The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Picton

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Picton

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If it's your first trip to Picton, New Zealand 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 Picton. 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 Picton. 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 Picton 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 Picton 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 Picton for your first trip!

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

Kippilaw House

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $151 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

Located at 98 Waikawa Road, Kippilaw House has great rooms from $151 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, breakfast, hiking, and mountain views. It has a terrific 9.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.6 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love child care, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and city views at this relaxing hotel. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Broadway Motel Picton

Motel with prices starting at $78 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Picton
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Broadway Motel Picton which has nice rooms starting at $78. Offering skiing, room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, and hiking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 113 High Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers mountain views, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, and city views which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.6 km from the city center. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Atlantis Backpackers

Hostel with prices starting at $26 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • Beach

We found Atlantis Backpackers to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $26. We loved that is has breakfast, hiking, mountain views, rooms with kitchens, and a free breakfast, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Corner of Auckland St and London Quay. You'll also find pet-friendly rooms, a game room, free parking, a pool table, and evening entertainment which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.4 km from the center of town. Don't forget that there's a kitchen in the room to cook your meals, 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
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms


Tombstone Backpackers

Hostel with prices starting at $36 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Picton
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

With terrific rooms from $36, Tombstone Backpackers, at 16 Gravesend Place provides a fitness center, breakfast, hiking, mountain views, and rooms with kitchens. 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 a free breakfast, a hot tub, a game room, a spa, and free parking. It's located just 0.9 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
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Hiking
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Harbour View Motel Picton

Motel with prices starting at $62 (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.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

Harbour View Motel Picton has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10, and offers room service, hiking, mountain views, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services. The great rooms here start at $62 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 30 Waikawa Road. Furthermore, it also offers golf, free parking, mini-golf, car rentals, and laundry facilities, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.3 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
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Jasmine Court Motel

Motel with prices starting at $79 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Picton
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Jasmine Court Motel is 8.70 out of 10. This place has room service, hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $79, and it's located at 78 Wellington Street. We also love the golf, a hot tub, free parking, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental 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
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Beachcomber Inn Picton

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $77 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Beachcomber Inn Picton because it has great rooms that start at $77. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 27 Waikawa Road. Only 0.3 km from the city center, travelers will especially love rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, a hot tub, and free parking at this convenient hotel. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Aldan Lodge

Motel with prices starting at $77 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach

Aldan Lodge offers room service, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $77 (before taxes). It's located at 86 Wellington Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.30/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a spa, free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a tour desk which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.5 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


The Villa Backpackers Lodge

Hostel with prices starting at $31 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Picton
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • Beach

Located at 34 Auckland Street, The Villa Backpackers Lodge has great rooms from $31 (before taxes). It offers hiking, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, free parking, and a pool table. It has a terrific 8.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, a multi-lingual staff, and shuttle services 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
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


The Gables B&B Picton

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $96 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Beach

A great place to stay is The Gables B&B Picton which has nice rooms starting at $96. Offering hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and free parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 20 Waikawa Road. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers car rentals, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a tour desk. It's located just 0.3 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Nelson, Wellington, and Blenheim.

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


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

Picton Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$70

After analyzing 14 first time trip hotels in Picton, New Zealand, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $70. 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 Picton.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $93
  • 3-star hotels: $87
  • 2-star hotels: $36


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