The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Potsdam

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Potsdam

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

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

Hotel Am Jägertor

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $169 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Hegelallee 11, Hotel Am Jägertor has great rooms from $169 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and hiking. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love pet-friendly rooms, city views, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms 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
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


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INSELHOTEL Potsdam-Hermannswerder

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $194 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Potsdam
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is INSELHOTEL Potsdam-Hermannswerder which has nice rooms starting at $194. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Hermannswerder 30. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers parking, hiking, laundry services, a spa, and an indoor pool which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.1 km from the city center. After a busy day, the heated pool is a nice place to unwind.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Kongresshotel Potsdam am Templiner See

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $97 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

We found Kongresshotel Potsdam am Templiner See to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $97. 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 8.40 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Am Luftschiffhafen 1. You'll also find hiking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and a spa which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 4.3 km from the center of town. Having an indoor pool means that you can swim and have fun any time of the year. 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
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Maxx Hotel Sanssouci Potsdam

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $105 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Potsdam
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

With terrific rooms from $105, Maxx Hotel Sanssouci Potsdam, at Allee Nach Sanssouci 1 provides room service, a restaurant, a bar, laundry services, and golf. 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 pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a tour desk. It's located just 1.4 km from the city center, too. The room service is especially nice after a long day. 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
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Landhotel Potsdam

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $119 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Landhotel Potsdam has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, parking, hiking, and laundry services. The great rooms here start at $119 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Reiherbergstrasse 33. Furthermore, it also offers pet-friendly rooms, city views, a spa, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 6.8 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. 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
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


Hotel Brandenburger Tor Potsdam

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $134 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Potsdam
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Hotel Brandenburger Tor Potsdam is 8.60 out of 10. This place has a bar, parking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $134, and it's located at Brandenburger Str. 1. We also love the laundry services, city views, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family 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. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hotel am Luisenplatz

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $128 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

A cool place is Hotel am Luisenplatz because it has great rooms that start at $128. It has room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Luisenplatz 5. Only 1.3 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Dorint Hotel Potsdam

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $90 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

Dorint Hotel Potsdam offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and rooms with kitchenettes which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $90 (before taxes). It's located at Jaegerallee 20 and has earned a guest rating of 8.20/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers pet-friendly rooms, a spa, an indoor pool, laundry facilities, and family rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.3 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
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Villa Monte Vino

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $148 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Potsdam
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Gregor-Mendel-Straße 27, Hotel Villa Monte Vino has great rooms from $148 (before taxes). It offers a bar, parking, hiking, laundry services, and laundry facilities. It has a terrific 9.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find bicycle rental, family rooms, a tour desk, air-conditioning, and a refrigerator which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1.5 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Hotel zum Hofmaler

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $165 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel zum Hofmaler which has nice rooms starting at $165. Offering parking, city views, bicycle rental, a tour desk, and a microwave, it also has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Gutenbergstraße 73. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a refrigerator, balconies, and outdoor dining areas. It's located just 0.5 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Berlin, Potsdam, Lübbenau, Neuruppin, and Lutherstadt Wittenberg.

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


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

Potsdam Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$127

Travelers to Potsdam, Germany 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 17 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $127. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Potsdam.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $126
  • 3-star hotels: $128


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