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 Hotel Rapallo

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $238 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

Located at Via San Michele di Pagana 8, Excelsior Palace Hotel Rapallo has great rooms from $238 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.9 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, parking, and breakfast at this relaxing hotel. Being able to relax at the pool bar is a great way to spend your time here.

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


Grand Hotel Bristol Resort & Spa

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $238 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Rapallo
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Grand Hotel Bristol Resort & Spa which has nice rooms starting at $238. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and scuba diving, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 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, parking, breakfast, and child care which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.5 km from the city center. After a busy day, the heated pool is a nice place to unwind.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Stella Rapallo

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $120 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach

We found Hotel Stella Rapallo to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $120. We loved that is has room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, and parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Via Aurelia Ponente 6. You'll also find child care, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.4 km from the center of town. 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.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Canali

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $180 (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.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
  • Pool

With terrific rooms from $180, Hotel Canali, at Via Enrico Pietrafraccia 15 provides a pool, room service, a fitness center, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Its terrific guest rating is 8.10 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a bar, parking, hiking, child care, and laundry services. It's located just 1.2 km from the city center, too. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Astoria Rapallo

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $264 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

Hotel Astoria Rapallo has a great guest rating of 9.40 out of 10, and offers room service, scuba diving, a bar, parking, and child care. The great rooms here start at $264 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Via Gramsci 4. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.2 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Portofino Rapallo

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $129 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • Beach

The great guest rating of Hotel Portofino Rapallo is 8.40 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, snorkeling, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $129, and it's located at Corso Matteotti 53 int. 1/2. We also love the parking, hiking, golf, city views, and horse riding 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 service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food. 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
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Italia e Lido Rapallo

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $215 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Rapallo
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Hotel Italia e Lido Rapallo because it has great rooms that start at $215. It has room service, a restaurant, a bar, child care, and laundry services, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Lungomare Castello 1. Only 0.5 km from the city center, travelers will especially love pet-friendly rooms, city views, kids meals, a multi-lingual staff, and air-conditioning at this convenient hotel.

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


Hotel Giulio Cesare Rapallo

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $165 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

Hotel Giulio Cesare Rapallo offers room service, a restaurant, snorkeling, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $165 (before taxes). It's located at Corso Cristoforo Colombo 52 and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers breakfast, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.4 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Riviera Rapallo

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $151 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Rapallo
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • Beach

Located at Piazza IV Novembre 2, Hotel Riviera Rapallo has great rooms from $151 (before taxes). It offers room service, a bar, child care, laundry services, and golf. It has a terrific 8.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find pet-friendly rooms, city views, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a tour desk which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.2 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
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Miro' Rapallo

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $129 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach

A great place to stay is Hotel Miro' Rapallo which has nice rooms starting at $129. Offering room service, scuba diving, parking, hiking, and child care, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Lungomare Vittorio Veneto 32. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry services, golf, city views, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental. It's located just 0.2 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.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Cinque Terre, Genoa, Salsomaggiore Terme, and La Spezia.

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


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

Rapallo Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$163

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 21 hotels is an affordable $163. 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: $238
  • 4-star hotels: $213
  • 3-star hotels: $143
  • 2-star hotels: $111


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