The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Venice

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Venice

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

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

San Clemente Palace Kempinski Hotel Venice

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $460 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Venice
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Located at Isola Di San Clemente 1, San Clemente Palace Kempinski Hotel Venice has great rooms from $460 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a casino, and a restaurant. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 3.1 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a fitness center, a bar, outdoor tennis, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care at this relaxing hotel. We always love having a pool, and the one here is really nice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $431 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa which has nice rooms starting at $431. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Isola delle Rose, Laguna di San Marco. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.6 km from the city center. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Kids' club


Duodo Palace

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $81 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Venice
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Duodo Palace to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $81. We loved that is has skiing, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Calle Minelli San Marco 1887/1888. You'll also find a bar, hiking, child care, laundry services, and golf which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.7 km from the center of town. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Hotel Palace Bonvecchiati

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $68 (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

With terrific rooms from $68, Hotel Palace Bonvecchiati, at San Marco 4680 provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. Its terrific guest rating is 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and city views. It's located just 0.8 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
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Palazzo Vitturi

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $107 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Venice
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Hotel Palazzo Vitturi has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, and child care. The great rooms here start at $107 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Castello 5246. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, city views, cooking classes, laundry facilities, and family rooms, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.2 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
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Hotel Palazzo Barbarigo Sul Canal Grande

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $225 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Hotel Palazzo Barbarigo Sul Canal Grande is 9.60 out of 10. This place has room service, a casino, a bar, breakfast, and hiking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $225, and it's located at San Polo 2765. We also love the child care, laundry services, golf, a free breakfast, and city views which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.4 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


The Gritti Palace A Luxury Collection Hotel

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $1363 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is The Gritti Palace A Luxury Collection Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $1363. It has room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Campo Santa Maria Del Giglio. Only 0.9 km from the city center, travelers will especially love parking, child care, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Belmond Hotel Cipriani

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $782 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Venice
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Belmond Hotel Cipriani offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $782 (before taxes). It's located at Giudecca 10 and has earned a guest rating of 9.40/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, breakfast, outdoor tennis, hiking, and rooms with kitchenettes which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.7 km from the city center. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Hotel Antiche Figure

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $84 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Santa Croce 687, Hotel Antiche Figure has great rooms from $84 (before taxes). It offers room service, a casino, a restaurant, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 9.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find breakfast, child care, laundry services, a free breakfast, and cooking classes which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.4 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
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Sina Palazzo Sant'Angelo

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $145 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Venice
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Sina Palazzo Sant'Angelo which has nice rooms starting at $145. Offering room service, a bar, parking, a kid-friendly buffet, and child care, it also has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at San Marco 3878/b - 3488. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, cooking classes, and laundry facilities. It's located just 0.4 km from the city center, too.

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


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Jesolo, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Caorle, and Bibione.

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


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

Venice Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$116

After analyzing 275 first time trip hotels in Venice, Italy, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $116. 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 Venice.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $437
  • 4-star hotels: $102
  • 3-star hotels: $95
  • 2-star hotels: $81


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