The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Zagreb

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Zagreb

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

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

Esplanade Zagreb Hotel

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $97 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Zagreb
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Mihanoviceva 1, Esplanade Zagreb Hotel has great rooms from $97 (before taxes). It offers skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 9.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 2 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love parking, hiking, child care, laundry services, and golf at this relaxing hotel. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Vila Tina Zagreb

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $74 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Vila Tina Zagreb which has nice rooms starting at $74. Offering room service, a casino, a restaurant, a bar, and breakfast, it also has a great guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Bukovacka cesta 213. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers mountain views, laundry services, city views, free parking, and car rentals which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 4.4 km from the city center. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

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


Hostel 63

Hostel with prices starting at $41 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Zagreb
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Hostel 63 to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $41. We loved that is has skiing, room service, a restaurant, parking, and child care, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Vlaska 63/7. You'll also find laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, cooking classes, and bowling which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.9 km from the center of town. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis


Canopy By Hilton Zagreb City Centre

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $87 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $87, Canopy By Hilton Zagreb City Centre, at Branimirova 29 provides a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. Its terrific guest rating is 9.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and kids meals. It's located just 1.3 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Santiny

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $61 (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.

Hotel Santiny has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, and hiking. The great rooms here start at $61 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at dr. Franje Tuđmana 5. Furthermore, it also offers mountain views, laundry services, a free breakfast, city views, and free parking, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 15.8 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Swanky Mint Hostel

Hostel with prices starting at $16 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Zagreb
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Swanky Mint Hostel is 8.90 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $16, and it's located at Ilica 50. We also love the rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, evening entertainment, and car rentals which are great for visitors. And since it's just 2.9 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money. 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
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


DoubleTree by Hilton Zagreb

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $80 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is DoubleTree by Hilton Zagreb because it has great rooms that start at $80. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Ulica Grada Vukovara 269a. Only 0.2 km from the city center, travelers will especially love pet-friendly rooms, city views, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, and a spa at this convenient hotel. Everyone loves a nice indoor pool, and the one here does not disappoint!

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Kid-friendly
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Academia

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $67 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Zagreb
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

Hotel Academia offers skiing, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $67 (before taxes). It's located at Tkalciceva 88 and has earned a guest rating of 8.80/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers breakfast, hiking, rooms with kitchens, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.8 km from the city center. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Rooms Zagreb 17

Guest House with prices starting at $53 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Radiceva 22, Rooms Zagreb 17 has great rooms from $53 (before taxes). It offers skiing, rooms with kitchens, city views, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental. It has a terrific 9.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find family rooms, a multi-lingual staff, air-conditioning, a microwave, and a refrigerator which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 2.5 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Dubrovnik Zagreb

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $84 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Zagreb
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Hotel Dubrovnik Zagreb which has nice rooms starting at $84. Offering room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Gajeva 1. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers parking, breakfast, laundry services, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms. It's located just 2.7 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Maribor, Rogaška Slatina, Velika Gorica, and Laško.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Zagreb, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Zagreb, Best Cheap Hotels in Zagreb, Best Luxury Hotels in Zagreb, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Zagreb, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Zagreb, Best Hotels for One Week in Zagreb, Best Hotels for One Night in Zagreb, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Zagreb, Best Hotels for Skiing in Zagreb, or Best Business Hotels in Zagreb.


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

Zagreb Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$59

Travelers to Zagreb, Croatia 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 74 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $59. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Zagreb.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $84
  • 4-star hotels: $76
  • 3-star hotels: $57
  • 2-star hotels: $24


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