The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Xalapa

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Xalapa

Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Xalapa? With plenty of activities and sites, this is a great destination for first-time visitors. So if you're deciding where to stay on your first trip to Xalapa, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Xalapa to find out which are the best for first timers based on price, amenities, location, reviews, and guest ratings. In this guide, we'll be showcasing the best hotels for first-time visitors in Xalapa, taking into consideration all of these important factors. Whether you're traveling solo, with family, or with friends, there's a hotel that caters to every traveler's needs to make the most of your first trip here. So, if you're visiting Xalapa for the first time, the hotels below will be great options, as many of them have pools, breakfast, and plenty of comforts to help you relax. So, here they are, the best hotels in Xalapa for first time visitors.

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

Hotel Maria Victoria Xalapa

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $25 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Xalapa
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Calle Zaragoza 6, Hotel Maria Victoria Xalapa has great rooms from $25 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, and mountain views. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 2.3 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love laundry services, city views, a game room, free parking, and a pool table at this relaxing hotel. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day. 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
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Gamma de Fiesta Americana Xalapa Nubara

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $50 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Gamma de Fiesta Americana Xalapa Nubara which has nice rooms starting at $50. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Av. Ruiz Cortines 912. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a kid-friendly buffet, mountain views, child care, laundry services, and city views which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.7 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
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Villa Las Margaritas Caxa

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $35 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Xalapa
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Villa Las Margaritas Caxa to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $35. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Bentio Quijano No.10. You'll also find laundry services, golf, city views, a hot tub, and a game room which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 2.3 km from the center of town. The swimming pool is fantastic and lots of fun, too. 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
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Holiday Inn Express Xalapa

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $65 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $65, Holiday Inn Express Xalapa, at Zaragoza No 8 Centro provides a fitness center, parking, child care, laundry services, and a free breakfast. Its terrific guest rating is 9.30 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers city views, laundry facilities, family rooms, a tour desk, and a multi-lingual staff. It's located just 2.2 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Free breakfast
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave


Mision Xalapa Plaza de las Convenciones

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $34 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Xalapa
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

Mision Xalapa Plaza de las Convenciones has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $34 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Av. 20 De Noviembre No. 455. Furthermore, it also offers a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 2.2 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. The indoor pool here is terrific, and makes for a great place to relax and have fun no matter what the weather is like. 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool


Mision Express Xalapa Centro

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $37 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Mision Express Xalapa Centro is 9.10 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, and child care. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $37, and it's located at Av. Avila Camacho No. 60. We also love the laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, and laundry facilities which are great for visitors. And since it's just 2.7 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury. 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
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop


Hotel Klimt

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $32 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Hotel Klimt because it has great rooms that start at $32. It has room service, a restaurant, a kid-friendly buffet, laundry services, and a free breakfast, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Av. Miguel Aleman 310 Col. Laderas de Macuiltepetl. Only 0.9 km from the city center, travelers will especially love city views, free parking, kids meals, laundry facilities, and family rooms at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Gran Hotel Xalapa

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $46 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Xalapa

Gran Hotel Xalapa offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $46 (before taxes). It's located at Victoria 163 and has earned a guest rating of 8.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers breakfast, mountain views, child care, laundry services, and city views which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.4 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Boutique San Antonio

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $64 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Benito Juarez 107, Hotel Boutique San Antonio has great rooms from $64 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, parking, breakfast, and laundry services. It has a terrific 9.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a free breakfast, city views, a spa, kids meals, and laundry facilities which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 2.3 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms


Hotel Clara Luna

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $28 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Xalapa
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Clara Luna which has nice rooms starting at $28. Offering room service, a restaurant, laundry services, a hot tub, and free parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Avenida Manuel Avila Camacho #42. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers car rentals, laundry facilities, family rooms, a tour desk, and a multi-lingual staff. It's located just 2.5 km from the city center, too. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing. 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
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Veracruz, Córdoba, Orizaba, and Coatepec.

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


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

Xalapa Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$38

Travelers to Xalapa will have a large number of terrific first time trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of first time trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 30 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $38. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Xalapa.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $46
  • 3-star hotels: $37
  • 2-star hotels: $23


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