The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Helsinki

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Helsinki

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

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

Hotel Haven

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $136 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Helsinki
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Unioninkatu 17, Hotel Haven has great rooms from $136 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.4 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, car rentals, and laundry facilities at this relaxing hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

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


Hotel Kamp

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $225 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Kamp which has nice rooms starting at $225. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Pohjoisesplanadi 29. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and a spa and wellness center which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.1 km from the city center. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Hotel Indigo Helsinki-Boulevard

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $104 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Helsinki
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Hotel Indigo Helsinki-Boulevard to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $104. 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 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Bulevardi 26. You'll also find laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, kids meals, and laundry facilities which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.3 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room


Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Helsinki

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $120 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $120, Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Helsinki, at Runeberginkatu 2 provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. Its terrific guest rating is 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, a hot tub, and a spa. It's located just 0.9 km from the city center, too. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge.

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


Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $140 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Helsinki
  • Family-Friendly

Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and breakfast. The great rooms here start at $140 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Asema-aukio 2. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a spa, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.6 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Scandic Simonkentta Helsinki

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $110 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Scandic Simonkentta Helsinki is 8.50 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $110, and it's located at Simonkatu 9. We also love the a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, city views, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.7 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Free breakfast
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel Helsinki

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $96 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel Helsinki because it has great rooms that start at $96. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Ruoholahdenranta 3. Only 1.6 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, a spa, and kids meals 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
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Helsinki

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $122 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Helsinki
  • Family-Friendly

Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Helsinki offers room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $122 (before taxes). It's located at Mikonkatu 23 and has earned a guest rating of 8.30/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers parking, a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.7 km from the city center.

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


Scandic Meilahti

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $85 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

Located at Tukholmankatu 2, Scandic Meilahti has great rooms from $85 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a bar, laundry services, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms. It has a terrific 8.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find city views, kids meals, an indoor play area, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 2.1 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
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Lilla Roberts

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $130 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Helsinki
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Lilla Roberts which has nice rooms starting at $130. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Pieni Roobertinkatu 1-3. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, kids meals, and laundry facilities. It's located just 1.5 km from the city center, too.

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


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Tallinn, Espoo, Vantaa, and Porvoo.

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


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

Helsinki Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$102

Travelers to Helsinki, Finland 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 42 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $102. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Helsinki.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $142
  • 4-star hotels: $105
  • 3-star hotels: $107
  • 2-star hotels: $41


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