The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Saudi Arabia

Makkah Hotel

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Saudi Arabia

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

Located at Ibrahim Al Khalil Street, Makkah Hotel has great rooms from $143 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a kid-friendly buffet, mountain views, and rooms with kitchens. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only a short distance from the city center, first time visitors will especially love child care, laundry services, city views, a spa, and kids meals at this relaxing hotel. 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.

Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

A great place to stay is Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh which has nice rooms starting at $532. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Kingdom Centre PO Box 231000. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just a short drive from the city center. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

Executives Hotel - Azizia

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

We found Executives Hotel - Azizia to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $52. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at South ring road , Azizia district. You'll also find breakfast, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a game room which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just a quick trip 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.

Dar Al Tawhid Intercontinental Makkah

Perfect for Your First Visit to Saudi Arabia

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $261, Dar Al Tawhid Intercontinental Makkah, at Ibrahim Al Khalil Street provides room service, a restaurant, parking, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care. Its terrific guest rating is 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, city views, a game room, an indoor play area, and car rentals. It's located just a short distance from the city center, too. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

InterContinental Al Khobar

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly
• Heated pool

InterContinental Al Khobar 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 $177 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Bin Bassam Al Andalusi Street. Furthermore, it also offers a kid-friendly buffet, laundry services, city views, a spa and wellness center, and a spa, which is nice for first time visitors. Just a short drive from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

voco Riyadh- an IHG Hotel

Perfect for Your First Time in Saudi Arabia

The great guest rating of voco Riyadh- an IHG Hotel is 8.30 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $221, and it's located at King Fahad Road. We also love the child care, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center which are great for visitors. And since it's just a quick trip from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice.

Casablanca Hotel Jeddah

Perfect for First-Timers

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Pool

A cool place is Casablanca Hotel Jeddah because it has great rooms that start at $79. It has a pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a kid-friendly buffet, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Al Madinah Road. Only a short distance from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, city views, a spa and wellness center, a game room, and free parking at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Le Meridien Al Khobar

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Saudi Arabia

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly
• Heated pool

Le Meridien Al Khobar offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a kid-friendly buffet which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $202 (before taxes). It's located at Corniche Boulevard and has earned a guest rating of 8.20/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a game room, and a spa which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just a short drive from the city center. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast.

InterContinental Al Jubail

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
• Beach

Located at Tareeq 101, InterContinental Al Jubail has great rooms from $165 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find scuba diving, snorkeling, a kid-friendly buffet, outdoor tennis, and child care which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just a quick trip from the center of town.

Waldorf Astoria Jeddah - Qasr Al Sharq

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Waldorf Astoria Jeddah - Qasr Al Sharq which has nice rooms starting at $510. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 9.11 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at North Corniche Road. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, and city views. It's located just a short distance from the city center, too. Having a kitchen means that you'll be able to cook, which is very convenient when you're on the road.