The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Riyadh

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Riyadh

If it's your first trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 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 Riyadh. 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 Riyadh. 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 Riyadh 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 Riyadh 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 Riyadh for your first trip!

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

Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $532 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Riyadh
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Located at Kingdom Centre PO Box 231000, Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh has great rooms from $532 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and parking. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 12.7 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views at this relaxing hotel. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room


Executives Hotel - Azizia

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $52 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Executives Hotel - Azizia which has nice rooms starting at $52. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at South ring road , Azizia district. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers breakfast, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a game room which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 5.7 km from the city center. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop


voco Riyadh- an IHG Hotel

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $221 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Riyadh
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.

We found voco Riyadh- an IHG Hotel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $221. 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 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at King Fahad Road. You'll also find child care, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 8.2 km from the center of town. The swimming pool is fantastic and lots of fun, 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Aloft Riyadh Hotel

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $138 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $138, Aloft Riyadh Hotel, at 2385 Olaya Street provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. 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 a kid-friendly buffet, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, city views, and a game room. It's located just 9.2 km from the city center, too. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Breakfast in the room


Narcissus Hotel and Residence

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $238 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Riyadh
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Narcissus Hotel and Residence has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a kid-friendly buffet, and rooms with kitchenettes. The great rooms here start at $238 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Olaya Street, corner of Tahlia Streets. Furthermore, it also offers child care, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 10.9 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast. 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
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Vivienda Hotel Villas Granada

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $1285 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Vivienda Hotel Villas Granada is 9.00 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and rooms with kitchens. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $1285, and it's located at Airport Road, Granada District. We also love the laundry services, a hot tub, a child pool, free parking, and kids meals which are great for visitors. And since it's just 17.1 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool


The Ritz-Carlton Riyadh

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $369 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is The Ritz-Carlton Riyadh because it has great rooms that start at $369. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and rooms with kitchens, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Hada Area Mekkah Road. Only 14.9 km from the city center, travelers will especially love rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center at this convenient hotel. 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
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Braira Hotel Olaya

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $139 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Riyadh
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Braira Hotel Olaya offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and rooms with kitchenettes which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $139 (before taxes). It's located at 26 Olaya St In Front Of Al-Faisalya Tower and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, city views, a child pool, free parking, and laundry facilities which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 9.8 km from the city center. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury. 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
  • Room service
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Aswar Hotel Suites Riyadh

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $152 (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.
  • Heated pool

Located at Exit 8 Dammam Road, Service Road, Qurtubah District, Aswar Hotel Suites Riyadh has great rooms from $152 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, breakfast, and rooms with kitchens. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find rooms with kitchenettes, a free breakfast, a hot tub, a game room, and an indoor pool which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 17.8 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
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $187 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Riyadh
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya which has nice rooms starting at $187. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and outdoor tennis, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Olaya Road Al Olaya District. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, and a spa. It's located just 11.1 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
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


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


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

Riyadh Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$242

After analyzing 27 first time trip hotels in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $242. 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 Riyadh.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $361
  • 4-star hotels: $122
  • 3-star hotels: $246


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