The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Katoomba

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Katoomba

The Blue Mountains, Australia The Blue Mountains, Australia

Visiting Katoomba, 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 Katoomba, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Katoomba 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 Katoomba 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 Katoomba before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Katoomba for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Katoomba 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.)

Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa

5-star Resort with prices starting at $240 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Katoomba
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Lilianfels Avenue, Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa has great rooms from $240 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 3.4 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love outdoor tennis, hiking, mountain views, child care, and laundry services at this relaxing hotel. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Mountain Heritage Blue Mountains

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $235 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Mountain Heritage Blue Mountains which has nice rooms starting at $235. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Corner of Apex & Lovel Streets. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, mountain views, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.1 km from the city center. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Echoes Boutique Hotel & Restaurant

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $262 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Katoomba
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Echoes Boutique Hotel & Restaurant to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $262. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 3 Lilianfels Avenue. You'll also find outdoor tennis, hiking, mountain views, child care, and laundry services which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 3.4 km from the center of town. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Carrington Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $128 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $128, Carrington Hotel, at 15-47 Katoomba St., P O Box 28 provides a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, hiking, and mountain views. Its terrific guest rating is 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, a free breakfast, city views, and a game room. It's located just 1.8 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Luxury


Alpine Motor Inn

Motel with prices starting at $70 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Katoomba
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Alpine Motor Inn has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, mountain views, and child care. The great rooms here start at $70 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 197 Great Western Hwy. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, golf, free parking, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.7 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. 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
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Blue Mountains YHA

Hostel with prices starting at $35 (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.

The great guest rating of Blue Mountains YHA is 8.60 out of 10. This place has parking, hiking, laundry services, golf, and a game room. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $35, and it's located at 207 Katoomba Street. We also love the a pool table, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a tour desk which are great for visitors. And since it's just 2.2 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
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


Palais Royale

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $143 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Palais Royale because it has great rooms that start at $143. It has room service, a bar, a hot tub, a spa, and free parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 230 Katoomba Street. Only 2.3 km from the city center, travelers will especially love bicycle rental, family rooms, a multi-lingual staff, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk at this convenient hotel. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Luxury


3 Sisters Motel

Motel with prices starting at $89 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Katoomba
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.

3 Sisters Motel offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, hiking, and rooms with kitchens which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $89 (before taxes). It's located at 348 Katoomba Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.2 km from the city center. We always love being able to cook meals in a hotel room, and the kitchen here was a nice touch. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Sky Rider Motor Inn

Motel with prices starting at $76 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 302 Bathurst Road, Sky Rider Motor Inn has great rooms from $76 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a kid-friendly buffet, and hiking. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, golf, free parking, kids meals, and horse riding which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.9 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
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Metropole Katoomba Guesthouse

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $82 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Katoomba
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Metropole Katoomba Guesthouse which has nice rooms starting at $82. Offering a restaurant, a kid-friendly buffet, laundry services, a game room, and free parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Corner Gang Gang & Lurline Streets. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a pool table, laundry facilities, family rooms, a tour desk, and air-conditioning. It's located just 1.8 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
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Wollongong, Bathurst, and Bowral.

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


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

Katoomba Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$117

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Katoomba, 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 Katoomba, Australia based on data from 13 hotels is an affordable $117. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Katoomba.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $240
  • 4-star hotels: $193
  • 3-star hotels: $89
  • 2-star hotels: $38


Budget Your Trip
Budget Your Trip is all about finding out how much everything costs so that you can travel cheaper and longer. With average daily travel costs that are calculated from the budgets of real travelers, you can find out how much money you need to plan your next adventure. On this website you can also find travel advice, accommodation reviews, and activity suggestions.
Share This Page

Some of the links on this website are sponsored or affiliate links which help to financially support this site. By clicking the link and making a purchase, we may receive a small commission, but this does not affect the price of your purchase.