with a polished contemporary redesign completed in 2025. Exposed brick, timber beams, and loft-style interiors give the small boutique hotel an urban feel unusual for…$ - Hotel
The Hotel Portsmouth
In a favored location, quietly residential but close to Market Square and most of the city’s attractions, the Hotel Portsmouth is a boutique hotel, in an exquisite Queen Anne-style building. It retains the details that made it a showplace in its heyday as a private residence,…$$ - B&B
The Sailmaker’s House
This historic little inn is tucked away in an 1814 home on Court Street, an ideal base for exploring Portsmouth: Strawbery Banke is just a block away, and Market Square (the center of the city’s cafe action) is just 2 blocks. Renovated in 2017, the rooms have a Crate and Barrel feel,…$$Around town - Hotel
Three Chimneys Inn
About 20 minutes northwest of Portsmouth at the edge of the university town of Durham, this is a wonderful retreat. The main section of the inn dates to 1649, but later additions and renovations have given it more of a regal Georgian feel. All of the units are above average in size,…$$Durham - Hotel
Wentworth by the Sea
A photogenic grand hotel, Wentworth by the Sea was built on New Castle Island in 1874 and was the location of the international conference that ended the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. As befits a grand old hotel that’s seen its ups and downs, rooms vary in size and condition, but most…$$$New Castle
