The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Jerusalem

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Jerusalem

Jerusalem Jerusalem

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

Orient by Isrotel Exclusive

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $343 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Jerusalem
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 3 Emek Refa'im Street, Orient by Isrotel Exclusive has great rooms from $343 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.4 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love parking, child care, laundry services, city views, and a game room at this relaxing hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Kids' club


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The David Citadel Jerusalem

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $644 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is The David Citadel Jerusalem which has nice rooms starting at $644. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 7 King David Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, parking, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.3 km from the city center. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


The Inbal Jerusalem

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $360 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Jerusalem
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

We found The Inbal Jerusalem to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $360. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Liberty Bell Park, 3, Jabotinsky St.. You'll also find a bar, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a game room which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1 km from the center of town. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Leonardo Plaza Hotel Jerusalem

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $304 (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.

With terrific rooms from $304, Leonardo Plaza Hotel Jerusalem, at Harav Avida 1 provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. 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 a bar, parking, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub. It's located just 0.9 km from the city center, too. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Jerusalem Gold Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $172 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Jerusalem
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Jerusalem Gold Hotel has a great guest rating of 9.50 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and rooms with kitchenettes. The great rooms here start at $172 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 234 Jaffa Road. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, city views, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 2.5 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic. 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
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Cassia Hotel Jerusalem

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $231 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

The great guest rating of Cassia Hotel Jerusalem is 8.50 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $231, and it's located at 32 King David Street. We also love the laundry services, city views, a hot tub, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.8 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice.

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


C Hotel Neve Ilan

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $235 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

A cool place is C Hotel Neve Ilan because it has great rooms that start at $235. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Kibbutz. Only 14.5 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, a hot tub, a game room, a child pool, and an indoor pool at this convenient hotel. Having an indoor pool means that you can swim and have fun any time of the year.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Kids' club


Dan Panorama Jerusalem

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $219 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Jerusalem
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.

Dan Panorama Jerusalem offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $219 (before taxes). It's located at 39 Keren Hayesod Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.10/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a game room which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.8 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Brown Jerusalem Hotel & Convention Center

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $176 (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.

Located at A. Y. Shakhrai Street 24, Brown Jerusalem Hotel & Convention Center has great rooms from $176 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, child care, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find city views, a game room, free parking, an indoor play area, and laundry facilities which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 3.9 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
  • Outdoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Kids' club


King David Hotel Jerusalem

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $639 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Jerusalem
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is King David Hotel Jerusalem which has nice rooms starting at $639. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 23 King David Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a bar, parking, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms. It's located just 0.6 km from the city center, too. Don't miss the pool bar which offers drinks and a fun area to unwind.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Amman, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Madaba, and Ein Bokek.

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


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

Jerusalem Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$230

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Jerusalem, Israel. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Jerusalem, Israel based on data from 50 hotels is an affordable $230. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Jerusalem.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $422
  • 4-star hotels: $190
  • 3-star hotels: $171


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