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The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Ballarat

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Ballarat

Visiting Ballarat, Australia for the first time can be an exciting, yet overwhelming experience. With so many incredible hotels to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to stay. If you're deciding where to stay for your first visit to Ballarat, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Ballarat based on price, location, amenities, guest ratings, and more to determine which would be the ideal places to stay for first timers. Whether you're here for just a few days or longer, these hotels offer the perfect combination of amenities, location, and price. For those visiting Ballarat for the first time, it's important to choose a hotel in a safe and convenient area to make the most of your first visit. You'll want to be close to the activities, shopping, and dining options, of course. When looking for hotels, consider the amenities they offer. Some hotels may have a fitness center, a bar or restaurant, a pool, or even a spa. All of these features can add to your overall enjoyment if you've never been to Ballarat before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Ballarat for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Ballarat for first-timers offer the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and affordability. So, here's our list of suggestions for your next trip.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Club Wyndham Ballarat

4-star Resort with prices starting at $287 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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Located at 220 Grant Street, Club Wyndham Ballarat has great rooms from $287 (before taxes). It offers a fitness center, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, a hot tub, and a game room. It has a terrific 9.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 4.8 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love an indoor pool, free parking, a pool table, table tennis, and laundry facilities at this relaxing hotel. The indoor pool here is terrific, and makes for a great place to relax and have fun no matter what the weather is like.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchen
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Playground
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Mercure Ballarat Hotel and Convention Centre

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $99 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Ballarat
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
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A great place to stay is Mercure Ballarat Hotel and Convention Centre which has nice rooms starting at $99. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 613 Main Road. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchens, laundry services, a spa and wellness center, a spa, and free parking which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.3 km from the city center. Don't forget that there's a kitchen in the room to cook your meals, too. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Sovereign Park Motor Inn

Motel with prices starting at $134 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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We found Sovereign Park Motor Inn to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $134. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and rooms with kitchens, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 223 Main Road. You'll also find rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, a spa and wellness center, and a game room which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.8 km from the center of town. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
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Craig's Royal Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $189 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Ballarat
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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With terrific rooms from $189, Craig's Royal Hotel, at 10 Lydiard Street South provides room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and breakfast. Its terrific guest rating is 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers child care, kids meals, a multi-lingual staff, air-conditioning, and a coffee shop. It's located just 0.8 km from the city center, too. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury
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Seymours on Lydiard

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $103 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
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Seymours on Lydiard has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services. The great rooms here start at $103 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 302 Lydiard Street North. Furthermore, it also offers city views, free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a tour desk, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.5 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Ansonia on Lydiard

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $84 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Ballarat
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
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The great guest rating of Ansonia on Lydiard is 8.30 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, laundry services, a game room, and laundry facilities. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $84, and it's located at 32 Lydiard Street South. We also love the family rooms, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a refrigerator, and wedding services which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.8 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
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Begonia City Motor Inn

Motel with prices starting at $72 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
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A cool place is Begonia City Motor Inn because it has great rooms that start at $72. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, rooms with kitchens, and golf, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 244 Albert Street. Only 4.1 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms at this convenient hotel. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Lake Inn Ballarat

Motel with prices starting at $133 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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Lake Inn Ballarat offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, rooms with kitchens, and golf which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $133 (before taxes). It's located at 1317 Mair Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.90/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, air-conditioning, and a coffee shop which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.4 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Oscars Hotel and Cafe Bar

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $115 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Ballarat
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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Located at 18 Doveton Street South, Ballarat, Oscars Hotel and Cafe Bar has great rooms from $115 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, laundry services, and golf. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find free parking, laundry facilities, air-conditioning, a coffee shop, and a refrigerator which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.6 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Quality Inn Heritage on Lydiard

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $133 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
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A great place to stay is Quality Inn Heritage on Lydiard which has nice rooms starting at $133. Offering room service, a fitness center, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and city views, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 15 Lydiard Street North. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a hot tub, a spa, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms. It's located just 0.9 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Also, you might be interested in the nearby first time trip hotels in Geelong.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Ballarat, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Ballarat, Best Cheap Hotels in Ballarat, Best Luxury Hotels in Ballarat, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Ballarat, Best Hotels for One Week in Ballarat, Best Hotels for One Night in Ballarat, or Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Ballarat.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Ballarat?

Ballarat Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$128

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Ballarat, Australia. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Ballarat, Australia based on data from 13 hotels is an affordable $128. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Ballarat.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $136
  • 3-star hotels: $85


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