The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Ferrara

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Ferrara

Visiting Ferrara, Italy 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 Ferrara, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Ferrara 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 Ferrara 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 Ferrara before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Ferrara for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Ferrara 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.)

Hotel Annunziata

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $84 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Piazza Repubblica 5, Hotel Annunziata has great rooms from $84 (before taxes). It offers room service, a bar, parking, child care, and laundry services. It has a terrific 9.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.2 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental at this relaxing hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

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


Student's Hostel Estense

Hostel with prices starting at $49 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Ferrara
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Student's Hostel Estense which has nice rooms starting at $49. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, and breakfast, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Corso Biagio Rossetti 24. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.8 km from the city center. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Carlton Ferrara

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $66 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Hotel Carlton Ferrara to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $66. 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 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Via Garibaldi 93. You'll also find a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and golf which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.3 km from the center of town. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Lucrezia Borgia

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $62 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Ferrara
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

With terrific rooms from $62, Hotel Lucrezia Borgia, at Via Bononi 34 provides a restaurant, a bar, pet-friendly rooms, a game room, and free parking. Its terrific guest rating is 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers kids meals, laundry facilities, family rooms, a multi-lingual staff, and air-conditioning. It's located just 2 km from the city center, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Orologio

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $68 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Heated pool

Hotel Orologio has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms. The great rooms here start at $68 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Via Darsena 67. Furthermore, it also offers city views, a hot tub, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.6 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Biciclo' Ferrara Citta

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $72 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Ferrara
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Biciclo' Ferrara Citta is 9.30 out of 10. This place has room service, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, hiking, and rooms with kitchens. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $72, and it's located at Via Carlo Mayr 100. We also love the rooms with kitchenettes, golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and bowling which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.5 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Antica Corte Hotel Residence di Charme

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $89 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Antica Corte Hotel Residence di Charme because it has great rooms that start at $89. It has room service, a restaurant, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Via Mascheraio 29. Only 1.5 km from the city center, travelers will especially love child care, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and cooking classes at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Locanda Modigliani

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $81 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Locanda Modigliani offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, and laundry services which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $81 (before taxes). It's located at Corso Giovecca 124 and has earned a guest rating of 9.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers golf, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a hot tub which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.1 km from the city center. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Nazionale Ferrara

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $60 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Ferrara
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Corso Porta Reno 32, Hotel Nazionale Ferrara has great rooms from $60 (before taxes). It offers room service, a bar, parking, breakfast, and hiking. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, golf, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.9 km from the center of town. 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
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Touring Ferrara

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $52 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Touring Ferrara which has nice rooms starting at $52. Offering room service, a bar, parking, child care, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Viale Cavour 11. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, a game room, a spa, car rentals, and laundry facilities. It's located just 1.3 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
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Venice, Cervia, Verona, Cesenatico, and Bologna.

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


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

Ferrara Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$65

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Ferrara, Italy. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Ferrara, Italy based on data from 25 hotels is an affordable $65. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Ferrara.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $64
  • 3-star hotels: $65


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