The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Melbourne

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia

Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Melbourne, Australia? With plenty of activities and sites, this is a great destination for first-time visitors. So if you're deciding where to stay on your first trip to Melbourne, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Melbourne to find out which are the best for first timers based on price, amenities, location, reviews, and guest ratings. In this guide, we'll be showcasing the best hotels for first-time visitors in Melbourne, taking into consideration all of these important factors. Whether you're traveling solo, with family, or with friends, there's a hotel that caters to every traveler's needs to make the most of your first trip here. So, if you're visiting Melbourne for the first time, the hotels below will be great options, as many of them have pools, breakfast, and plenty of comforts to help you relax. So, here they are, the best hotels in Melbourne for first time visitors.

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

Park Hyatt Melbourne

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $221 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Located at 1 Parliament Square, Park Hyatt Melbourne has great rooms from $221 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 9.16 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.2 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a kid-friendly buffet, outdoor tennis, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services at this relaxing hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Holiday Inn Melbourne on Flinders

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $163 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Melbourne
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Holiday Inn Melbourne on Flinders which has nice rooms starting at $163. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 575 Flinders Lane. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers parking, a kid-friendly buffet, laundry services, city views, and kids meals which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1 km from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Sofitel Melbourne On Collins

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $223 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Sofitel Melbourne On Collins to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $223. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 25 Collins Street. You'll also find a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, city views, and kids meals which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.8 km from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Pullman Melbourne On the Park

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $168 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Melbourne
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $168, Pullman Melbourne On the Park, at 192 Wellington Parade provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.35 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers parking, a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, and city views. It's located just 1.8 km from the city center, too. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Together Co-Living

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $45 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

Together Co-Living has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $45 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 205 Bell Street. Furthermore, it also offers child care, laundry services, golf, city views, and a game room, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 8.5 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring. 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
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Table tennis
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Art Series - The Larwill Studio

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $120 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Melbourne
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Art Series - The Larwill Studio is 9.00 out of 10. This place has a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and child care. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $120, and it's located at 48 Flemington Road. We also love the laundry services, city views, a game room, car rentals, and laundry facilities which are great for visitors. And since it's just 2.4 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Brady Hotel Central Melbourne

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $110 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Brady Hotel Central Melbourne because it has great rooms that start at $110. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 30 Little La Trobe Street. Only 0.5 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, city views, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms at this convenient hotel. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Lindrum Melbourne - MGallery

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $160 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Hotel Lindrum Melbourne - MGallery offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, laundry services, and city views which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $160 (before taxes). It's located at 26 Flinders Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a pool table, car rentals, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and a tour desk which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.9 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Sheraton Melbourne Hotel

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $177 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Melbourne
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Located at 27 Little Collins Street, Sheraton Melbourne Hotel has great rooms from $177 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find child care, laundry services, golf, city views, and a spa and wellness center which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.8 km from the center of town. Having an indoor pool means that you can swim and have fun any time of the year.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator


Crowne Plaza Melbourne

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $127 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Crowne Plaza Melbourne which has nice rooms starting at $127. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1-5 Spencer Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry services, city views, a pool table, kids meals, and laundry facilities. It's located just 1.2 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kid-friendly
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Cowes and Geelong.

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

Melbourne Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$118

Travelers to Melbourne, Australia will have a large number of terrific first time trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of first time trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 139 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $118. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Melbourne.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $151
  • 4-star hotels: $107
  • 3-star hotels: $92
  • 2-star hotels: $80


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