The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Bavaria

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Bavaria

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

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

Parkhotel Wallgau

Wallgau, Bavaria
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $257 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Located at Barmseestraße 1, Parkhotel Wallgau has great rooms from $257 (before taxes). It offers skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 165.3 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love snorkeling, a bar, parking, hiking, and laundry services at this relaxing hotel. We love an indoor pool because you can enjoy it any time of the year.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room


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Parkhotel Frank

Oberstdorf, Bavaria
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $588 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Bavaria
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Parkhotel Frank which has nice rooms starting at $588. Offering an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 9.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Sachsenweg 11. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 199.2 km from the city center. The kitchen in the room is great, because you can cook your own meals to save time and money.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool


Hotel Eibl-Brunner 4-Sterne-Superior

Frauenau, Bavaria
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $426 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Hotel Eibl-Brunner 4-Sterne-Superior to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $426. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Hauptstraße 18. You'll also find a bar, hiking, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and a game room which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 131.4 km from the center of town. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Playground


Sonnenalp Resort

Ofterschwang, Bavaria
5-star Resort with prices starting at $1122 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Bavaria
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $1122, Sonnenalp Resort, at Sonnenalp 1 provides an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Its terrific guest rating is 9.30 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a bar, parking, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and child care. It's located just 191.4 km from the city center, too. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Zugspitze

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $340 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Zugspitze has a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10, and offers skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. The great rooms here start at $340 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Klammstraße 19. Furthermore, it also offers a bar, parking, hiking, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 170.4 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Café Ebner

Lindau, Bavaria
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $185 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Hotel Café Ebner is 9.20 out of 10. This place has skiing, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $185, and it's located at Friedrichshafener Strasse 19. We also love the hiking, laundry services, golf, city views, and a game room which are great for visitors. And since it's just 209 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop


Obermühle Alpin Spa Resort

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $333 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Bavaria
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A cool place is Obermühle Alpin Spa Resort because it has great rooms that start at $333. It has an outdoor pool, skiing, a pool bar, room service, and a casino, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Mühlstr. 22. Only 170.6 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a restaurant, a fitness center, scuba diving, a bar, and parking at this convenient hotel. The pool bar here is a fun spot to relax while you unwind on your trip.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool


Sonnengut

Bad Birnbach, Bavaria
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $184 (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.
  • Heated pool

Sonnengut offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $184 (before taxes). It's located at Am Aunhamer Berg 2 and has earned a guest rating of 9.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, hiking, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 131.6 km from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Das Tegernsee

Tegernsee, Bavaria
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $418 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Bavaria
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Located at Neureuthstraße 23, Das Tegernsee has great rooms from $418 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a casino, and a restaurant. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a fitness center, a bar, parking, hiking, and rooms with kitchenettes which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 143.9 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
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool


Hotel Bavaria

Zwiesel, Bavaria
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $192 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Hotel Bavaria which has nice rooms starting at $192. Offering an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a restaurant, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Lindenweg 9. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers hiking, golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a game room. It's located just 124.1 km from the city center, too. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Munich, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Bamberg, and Erlangen.

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

Bavaria Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$159

Travelers to Bavaria 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 1741 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $159. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Bavaria.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $392
  • 4-star hotels: $190
  • 3-star hotels: $141
  • 2-star hotels: $121


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