The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Rapallo

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Rapallo

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

Excelsior Palace Portofino Coast

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $496 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Located at Via San Michele Di Pagana 8, Excelsior Palace Portofino Coast has great rooms from $496 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 9.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.8 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, parking, and hiking at this relaxing hotel. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool


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Grand Hotel Bristol Spa Resort, by R Collection Hotels

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $504 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Rapallo
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Grand Hotel Bristol Spa Resort, by R Collection Hotels which has nice rooms starting at $504. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Via Aurelia Orientale 369. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers snorkeling, a bar, child care, laundry services, and golf which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.5 km from the city center. The pool bar here is a fun spot to relax while you unwind on your trip.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool


Hotel Cavour

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $116 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Hotel Cavour to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $116. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, snorkeling, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Galleria Raggio 20. You'll also find hiking, child care, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.1 km from the center of town. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus. 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
  • Snorkeling
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


Europa Hotel Design Spa 1877

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $159 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Rapallo
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $159, Europa Hotel Design Spa 1877, at Via Milite Ignoto 2 provides room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, a bar, and 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 laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, a spa, and horse riding. It's located just 0.5 km from the city center, too. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered. 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
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Stella

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $146 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Hotel Stella has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, and parking. The great rooms here start at $146 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Via Aurelia Ponente, 6. Furthermore, it also offers child care, laundry services, golf, city views, and horse riding, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.2 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
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Vesuvio

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $218 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Hotel Vesuvio is 9.40 out of 10. This place has room service, scuba diving, a bar, hiking, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $218, and it's located at Lungomare Vittorio Veneto, 29. We also love the golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, horse riding, and mini-golf which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.2 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
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Splendide Riviera Boutique Art Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $260 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Rapallo
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Splendide Riviera Boutique Art Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $260. It has room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and child care, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Piazza Iv Novembre 2. Only 0.2 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, a spa, and laundry facilities at this convenient hotel. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Astoria

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $199 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Hotel Astoria offers room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $199 (before taxes). It's located at Via Gramsci Antonio 4 and has earned a guest rating of 9.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.2 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
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Italia e Lido Rapallo

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $148 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Rapallo
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Lungomare Castello 1, Hotel Italia e Lido Rapallo has great rooms from $148 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find city views, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, balconies, and breakfast in the room which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.5 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
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Il Gatto

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $143 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Il Gatto which has nice rooms starting at $143. Offering room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, and hiking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Via Del Carmelo 3. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers child care, golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and horse riding. It's located just 0.3 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
  • Snorkeling
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Genoa, La Spezia, Forte dei Marmi, Finale Ligure, and Levanto.

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


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

Rapallo Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$219

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Rapallo, 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 Rapallo, Italy based on data from 16 hotels is an affordable $219. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Rapallo.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $500
  • 4-star hotels: $221
  • 3-star hotels: $158
  • 2-star hotels: $131


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