The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Lisbon

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Lisbon

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If it's your first trip to Lisbon, Portugal 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 Lisbon. 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 Lisbon. 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 Lisbon 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 Lisbon 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 Lisbon for your first trip!

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

Tivoli Avenida Liberdade Lisboa - The Leading Hotels of the World

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $248 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Avenida da Liberdade 185, Tivoli Avenida Liberdade Lisboa - The Leading Hotels of the World has great rooms from $248 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.3 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, parking, a kid-friendly buffet, hiking, and child care at this relaxing hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Brown's Downtown

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $85 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Lisbon
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Brown's Downtown which has nice rooms starting at $85. Offering a restaurant, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, hiking, and child care, it also has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Rua Dos Sapateiros 69-79. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, city views, cooking classes, kids meals, and car rentals which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.8 km from the city center. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Lisbon Destination Hostel

Hostel with prices starting at $15 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Lisbon Destination Hostel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $15. We loved that is has snorkeling, a bar, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, and city views, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Largo do Duque de Cadaval 17. You'll also find a game room, a pool table, evening entertainment, table tennis, and car rentals which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.7 km from the center of town. We always love being able to cook meals in a hotel room, and the kitchen here was a nice touch. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


AlmaLusa Baixa/Chiado

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $186 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Lisbon
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $186, AlmaLusa Baixa/Chiado, at PraASSa do MunicApio n21 provides room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and rooms with kitchenettes. Its terrific guest rating is 9.22 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, city views, kids meals, and car rentals. It's located just 1.1 km from the city center, too. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Torel Palace Lisbon

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $150 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Torel Palace Lisbon has a great guest rating of 9.17 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $150 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Rua Camara Pestana 23. Furthermore, it also offers parking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.6 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


We Love F Tourists

Hostel with prices starting at $17 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of We Love F Tourists is 9.10 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and city views. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $17, and it's located at Rua dos Fanqueiros 267, 4ºesq.. We also love the evening entertainment, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, a tour desk, and a multi-lingual staff which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.5 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. 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
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Bicycle rental
  • Breakfast in the room


Corinthia Hotel Lisbon

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $173 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Lisbon
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A cool place is Corinthia Hotel Lisbon because it has great rooms that start at $173. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.95 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Av.Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, 105. Only 3.8 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views at this convenient hotel. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Dinya Lisbon Hotel

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $85 (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.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Dinya Lisbon Hotel offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and a kid-friendly buffet which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $85 (before taxes). It's located at Ilha Do Pico, 3 and has earned a guest rating of 8.80/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, city views, a game room, and kids meals which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.8 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
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Family rooms


Bairro Alto Hotel

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $249 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Lisbon
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Praca Luis de Camoes, 2, Bairro Alto Hotel has great rooms from $249 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 9.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find child care, laundry services, city views, a spa and wellness center, and kids meals which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1.1 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Breakfast in the room


EPIC SANA Lisboa Hotel

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $184 (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.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is EPIC SANA Lisboa Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $184. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Av. Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco, 15. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers parking, a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, and city views. It's located just 2.4 km from the city center, too. The indoor pool here is terrific, and makes for a great place to relax and have fun no matter what the weather is like.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Infinity pool


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Sintra, Cascais, Peniche, and Óbidos.

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

Lisbon Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$94

After analyzing 229 first time trip hotels in Lisbon, Portugal, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $94. 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 Lisbon.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $192
  • 4-star hotels: $95
  • 3-star hotels: $70
  • 2-star hotels: $47


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