Top Golf Resort Hotels Near Cape Arundel

One Category, Genuinely Different Kinds of Stay

The sheer number of golf-resort properties near Cape Arundel Golf Club is the category's real strength: nearly twenty hotels carry the tag, from The Nonantum Resort's working marina and multiple restaurants to The Grand Hotel's marble bathrooms and one-minute walk to Batson River Brewing & Distilling. That range means a group can choose a marina view, a brewery-adjacent stay, or a quiet historic inn without leaving this single category, and nearly every option sits within a short drive of the first tee. For a trip where the group cannot agree on one style of hotel, this breadth solves the problem before it starts.

Several properties in this category lean into genuine period character rather than generic resort polish. The Kennebunk Inn occupies a building dating to 1799 with its own brasserie and patio, while Kennebunkport Captains Collection sets guests up in a stately historic home with bicycles included for the ride to The Boathouse Restaurant. Both trade a standard hotel floor plan for something with real local history behind it, and both sit close enough to Cape Arundel Golf Club that the historic setting never comes at the cost of convenience after a long day on the course.

For a group wanting standalone space rather than adjoining hotel rooms, The Cottages at Cabot Cove and Wanderer Cottages both offer private, kitchen-equipped units suited to a longer golf trip or an extended family. Cooking a few meals in rather than eating out every night changes the rhythm of a multi-day stay considerably, and the private patios at Cabot Cove in particular become the evening gathering spot once golf wraps for the day. This cottage format is a genuine alternative within the golf-resort tier for groups who have outgrown a shared hotel floor.

At the value end of this same category, The Kennebunk Inn's shorter twenty-nine-minute run to Portland International Jetport stands out among golf-resort properties, useful for a group with a tighter travel window than most Kennebunkport visitors. Meanwhile Misty Harbor Resort and Village by the Sea both run condo-style formats with kitchens and multiple pools, better suited to a multi-generation trip where not everyone golfs every round. The breadth within golf-resort, from marina views to brasserie history to condo practicality, is what keeps this the default category for most groups booking a Cape Arundel golf trip.

This is Kennebunkport's bread-and-butter lodging category, and it shows in how unpretentious most of these properties feel compared with the town's handful of five-star addresses. A brewery a minute's walk from one hotel, a working marina at another, an art gallery tucked into a third: the golf-resort tier reflects the town's working-harbor character more than its postcard version. These are places built for golfers who want a comfortable bed, a decent breakfast and an easy evening in town, not a resort experience that tries to keep guests on property all week. It is Kennebunkport at its most accessible.