The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Pays de la Loire

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Pays de la Loire

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

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

Relais du Silence Hotel Chateau De Verrieres & Spa

Saumur, France
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $318 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Pays de la Loire
  • 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 53 Rue d'Alsace, Relais du Silence Hotel Chateau De Verrieres & Spa has great rooms from $318 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a bar, hiking, and child care. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 73.8 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love laundry services, golf, city views, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center at this relaxing hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Breakfast in the room


Domaine De La Bretesche

Missillac, France
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $306 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Domaine De La Bretesche which has nice rooms starting at $306. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Domaine De La Bretesche. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers outdoor tennis, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, and golf which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 87.5 km from the city center. Having an indoor pool means that you can swim and have fun any time of the year.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Mercure Nantes Centre Gare

Nantes, France
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $78 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Pays de la Loire
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Mercure Nantes Centre Gare to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $78. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and laundry services, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 50/51 Quai Malakoff. You'll also find pet-friendly rooms, city views, a game room, kids meals, and laundry facilities which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 51.7 km from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food. 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
  • 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


Novotel Nantes Centre Bord de Loire

Nantes, France
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $86 (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.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $86, Novotel Nantes Centre Bord de Loire, at 1 Bd Des Martyrs Nantais provides room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and laundry services. Its terrific guest rating is 8.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, city views, a game room, kids meals, and laundry facilities. It's located just 52.6 km from the city center, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

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


Le Domaine des Lys

Ancenis, France
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $117 (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.
  • Family-Friendly

Le Domaine des Lys has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, pet-friendly rooms, and cooking classes. The great rooms here start at $117 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Chateau de Guere. Furthermore, it also offers a hot tub, a game room, free parking, a pool table, and an indoor play area, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 20.1 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Manoir De Ponsay

Chantonnay, France
Guest House with prices starting at $132 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Pays de la Loire
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Manoir De Ponsay is 9.40 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $132, and it's located at St-Mars des Pres. We also love the rooms with kitchenettes, a hot tub, free parking, a pool table, and kids meals which are great for visitors. And since it's just 89.8 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Barriere Le Royal La Baule

La Baule-Escoublac, France
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $370 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Beach

A cool place is Hotel Barriere Le Royal La Baule because it has great rooms that start at $370. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center, 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, avenue Pierre Loti. Only 108.4 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a bar, parking, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Logis Villa Flornoy

Pornichet, France
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $146 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Pays de la Loire
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Logis Villa Flornoy offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, and hiking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $146 (before taxes). It's located at 7 Avenue Flornoy and has earned a guest rating of 8.40/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers golf, pet-friendly rooms, a game room, a child pool, and an indoor pool which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 104.2 km from the city center. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Les Terrasses De Saumur & Spa

Saumur, France
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $126 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Located at Chemin de l’Alat Saint Hilaire Saint Florent, Les Terrasses De Saumur & Spa has great rooms from $126 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and a kitchen. It has a terrific 8.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find rooms with kitchenettes, golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a spa and wellness center which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 71.9 km from the center of town. Having a kitchenette is a nice way for you to have some meals in the room, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchen/Kitchenette
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Hotel St Pierre Saumur

Saumur, France
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $132 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Pays de la Loire
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel St Pierre Saumur which has nice rooms starting at $132. Offering room service, a bar, rooms with kitchens, child care, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Rue Haute Saint-Pierre. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, bowling, and free parking. It's located just 74.7 km from the city center, too. Don't forget that there's a kitchen in the room to cook your meals, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Nantes, Rennes, Angers, Laval, and Saint-Herblain.

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How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Pays de la Loire?

Pays de la Loire Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$110

Travelers to Pays de la Loire 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 180 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $110. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Pays de la Loire.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $335
  • 4-star hotels: $119
  • 3-star hotels: $101
  • 2-star hotels: $88


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