The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Balikpapan

Swissôtel Nusantara

Perfect for First-Timers

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Ibu Kota Nusantara, Swissôtel Nusantara has great rooms from $78 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 9.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 34.2 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, laundry services, city views, a spa, and free parking at this relaxing hotel. We always love having a pool, and the one here is really nice.

Ibis Balikpapan

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Balikpapan

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Ibis Balikpapan which has nice rooms starting at $22. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Jl Ery Suparjan No 2. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, city views, a spa, and a child pool which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.1 km from the city center. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Grand Jatra Hotel Balikpapan

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Family-Friendly
• Heated pool

We found Grand Jatra Hotel Balikpapan to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $53. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Jalan Jendral Sudirman No. 47. You'll also find a bar, child care, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 3.5 km from the center of town. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing.

Platinum Hotel & Convention Hall Balikpapan

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $45, Platinum Hotel & Convention Hall Balikpapan, at Jl. Soekarno Hatta No.28 provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 9.10 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, city views, and a hot tub. It's located just 7.1 km from the city center, too. The kitchen in the room is great, because you can cook your own meals to save time and money.

Four Points by Sheraton Balikpapan

Perfect for Your First Visit to Balikpapan

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Four Points by Sheraton Balikpapan has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. The great rooms here start at $47 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Jalan Pelita No.19. Furthermore, it also offers a bar, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a spa, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 8 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

Pentacity Hotel Balikpapan

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

The great guest rating of Pentacity Hotel Balikpapan is 8.40 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a water park, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $57, and it's located at Jl. Jenderal Sudirman No.47. We also love the a bar, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services which are great for visitors. And since it's just 3.5 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Having a kitchenette is a nice way for you to have some meals in the room, too.

Astara Hotel Balikpapan

Perfect for Your First Time in Balikpapan

A cool place is Astara Hotel Balikpapan because it has great rooms that start at $50. It has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a water park, and a restaurant, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Jalan Jendral Sudirman, No. 47. Only 3.5 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a fitness center, a bar, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care at this convenient hotel. The kids will love the water park, too.

Maxonehotels @balikpapan

Perfect for First-Timers

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.

Maxonehotels @balikpapan offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $28 (before taxes). It's located at Jl MT Haryono No 02 and has earned a guest rating of 8.30/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, city views, a spa, a child pool, and free parking which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.5 km from the city center. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Golden Tulip Balikpapan Hotel & Suites

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Balikpapan

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly

Located at Jl. Jenderal Sudirman No.7, Golden Tulip Balikpapan Hotel & Suites has great rooms from $35 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a spa, and a child pool which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 2.1 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

Grand Tjokro Balikpapan

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Grand Tjokro Balikpapan which has nice rooms starting at $30. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Jl Marsma R Iswahyudi Rt03 No 21 Balikpapa. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a spa, a child pool, free parking, laundry facilities, and a free airport shuttle. It's located just 7.2 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.