The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Sydney

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Sydney

Sydney Harbour, NSW, Australia Sydney Harbour, NSW, Australia

If it's your first trip to Sydney, 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 Sydney. 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 Sydney. 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 Sydney 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 Sydney 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 Sydney for your first trip!

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

Best Western Plus Hotel Stellar

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $93 (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.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 4 Wentworth Avenue, Best Western Plus Hotel Stellar has great rooms from $93 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, snorkeling, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.60 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 parking, hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care at this relaxing hotel. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast. 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
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Park Hyatt Sydney

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $727 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Sydney
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Park Hyatt Sydney which has nice rooms starting at $727. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, it also has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 7 Hickson Road. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, parking, child care, laundry services, and city views which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.4 km from the city center. After a busy day, the heated pool is a nice place to unwind.

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


Four Seasons Hotel Sydney

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $198 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

We found Four Seasons Hotel Sydney to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $198. 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 9.10 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 199 George Street. You'll also find parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.7 km from the center of town. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

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


Ovolo Woolloomooloo

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $179 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Sydney
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $179, Ovolo Woolloomooloo, at 6 Cowper provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care. Its terrific guest rating is 9.10 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, city views, a hot tub, an indoor pool, and a pool table. It's located just 1.2 km from the city center, too. Everyone loves a nice indoor pool, and the one here does not disappoint!

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Breakfast in the room


Sir Stamford at Circular Quay Hotel Sydney

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $156 (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
  • Heated pool

Sir Stamford at Circular Quay Hotel Sydney has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $156 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 93 Macquarie Street. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, city views, and kids meals, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.8 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Macleay Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $106 (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

The great guest rating of Macleay Hotel is 8.50 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $106, and it's located at 28 Macleay Street. We also love the rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, and city views which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.7 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We always love being able to cook meals in a hotel room, and the kitchen here was a nice touch. 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
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Larmont Sydney by Lancemore

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $111 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Sydney
  • 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 Larmont Sydney by Lancemore because it has great rooms that start at $111. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 2-14 Kings Cross Road. Only 1.7 km from the city center, travelers will especially love pet-friendly rooms, city views, laundry facilities, a tour desk, and a multi-lingual staff at this convenient hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered. 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
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Refrigerator


Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $201 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, scuba diving, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $201 (before taxes). It's located at 30 Pitt Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.68/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers parking, child care, laundry services, city views, and a spa and wellness center which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.7 km from the city center.

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


Shangri-La Sydney

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $197 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Sydney
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Located at 176 Cumberland Street, Shangri-La Sydney has great rooms from $197 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and rooms with kitchenettes. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find child care, city views, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, and a spa which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.7 km from the center of town. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge.

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


Holiday Inn Potts Point-Sydney

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $118 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Holiday Inn Potts Point-Sydney which has nice rooms starting at $118. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 203 Victoria Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a kid-friendly buffet, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms. It's located just 1.6 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
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


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

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

Sydney Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$123

After analyzing 165 first time trip hotels in Sydney, Australia, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $123. 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 Sydney.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $177
  • 4-star hotels: $108
  • 3-star hotels: $90
  • 2-star hotels: $20


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