The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Ballina

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Ballina

If it's your first trip to Ballina, Australia for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Ballina. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Ballina. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Ballina for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Ballina beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Ballina for your first trip!

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

Ballina Homestead Motel

Motel with prices starting at $107 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

Located at Corner Fox and Cherry Streets, Ballina Homestead Motel has great rooms from $107 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.4 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and golf at this relaxing hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here. 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Ballina Byron

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $236 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Ballina Byron which has nice rooms starting at $236. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 2 Martin Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, golf, and a hot tub which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.8 km from the city center. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Ballina-Byron Islander Resort and Conference Centre

Motel with prices starting at $119 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Ballina
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Beach

We found Ballina-Byron Islander Resort and Conference Centre to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $119. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and laundry services, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 1 Ronan Place. You'll also find a spa, free parking, kids meals, laundry facilities, and family rooms which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 2.9 km from the center of town. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Ballina Beach Resort

4-star Resort with prices starting at $161 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Beach

With terrific rooms from $161, Ballina Beach Resort, at Compton Drive (Corner Cedar Crescent) provides an outdoor pool, room service, outdoor tennis, rooms with kitchenettes, and golf. Its terrific guest rating is 8.13 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a hot tub, free parking, horse riding, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental. It's located just 2.2 km from the city center, too. Having a kitchenette is a nice way for you to have some meals in the room, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Ballina Manor Boutique Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $164 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Ballina
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

Ballina Manor Boutique Hotel has a great guest rating of 9.08 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, golf, free parking, and a tour desk. The great rooms here start at $164 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 25 Norton Street. Furthermore, it also offers air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a refrigerator, wedding services, and balconies, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.4 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Ballina Colonial Motel

Motel with prices starting at $105 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

The great guest rating of Ballina Colonial Motel is 8.60 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, golf, free parking, and laundry facilities. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $105, and it's located at 9 Bangalow Road. We also love the bicycle rental, family rooms, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and a microwave which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.6 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Comfort Inn All Seasons

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $131 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Ballina
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • Beach

A cool place is Comfort Inn All Seasons because it has great rooms that start at $131. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and child care, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 301 River Street Pacific Highway. Only 1.4 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, a spa, free parking, kids meals, and laundry facilities at this convenient hotel. 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
  • Spa
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Richmond Motor Inn

Motel with prices starting at $151 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

Richmond Motor Inn offers an outdoor pool, room service, a spa and wellness center, free parking, and family rooms which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $151 (before taxes). It's located at 227 River Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.70/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a microwave, a refrigerator, and balconies which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.9 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Avlon Gardens Motel

Motel with prices starting at $95 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

Located at 16 Bangalow Road, Avlon Gardens Motel has great rooms from $95 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and free parking. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry facilities, a free airport shuttle, family rooms, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.7 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Chaparral Motel Ballina

Motel with prices starting at $112 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Ballina
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach

A great place to stay is Chaparral Motel Ballina which has nice rooms starting at $112. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, parking, laundry services, and laundry facilities, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Pacific Highway. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers fishing, air-conditioning, a microwave, a refrigerator, and breakfast in the room. It's located just 3.1 km from the city center, too. 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Fishing
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Byron Bay and Yamba.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Ballina, make sure you also see Best Beach Hotels in Ballina, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Ballina, Best Hotels for One Week in Ballina, Best Hotels for One Night in Ballina, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Ballina, or Best Business Hotels in Ballina.


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

Ballina Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$131

After analyzing 16 first time trip hotels in Ballina, Australia, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $131. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Ballina.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $157
  • 3-star hotels: $116


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