The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Yamba

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Yamba

Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Yamba? 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 Yamba, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Yamba 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 Yamba, 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 Yamba 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 Yamba for first time visitors.

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

Nrma Blue Dolphin Yamba Holiday Resort

4-star Resort with prices starting at $108 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

Located at Yamba Road, Nrma Blue Dolphin Yamba Holiday Resort has great rooms from $108 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, a water park, a restaurant, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love rooms with kitchens, child care, golf, a game room, and a child pool at this relaxing hotel. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one. 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
  • Water park
  • Kitchen
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


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Yamba Beach Motel

Motel with prices starting at $123 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Yamba
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Yamba Beach Motel which has nice rooms starting at $123. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and rooms with kitchens, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 30 Clarence Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, and air-conditioning which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.4 km from the city center. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


The Carmel Yamba

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $107 (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.

We found The Carmel Yamba to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $107. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, and hiking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 2-4 Yamba Road. You'll also find rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, free parking, and laundry facilities which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.1 km from the center of town. Having a kitchen means that you'll be able to cook, which is very convenient when you're on the road. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Angourie Resort

4-star Resort with prices starting at $92 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Yamba
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

With terrific rooms from $92, Angourie Resort, at 166 Angourie Road provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a bar. 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 rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, a hot tub, a spa, and a child pool. It's located just 2.2 km from the city center, too. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge. 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
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


The Surf Yamba - Boutique Hotel

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $217 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

The Surf Yamba - Boutique Hotel has a great guest rating of 9.50 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services. The great rooms here start at $217 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 2 Queen Street. Furthermore, it also offers golf, free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 2.4 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.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Infinity pool


Yamba Motor Inn

Motel with prices starting at $104 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Yamba
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

The great guest rating of Yamba Motor Inn is 8.50 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and golf. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $104, and it's located at 81 Yamba Road. We also love the free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, a tour desk, and air-conditioning which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.4 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic. 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
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Iluka Motel

Motel with prices starting at $107 (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.

A cool place is Iluka Motel because it has great rooms that start at $107. It has room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, and rooms with kitchens, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 47 Charles Street. Only 3.1 km from the city center, travelers will especially love rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, free parking, and laundry facilities at this convenient hotel. 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
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Moby Dick Waterfront Resort Motel

Motel with prices starting at $147 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Moby Dick Waterfront Resort Motel offers an outdoor pool, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, golf, and a hot tub which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $147 (before taxes). It's located at 27-29 Yamba Road and has earned a guest rating of 9.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, a tour desk, and air-conditioning which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.2 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


The Sands Resort at Yamba

4-star Resort with prices starting at $151 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Yamba
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 20-21 Pacific Parade, The Sands Resort at Yamba has great rooms from $151 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, snorkeling, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, golf, a hot tub, a spa, and free parking which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 2.6 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Yamba Sun Motel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $99 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Yamba Sun Motel which has nice rooms starting at $99. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, rooms with kitchenettes, free parking, and family rooms, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 61 Wooli Street Cnr Wooli And Claude Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a microwave, a refrigerator, and balconies. 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


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

Yamba Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$124

Travelers to Yamba 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 13 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $124. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Yamba.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $217
  • 4-star hotels: $110
  • 3-star hotels: $121


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