The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Western Australia

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Western Australia

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

Forest Lodge Resort

Pemberton, Western Australia
3-star Resort with prices starting at $154 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Western Australia
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 2 Vasse Highway, Forest Lodge Resort has great rooms from $154 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a bar, parking, a kid-friendly buffet, and hiking. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1195.6 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love mountain views, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, golf, and cooking classes at this relaxing hotel. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Smiths Beach Resort

Yallingup, Western Australia
5-star Resort with prices starting at $216 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Smiths Beach Resort which has nice rooms starting at $216. Offering an outdoor pool, a restaurant, snorkeling, a bar, and outdoor tennis, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Lot 1 Smiths Beach Road. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, rooms with kitchens, child care, laundry services, and a winery which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1176.6 km from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool


Crown Metropol Perth

Perth, Western Australia
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $169 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Western Australia
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

We found Crown Metropol Perth to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $169. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Bolton Avenue and Great Eastern Highway. You'll also find a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, and city views which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 976.8 km from the center of town. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

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


Hyatt Regency Perth

Perth, Western Australia
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $135 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.

With terrific rooms from $135, Hyatt Regency Perth, at 99 Adelaide Terrace provides an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Its terrific guest rating is 8.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a bar, parking, child care, laundry services, and city views. It's located just 978 km from the city center, too. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus. 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
  • Parking
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Crowne Plaza Perth

Perth, Western Australia
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $102 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Western Australia
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

Crowne Plaza Perth has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $102 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 54 Terrace Road. Furthermore, it also offers parking, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, and kids meals, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 978.3 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast. 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
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Infinity pool


Exmouth Escape Resort

Exmouth, Western Australia
4-star Resort with prices starting at $207 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Exmouth Escape Resort is 8.80 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $207, and it's located at Cnr Murat Road & Welch Street. We also love the a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services which are great for visitors. And since it's just 871.2 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The kitchen in the room is great, because you can cook your own meals to save time and money.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Mantarays Ningaloo Beach Resort

Exmouth, Western Australia
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $352 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Mantarays Ningaloo Beach Resort because it has great rooms that start at $352. It has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Lot 900 Madaffari Dr. Only 870.2 km from the city center, travelers will especially love snorkeling, a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and child care at this convenient hotel. Don't miss the pool bar which offers drinks and a fun area to unwind.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


COMO The Treasury

Perth, Western Australia
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $534 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Western Australia
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

COMO The Treasury offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $534 (before taxes). It's located at 1 Cathedral Avenue and has earned a guest rating of 9.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers breakfast, child care, laundry services, a free breakfast, and a spa which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 978.4 km from the city center. Everyone loves a nice indoor pool, and the one here does not disappoint!

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop


Duxton Hotel Perth

Perth, Western Australia
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $142 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 1 Saint George's Terrace, Duxton Hotel Perth has great rooms from $142 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find parking, child care, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 978.4 km from the center of town.

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
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental


Pan Pacific Perth

Perth, Western Australia
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $138 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Western Australia
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Pan Pacific Perth which has nice rooms starting at $138. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.41 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 207 Adelaide Terrace. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers parking, child care, laundry services, city views, and a pool table. It's located just 978.2 km from the city center, too. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone.

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


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

Western Australia Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$137

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Western 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 Western Australia based on data from 147 hotels is an affordable $137. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Western Australia.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $210
  • 4-star hotels: $140
  • 3-star hotels: $111
  • 2-star hotels: $114


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