The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Carcassonne

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Carcassonne

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

Hotel de la Cite Carcassonne - MGallery

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $231 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Located at Place Auguste Pierre Pont, Hotel de la Cite Carcassonne - MGallery has great rooms from $231 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.6 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, golf, and a winery at this relaxing hotel. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Luxury


Best Western Le Donjon

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $119 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Carcassonne
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Best Western Le Donjon which has nice rooms starting at $119. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, child care, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 2 Rue Du Comte Roger. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers pet-friendly rooms, free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.6 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
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Domaine De Marseillens

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $124 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Domaine De Marseillens to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $124. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a water park, and a restaurant, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 260 route de la Cavayère. You'll also find a bar, breakfast, hiking, golf, and cooking classes which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 4.6 km from the center of town. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Breakfast included
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Luxury


ibis Carcassonne Est la Cite

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $59 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Carcassonne
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $59, ibis Carcassonne Est la Cite, at Rue Camille Flammarion provides an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, pet-friendly rooms, and free parking. Its terrific guest rating is 8.10 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers kids meals, bicycle rental, family rooms, a heated pool, and a multi-lingual staff. It's located just 3.1 km from the city center, too. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in. 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
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Hotel Pont Levis - Franck Putelat

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $185 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Hotel Pont Levis - Franck Putelat has a great guest rating of 9.09 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a bar, parking, and golf. The great rooms here start at $185 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 40 Chemin des Anglais. Furthermore, it also offers pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, bowling, horse riding, and bicycle rental, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.8 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


B&B Demeure Saint Louis

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $128 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Carcassonne
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

The great guest rating of B&B Demeure Saint Louis is 8.90 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a water park, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $128, and it's located at 2 Rue Michel Sabatier. We also love the rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, golf, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.2 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Having a water park here is a terrific addition, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Water park
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool
  • Luxury


Hotel Montmorency

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $93 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A cool place is Hotel Montmorency because it has great rooms that start at $93. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a bar, parking, and mountain views, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 2 Rue Camille Saint Saens. Only 1.7 km from the city center, travelers will especially love child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center at this convenient hotel. Everyone loves a nice indoor pool, and the one here does not disappoint! 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
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Luxury


Hotel Kyriad Carcassone Ouest - La Cite

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $45 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

Hotel Kyriad Carcassone Ouest - La Cite offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, and laundry services which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $45 (before taxes). It's located at Allee Gilles Personnier De Roberval Zi La Bouriette and has earned a guest rating of 8.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers pet-friendly rooms, free parking, kids meals, family rooms, and a heated pool which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3 km from the city center. 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
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Luxury


Domaine d'Auriac - Relais & Chateaux

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $293 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Carcassonne
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Route De Saint Hilaire B P554, Domaine d'Auriac - Relais & Chateaux has great rooms from $293 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find child care, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and free parking which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 3 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


ibis Styles Carcassonne La Cite

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $87 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is ibis Styles Carcassonne La Cite which has nice rooms starting at $87. Offering an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and breakfast, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 164 Avenue Du General Leclerc. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, kids meals, and an indoor play area. It's located just 2.1 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
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Family rooms
  • Luxury


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Albi, Argelès-sur-Mer, Canet-en-Roussillon, and Perpignan.

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


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

Carcassonne 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 Carcassonne, France. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Carcassonne, France based on data from 32 hotels is an affordable $108. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Carcassonne.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $262
  • 4-star hotels: $145
  • 3-star hotels: $86
  • 2-star hotels: $74


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