The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Hamburg

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Hamburg

The Speicherstadt in Hamburg, Germany The Speicherstadt in Hamburg, Germany

If it's your first trip to Hamburg, Germany 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 Hamburg. 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 Hamburg. 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 Hamburg 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 Hamburg 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 Hamburg for your first trip!

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

Le Meridien Hamburg

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $162 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Hamburg
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at An Der Alster 52-56, Le Meridien Hamburg has great rooms from $162 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.1 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a spa at this relaxing hotel. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • 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


Grand Elysee Hamburg

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $208 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Grand Elysee Hamburg which has nice rooms starting at $208. 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 Rothenbaumchaussee 10. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a hot tub which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.6 km from the city center. We love an indoor pool because you can enjoy it any time of the year.

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


Empire Riverside Hotel

4-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.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Empire Riverside Hotel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $185. 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 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Bernhard Nocht Strasse 97. You'll also find child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a spa and wellness center which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 2.5 km from the center of town. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

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


Apartment-Hotel Hamburg Mitte

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $64 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Hamburg
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

With terrific rooms from $64, Apartment-Hotel Hamburg Mitte, at Borstelmannsweg 133 provides room service, a restaurant, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, and hiking. Its terrific guest rating is 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views. It's located just 3.4 km from the city center, too. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money. 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
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


The Madison Hotel Hamburg

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

The Madison Hotel Hamburg has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. The great rooms here start at $120 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Schaarsteinweg 4. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.3 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Superbude Hotel Hostel St Pauli

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $82 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Hamburg
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Superbude Hotel Hostel St Pauli is 8.90 out of 10. This place has a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $82, and it's located at Juliusstraße 1-7, Hamburg Mitte. We also love the a game room, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a tour desk which are great for visitors. And since it's just 2.9 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
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


AMERON Hamburg Hotel Speicherstadt

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $145 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is AMERON Hamburg Hotel Speicherstadt because it has great rooms that start at $145. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Am Sandtorkai 4. Only 0.7 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, a spa, and laundry facilities at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental


ARCOTEL Onyx Hamburg

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $78 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Hamburg
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

ARCOTEL Onyx Hamburg offers room service, a bar, parking, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $78 (before taxes). It's located at Reeperbahn 1 and has earned a guest rating of 8.80/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers city views, a spa, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a tour desk which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.1 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
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Scandic Hamburg Emporio

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $122 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Dammtorwall 19, Scandic Hamburg Emporio has great rooms from $122 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find pet-friendly rooms, city views, a spa, kids meals, and an indoor play area which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1.4 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


Superbude Hotel Hostel St Georg

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $68 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Superbude Hotel Hostel St Georg which has nice rooms starting at $68. Offering a bar, parking, a kid-friendly buffet, pet-friendly rooms, and city views, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Spaldingstrasse 152. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a game room, an indoor play area, table tennis, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental. It's located just 1.4 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
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Lübeck, Timmendorfer Strand, Celle, and Bad Bevensen.

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


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

Hamburg Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$108

After analyzing 128 first time trip hotels in Hamburg, Germany, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $108. 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 Hamburg.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $179
  • 4-star hotels: $115
  • 3-star hotels: $86
  • 2-star hotels: $68


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