The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Como

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Como

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If it's your first trip to Como, Italy 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 Como. 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 Como. 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 Como 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 Como 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 Como for your first trip!

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

Bed & Breakfast La Villa & spa

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $192 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Como
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Located at Via Della Rienza 59, Bed & Breakfast La Villa & spa has great rooms from $192 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, scuba diving, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 9.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.6 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a kid-friendly buffet, mountain views, child care, golf, and pet-friendly rooms at this relaxing hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Table tennis
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Sheraton Lake Como Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $168 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Sheraton Lake Como Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $168. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Via per Cernobbio 41A. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, parking, child care, laundry services, and golf which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3 km from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Posta Design Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $108 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Posta Design Hotel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $108. We loved that is has a restaurant, a bar, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and bicycle rental, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Via Garibaldi 2. You'll also find a multi-lingual staff, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.6 km from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental


Avenue Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $144 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Como
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $144, Avenue Hotel, at Piazzolo Terragni 6 provides room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, snorkeling, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.40 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers parking, a kid-friendly buffet, hiking, child care, and laundry services. It's located just 0.4 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Barchetta Excelsior

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $177 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Family-Friendly

Hotel Barchetta Excelsior has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. The great rooms here start at $177 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Piazza Cavour 1. Furthermore, it also offers breakfast, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.6 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Hotel Como

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $127 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Como
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

The great guest rating of Hotel Como is 8.10 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $127, and it's located at Via Mentana 28. We also love the parking, hiking, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.9 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


B&B Storico

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $124 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is B&B Storico because it has great rooms that start at $124. It has a bar, mountain views, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.99 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Via Giovio 28. Only 0.4 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, free parking, and laundry facilities at this convenient hotel. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Villa Flori

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $176 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Como
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Hotel Villa Flori offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and rooms with kitchens which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $176 (before taxes). It's located at Via Cernobbio 12 and has earned a guest rating of 8.80/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a spa, and car rentals which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.4 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Albergo Terminus

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $153 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Lungo Lario Trieste 14, Albergo Terminus has great rooms from $153 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and rooms with kitchenettes. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a spa, laundry facilities, and family rooms which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.6 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
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Palace Hotel & Centro Congressi

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $212 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Palace Hotel & Centro Congressi which has nice rooms starting at $212. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Lungo Lario Trieste 16. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers breakfast, laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and city views. It's located just 0.6 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Milan, Bergamo, Ascona, St. Moritz, and Locarno.

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


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

Como Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$134

After analyzing 23 first time trip hotels in Como, Italy, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $134. 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 Como.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $160
  • 3-star hotels: $123
  • 2-star hotels: $94


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