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The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Nantes

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Nantes

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If it's your first trip to Nantes, France for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Nantes. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Nantes. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Nantes for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Nantes beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Nantes for your first trip!

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

Mercure Nantes Centre Gare

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $78 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
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Located at 50/51 Quai Malakoff, Mercure Nantes Centre Gare has great rooms from $78 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.8 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love pet-friendly rooms, city views, a game room, kids meals, and laundry facilities at this relaxing hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room
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Novotel Nantes Centre Bord de Loire

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $86 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Nantes
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
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A great place to stay is Novotel Nantes Centre Bord de Loire which has nice rooms starting at $86. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1 Bd Des Martyrs Nantais. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers pet-friendly rooms, city views, a game room, kids meals, and laundry facilities which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.3 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
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
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ibis Nantes Centre Tour Bretagne

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $61 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
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We found ibis Nantes Centre Tour Bretagne to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $61. We loved that is has room service, a bar, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 19 Rue Jean Jaures. You'll also find an indoor play area, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a multi-lingual staff which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.6 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
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
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Hotel Voltaire Opera Nantes Centre

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $80 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Nantes
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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With terrific rooms from $80, Hotel Voltaire Opera Nantes Centre, at 10 Rue Gresset provides room service, a restaurant, parking, child care, and laundry services. Its terrific guest rating is 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, city views, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a multi-lingual staff. It's located just 1 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
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BEST WESTERN Plus Hotel de la Regate

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $76 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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BEST WESTERN Plus Hotel de la Regate has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, laundry services, and a hot tub. The great rooms here start at $76 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 155 Route De Gachet. Furthermore, it also offers free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a multi-lingual staff, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 8.7 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, 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
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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ibis Styles Nantes Centre Gare

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $63 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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The great guest rating of ibis Styles Nantes Centre Gare is 8.50 out of 10. This place has room service, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, and child care. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $63, and it's located at 8 Allee Du Commandant Charcot. We also love the laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and an indoor play area which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.7 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. 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
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Luxury
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Radisson BLU Hotel Nantes

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $100 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Nantes
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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A cool place is Radisson BLU Hotel Nantes because it has great rooms that start at $100. It has room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and child care, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 6 place Aristide Briand. Only 0.7 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a spa, laundry facilities, and family rooms at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury
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Mercure Nantes Centre Grand Hotel

4-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 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
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Mercure Nantes Centre Grand Hotel offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and child care which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $87 (before taxes). It's located at 4 Rue Du Couedic and has earned a guest rating of 8.20/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.5 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room
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Ibis Nantes la Beaujoire Parc Expo

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $53 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Nantes
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
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Located at 5 Rue Du Moulin De La Halveque, Ibis Nantes la Beaujoire Parc Expo has great rooms from $53 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a bar, pet-friendly rooms, a game room, and free parking. It has a terrific 8.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find kids meals, family rooms, a multi-lingual staff, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 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
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
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Oceania Hotel de France Nantes

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $95 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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A great place to stay is Oceania Hotel de France Nantes which has nice rooms starting at $95. Offering room service, a fitness center, a bar, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 24 Rue Crebillon. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, a multi-lingual staff, and air-conditioning. It's located just 0.8 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury
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Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Les Sables-d'Olonne, Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, Pornic, and Saint-Herblain.

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


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

Nantes Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$76

After analyzing 22 first time trip hotels in Nantes, France, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $76. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Nantes.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $92
  • 3-star hotels: $63
  • 2-star hotels: $69


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