The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Rome

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Rome

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

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

Condominio Monti Boutique Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $93 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Via dei Serpenti, 109, Condominio Monti Boutique Hotel has great rooms from $93 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a bar, parking, rooms with kitchenettes, and pet-friendly rooms. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.7 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love city views, cooking classes, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms at this relaxing hotel. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient. 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
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


Hotel Palazzo Manfredi - Relais & Chateaux

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $373 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Rome
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Palazzo Manfredi - Relais & Chateaux which has nice rooms starting at $373. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and breakfast, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Via Labicana 125. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, city views, cooking classes, and a hot tub which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.5 km from the city center. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


The First Roma Arte

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $284 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found The First Roma Arte to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $284. 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 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Via del Vantaggio, 14. You'll also find child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and cooking classes which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.2 km from the center of town. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Breakfast in the room


Aleph Rome Hotel Curio Collection by Hilton

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $321 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Rome
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $321, Aleph Rome Hotel Curio Collection by Hilton, at Via di San Basilio, 15 provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views. It's located just 0.8 km from the city center, too. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

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


Hotel Fellini

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $69 (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.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Hotel Fellini has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, city views, and bicycle rental. The great rooms here start at $69 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Via Rasella 56. Furthermore, it also offers family rooms, a tour desk, a multi-lingual staff, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.4 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here. 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
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Luxury


Gran Melia Rome

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $360 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Gran Melia Rome is 8.60 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $360, and it's located at Via Del Gianicolo 3. We also love the a bar, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.8 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. 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
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Torre Argentina Relais - Residenze di Charme

Guest House with prices starting at $121 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Rome
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Torre Argentina Relais - Residenze di Charme because it has great rooms that start at $121. It has room service, a bar, parking, child care, and laundry services, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Via Di Torre Argentina 44. Only 0.8 km from the city center, travelers will especially love city views, cooking classes, a hot tub, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental at this convenient hotel.

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


Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $276 (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.
  • Family-Friendly

Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $276 (before taxes). It's located at Via Lombardia 47 and has earned a guest rating of 9.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, city views, cooking classes, and kids meals which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.9 km from the city center.

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


H10 Roma Citta

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $74 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Rome
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Via Amedeo Avogadro, 35, H10 Roma Citta has great rooms from $74 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find parking, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 3.9 km from the center of town. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Palazzo Dama - Preferred Hotels & Resorts

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $329 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Palazzo Dama - Preferred Hotels & Resorts which has nice rooms starting at $329. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Lungotevere Arnaldo da Brescia 2. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and cooking classes. It's located just 1.4 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Fiumicino, Fiuggi, Viterbo, and Terracina.

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

Rome Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$96

After analyzing 836 first time trip hotels in Rome, Italy, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $96. 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 Rome.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $348
  • 4-star hotels: $97
  • 3-star hotels: $82
  • 2-star hotels: $74


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