The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Lausanne

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Lausanne

Lausanne, Switzerland Lausanne, Switzerland

If it's your first trip to Lausanne, Switzerland 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 Lausanne. 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 Lausanne. 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 Lausanne 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 Lausanne 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 Lausanne for your first trip!

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

Tulip Inn Beaulieu Lausanne

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $102 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Lausanne
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Located at Chemin Du Cerisier 8-10, Tulip Inn Beaulieu Lausanne has great rooms from $102 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a bar, parking, breakfast, and mountain views. It has a terrific 8.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.7 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and laundry facilities at this relaxing hotel. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast. 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
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $296 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa which has nice rooms starting at $296. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 40 Avenue d'Ouchy. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, parking, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.6 km from the city center. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Angleterre & Residence

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $206 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Lausanne
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Hotel Angleterre & Residence to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $206. 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 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Place Du Port 15. You'll also find child care, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and a spa which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1 km from the center of town. The swimming pool is fantastic and lots of fun, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Beau-Rivage Palace

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $598 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $598, Beau-Rivage Palace, at Place Du Port 17-19 provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Its terrific guest rating is 9.40 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers scuba diving, a bar, parking, outdoor tennis, and hiking. It's located just 1 km from the city center, too. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Alpha-Palmiers By Fassbind

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $120 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Lausanne
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Alpha-Palmiers By Fassbind has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and rooms with kitchenettes. The great rooms here start at $120 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Rue du Petit-Chêne 34. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, a spa, and car rentals, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.4 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered. 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
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator


Lausanne Palace

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $316 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

The great guest rating of Lausanne Palace is 9.00 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $316, and it's located at Grand Chene 7-9. We also love the laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.4 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We love an indoor pool because you can enjoy it any time of the year.

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


Chateau d'Ouchy

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $197 (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 Chateau d'Ouchy because it has great rooms that start at $197. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Place Du Port 2. Only 1.1 km from the city center, travelers will especially love parking, child care, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Hotel de la Paix

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $143 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Lausanne
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Hotel de la Paix offers skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $143 (before taxes). It's located at Avenue Benjamin-Constant 5 and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers parking, hiking, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.5 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
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Victoria Lausanne

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $151 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 46 Avenue De La Gare, Hotel Victoria Lausanne has great rooms from $151 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a spa, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.2 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
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop


Aquatis Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $125 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Lausanne
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Aquatis Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $125. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.22 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Route de Berne 148. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a spa and wellness center. It's located just 3.4 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
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Family rooms


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Geneva, Chamonix, Courmayeur, and Morzine.

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


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

Lausanne Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$175

After analyzing 21 first time trip hotels in Lausanne, Switzerland, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $175. 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 Lausanne.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $403
  • 4-star hotels: $152
  • 3-star hotels: $125
  • 2-star hotels: $104


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