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The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Groningen

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Groningen

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

Prinsenhof Groningen

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $150 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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Located at Martinikerkhof 23, Prinsenhof Groningen has great rooms from $150 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and laundry services. It has a terrific 9.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.2 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love pet-friendly rooms, city views, kids meals, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental at this relaxing hotel. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury
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City Hotel Groningen

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $78 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Groningen
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
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A great place to stay is City Hotel Groningen which has nice rooms starting at $78. Offering a fitness center, a bar, laundry services, city views, and a spa, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Gedempte Kattendiep 25. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers bicycle rental, a multi-lingual staff, air-conditioning, a coffee shop, and a 24-hour desk which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.4 km from the city center. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
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Van der Valk Hotel Groningen-Hoogkerk

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $91 (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.
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We found Van der Valk Hotel Groningen-Hoogkerk to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $91. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 53 Borchsingel. You'll also find pet-friendly rooms, free parking, kids meals, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 4.1 km from the center of town. Nothing says relaxation like 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
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Hotel Corps de Garde

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $113 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Groningen
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool
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With terrific rooms from $113, Hotel Corps de Garde, at Oude Boteringestraat 74 provides room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and a kid-friendly buffet. Its terrific guest rating is 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers hiking, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, kids meals, and laundry facilities. It's located just 0.3 km from the city center, too. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Apollo Hotel Groningen

4-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 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
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Apollo Hotel Groningen has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. The great rooms here start at $69 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Laan van de Vrijheid 91. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, kids meals, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 2.2 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient. 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
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Hotel Miss Blanche

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $114 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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The great guest rating of Hotel Miss Blanche is 8.90 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and rooms with kitchens. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $114, and it's located at Hoge der A 1a. We also love the laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a multi-lingual staff which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.6 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Best Western Hotel Groningen Centre

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $84 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Groningen
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
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A cool place is Best Western Hotel Groningen Centre because it has great rooms that start at $84. It has a fitness center, a bar, parking, rooms with kitchens, 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 Radesingel 50. Only 0.7 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry facilities, bicycle rental, a multi-lingual staff, air-conditioning, and a coffee shop 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
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Lutje Kerklaan

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $86 (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.
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Lutje Kerklaan offers room service, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, city views, and free parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $86 (before taxes). It's located at Kerklaan 13a and has earned a guest rating of 9.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers bicycle rental, air-conditioning, a microwave, a refrigerator, and cycling which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1 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
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Asgard Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $120 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Groningen
  • Family-Friendly
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Located at Ganzevoortsingel 2 - 1, Asgard Hotel has great rooms from $120 (before taxes). It offers room service, a bar, parking, laundry services, and city views. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry facilities, bicycle rental, air-conditioning, balconies, and breakfast in the room which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.7 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Breakfast in the room
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Hotel de Doelen Groningen

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $89 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
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A great place to stay is Hotel de Doelen Groningen which has nice rooms starting at $89. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Grote Markt 36. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry facilities, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a sauna, and a library. It's located just 0.1 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
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Breakfast in the room
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Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Borkum, Norden, Norderney, and Nes.

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


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

Groningen Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$99

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Groningen, Netherlands. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Groningen, Netherlands based on data from 10 hotels is an affordable $99. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Groningen.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $103
  • 3-star hotels: $98


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