The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Tamil Nadu

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Tamil Nadu

Visiting Tamil Nadu for the first time can be an exciting, yet overwhelming experience. With so many incredible hotels to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to stay. If you're deciding where to stay for your first visit to Tamil Nadu, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Tamil Nadu based on price, location, amenities, guest ratings, and more to determine which would be the ideal places to stay for first timers. Whether you're here for just a few days or longer, these hotels offer the perfect combination of amenities, location, and price. For those visiting Tamil Nadu for the first time, it's important to choose a hotel in a safe and convenient area to make the most of your first visit. You'll want to be close to the activities, shopping, and dining options, of course. When looking for hotels, consider the amenities they offer. Some hotels may have a fitness center, a bar or restaurant, a pool, or even a spa. All of these features can add to your overall enjoyment if you've never been to Tamil Nadu before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Tamil Nadu for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Tamil Nadu for first-timers offer the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and affordability. So, here's our list of suggestions for your next trip.

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

The Carlton

Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu
5-star Resort with prices starting at $233 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Lake Road ., The Carlton has great rooms from $233 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, snorkeling, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.96 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 101.8 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love breakfast, mountain views, child care, laundry services, and golf at this relaxing hotel. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


The Residency Towers Coimbatore

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $73 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Tamil Nadu
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is The Residency Towers Coimbatore which has nice rooms starting at $73. 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 1076, Avinashi Road .. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers mountain views, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, city views, and a spa and wellness center which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 111.3 km from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Infinity pool


The Westin Chennai Velachery

Chennai, Tamil Nadu
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $95 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found The Westin Chennai Velachery to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $95. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 154 Velachery,Main Road. You'll also find parking, a kid-friendly buffet, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 327.6 km from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Radisson Salem

Salem, Tamil Nadu
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $77 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Tamil Nadu
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $77, Radisson Salem, at S.f. No. 157/3, Jagirammapalayam Village provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. 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 mountain views, child care, laundry services, a spa and wellness center, and a game room. It's located just 77.9 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


Great Trails Riverview Thanjavur By Grt Hotels

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $67 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

Great Trails Riverview Thanjavur By Grt Hotels has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and laundry services. The great rooms here start at $67 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Vennar Bank, Pali Agraharam,Thanjavur 613 003. Tamilnadu. Furthermore, it also offers pet-friendly rooms, a spa and wellness center, a game room, a spa, and free parking, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 123.1 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Playground


Quality Inn VIHA

Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $42 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

The great guest rating of Quality Inn VIHA is 8.30 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and breakfast. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $42, and it's located at No:2 New Railway Road. We also love the laundry services, a free breakfast, city views, a spa, and free parking which are great for visitors. And since it's just 152 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
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop


Bamboo Banks Farm & Guest House

Mudumalai, Tamil Nadu
Guest House with prices starting at $96 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Tamil Nadu
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Bamboo Banks Farm & Guest House because it has great rooms that start at $96. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, mountain views, and pet-friendly rooms, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at The Nilgiris. Only 160.6 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a game room, free parking, horse riding, an indoor play area, and table tennis at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Playground


The Accord Metropolitan

Chennai, Tamil Nadu
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $55 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

The Accord Metropolitan 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 $55 (before taxes). It's located at 35, GN Chetty Road, Thiyagara Nagar, Tamil Nadu and has earned a guest rating of 8.20/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, and city views which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 332.7 km from the city center. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop


Vivanta Chennai IT Expressway

Chennai, Tamil Nadu
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $59 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Tamil Nadu
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.

Located at No 309 Rajiv Gandhi Salai Old Mahabalipuram Road Sholinganallur, Vivanta Chennai IT Expressway has great rooms from $59 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a spa and wellness center which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 321.9 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Radisson Blu Hotel Chennai City Centre

Chennai, Tamil Nadu
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $86 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Radisson Blu Hotel Chennai City Centre which has nice rooms starting at $86. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at #2 Ethiraj Salai, C-in-C Road Egmore. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, city views, a spa and wellness center, and a spa. It's located just 336.2 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop


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


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

Tamil Nadu Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$58

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Tamil Nadu. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Tamil Nadu based on data from 72 hotels is an affordable $58. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Tamil Nadu.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $90
  • 4-star hotels: $69
  • 3-star hotels: $46
  • 2-star hotels: $28


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