The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Victoria

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Victoria

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

Park Hyatt Melbourne

Melbourne, Victoria
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 90.2 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. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast.

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

Melbourne, Victoria
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $163 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Victoria
  • 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 91.3 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
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

Melbourne, Victoria
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 90.5 km from the center of town. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

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

Melbourne, Victoria
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $168 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Victoria
  • 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 90.7 km from the city center, too. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one.

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

Melbourne, Victoria
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 82.9 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Nothing says relaxation like 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
  • 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

Melbourne, Victoria
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $120 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Victoria
  • 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 88.5 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

Melbourne, Victoria
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 90.1 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, city views, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms at this convenient hotel.

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

Melbourne, Victoria
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 90.7 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

Melbourne, Victoria
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $177 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Victoria
  • 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 90.4 km from the center of town. Everyone loves a nice indoor pool, and the one here does not disappoint!

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

Melbourne, Victoria
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 91.5 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, you might be interested in the nearby first time trip hotels in Bendigo and Shepparton.

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

Victoria Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$108

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Victoria. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Victoria based on data from 383 hotels is an affordable $108. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Victoria.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $148
  • 4-star hotels: $113
  • 3-star hotels: $94
  • 2-star hotels: $81


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