The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Nerja

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Nerja

If it's your first trip to Nerja, Spain 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 Nerja. 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 Nerja. 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 Nerja 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 Nerja 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 Nerja for your first trip!

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

Toboso Apar - Turis

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $248 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Paseo Balcon de Europa 6, Toboso Apar - Turis 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 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.8 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love snorkeling, a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes at this relaxing hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


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Sibarys Hotel Boutique

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $172 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Nerja
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Sibarys Hotel Boutique which has nice rooms starting at $172. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and scuba diving, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Los Huertos,46. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers snorkeling, a bar, parking, hiking, and laundry services which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.6 km from the city center. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Ona Marinas de Nerja Spa Resort

4-star Resort with prices starting at $216 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Heated pool

We found Ona Marinas de Nerja Spa Resort to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $216. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, skiing, a pool bar, room service, and a water park, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at CN 340 Km 289,50. You'll also find a restaurant, scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, and hiking which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 2 km from the center of town. Having a water park here is a terrific addition, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
  • Kids' club


Boutique Hostal Lorca

Guest house with prices starting at $97 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Nerja
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $97, Boutique Hostal Lorca, at Mendez Nuñez, 20 provides an outdoor pool, room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 9.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers hiking, rooms with kitchens, city views, a game room, and free parking. It's located just 1.3 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
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Villa Flamenca

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $195 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Villa Flamenca has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, scuba diving, and snorkeling. The great rooms here start at $195 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Andalucia, 1. Furthermore, it also offers a bar, hiking, laundry services, a hot tub, and a pool table, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.5 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Saltwater pool


Hotel Plaza Cavana

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $177 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Hotel Plaza Cavana is 8.90 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $177, and it's located at Plaza Cavana, 10. We also love the hiking, child care, city views, a hot tub, and horse riding which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.7 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
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


Hotel Rural Almazara

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $112 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Nerja
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A cool place is Hotel Rural Almazara because it has great rooms that start at $112. It has an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, hiking, and laundry services, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Los Tablazos, 197. Only 0.8 km from the city center, travelers will especially love pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, a game room, bicycle rental, and a tour desk at this convenient hotel. 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
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop


Hotel Toboso Chaparil

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $132 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Hotel Toboso Chaparil offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, laundry services, and city views which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $132 (before taxes). It's located at Calle Chaparil, 16 and has earned a guest rating of 8.30/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry facilities, bicycle rental, air-conditioning, a coffee shop, and a 24-hour desk which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.6 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop


Hotel Los Arcos

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $168 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Nerja
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Located at Urbanización Nerja Golf, Carretera Málaga - Almería, km. 293, Hotel Los Arcos has great rooms from $168 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. It has a terrific 8.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a bar, hiking, child care, laundry services, and free parking which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1.7 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hostal Apàrtamentos Abril

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $98 (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

A great place to stay is Hostal Apàrtamentos Abril which has nice rooms starting at $98. Offering skiing, room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Pintada, 124. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services. It's located just 1.3 km from the city center, too. 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
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Granada, Málaga, Torremolinos, Marbella, and Nerja.

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

Nerja Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$167

After analyzing 43 first time trip hotels in Nerja, Spain, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $167. 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 Nerja.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $216
  • 3-star hotels: $178
  • 2-star hotels: $127


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