The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Hamilton

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Hamilton

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

Jet Park Hotel Hamilton Airport

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $100 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Hamilton
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 201 Airport Road, Jet Park Hotel Hamilton Airport has great rooms from $100 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 9.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 10.5 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, and a game room at this relaxing hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here. 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Distinction Hamilton Hotel & Conference Centre

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $114 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Distinction Hamilton Hotel & Conference Centre which has nice rooms starting at $114. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 100 Garnett Ave. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, golf, a hot tub, a spa, and an indoor pool which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.4 km from the city center. The restaurant serves delicious food, too. 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
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Ventura Inn & Suites Hamilton

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $105 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Hamilton
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Ventura Inn & Suites Hamilton to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $105. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a casino, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, and rooms with kitchenettes, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 23 Clarence Street. You'll also find laundry services, a free breakfast, city views, a hot tub, and free parking which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.2 km from the center of town. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun. 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
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Novotel Tainui Hamilton

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $147 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $147, Novotel Tainui Hamilton, at 7 Alma Street provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. Its terrific guest rating is 8.10 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, golf, a hot tub, kids meals, and laundry facilities. It's located just 0.3 km from the city center, too. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


ibis Hamilton Tainui

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $116 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Ibis Hamilton Tainui has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10, and offers a restaurant, a bar, parking, a kid-friendly buffet, and child care. The great rooms here start at $116 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 18 Alma Street. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, city views, kids meals, laundry facilities, and air-conditioning, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.2 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
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Refrigerator


Park View Motor Lodge

Motel with prices starting at $124 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Hamilton
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

The great guest rating of Park View Motor Lodge is 9.00 out of 10. This place has a fitness center, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $124, and it's located at 450 Tristram Street. We also love the a spa, an indoor pool, free parking, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.2 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Argent Motor Lodge

Motel with prices starting at $91 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Argent Motor Lodge because it has great rooms that start at $91. It has room service, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, free parking, and laundry facilities, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 27 Lorne Street. Only 2.7 km from the city center, travelers will especially love bicycle rental, family rooms, a tour desk, air-conditioning, and a microwave at this convenient hotel. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too. 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
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Albert Court Motor Lodge

Motel with prices starting at $113 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Hamilton
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Albert Court Motor Lodge offers a fitness center, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, and a hot tub which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $113 (before taxes). It's located at 29 Albert Street and has earned a guest rating of 9.10/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a spa and wellness center, free parking, car rentals, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.9 km from the city center. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Quantum Lodge Motor Inn

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $186 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 1 Karewa Place, Quantum Lodge Motor Inn has great rooms from $186 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a fitness center, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services. It has a terrific 9.99 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find golf, a hot tub, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 5.5 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Astra Motor Lodge

Motel with prices starting at $115 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Hamilton
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Astra Motor Lodge which has nice rooms starting at $115. Offering room service, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 47 Kahikatea Drive. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and air-conditioning. It's located just 2.9 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
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, you might be interested in the nearby first time trip hotels in Cambridge.

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


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

Hamilton Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$119

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Hamilton, New Zealand. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Hamilton, New Zealand based on data from 12 hotels is an affordable $119. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Hamilton.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $117
  • 3-star hotels: $122


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