The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Locarno

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Locarno

Visiting Locarno, Switzerland for the first time can be an exciting, yet overwhelming experience. With so many incredible hotels to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to stay. If you're deciding where to stay for your first visit to Locarno, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Locarno based on price, location, amenities, guest ratings, and more to determine which would be the ideal places to stay for first timers. Whether you're here for just a few days or longer, these hotels offer the perfect combination of amenities, location, and price. For those visiting Locarno for the first time, it's important to choose a hotel in a safe and convenient area to make the most of your first visit. You'll want to be close to the activities, shopping, and dining options, of course. When looking for hotels, consider the amenities they offer. Some hotels may have a fitness center, a bar or restaurant, a pool, or even a spa. All of these features can add to your overall enjoyment if you've never been to Locarno before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Locarno for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Locarno for first-timers offer the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and affordability. So, here's our list of suggestions for your next trip.

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

Villa Orselina

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $680 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Located at Via Santuario 10, Villa Orselina has great rooms from $680 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, skiing, a pool bar, room service, and a restaurant. It has a terrific 9.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.7 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a fitness center, scuba diving, a bar, parking, and breakfast at this relaxing hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool


Hotel Belvedere Locarno

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $303 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Locarno
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Hotel Belvedere Locarno which has nice rooms starting at $303. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Via ai Monti della Trinita 44. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, parking, hiking, mountain views, and child care which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.4 km from the city center. Having an indoor pool means that you can swim and have fun any time of the year.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Hotel Millennium Locarno

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $150 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Hotel Millennium Locarno to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $150. We loved that is has skiing, room service, a casino, scuba diving, and parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Via Dogana Nuova 2. You'll also find a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, hiking, mountain views, and laundry services which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.1 km from the center of town. 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
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


H4 Hotel Arcadia Locarno

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $239 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Locarno
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $239, H4 Hotel Arcadia Locarno, at Lungolago Giuseppe Motta 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 rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and city views. It's located just 0.3 km from the city center, too. The swimming pool is fantastic and lots of fun, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Table tennis
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Boutiquehotel Albergo Brione

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $336 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Boutiquehotel Albergo Brione has a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a restaurant, and hiking. The great rooms here start at $336 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 75 Via Orselina Brione sopra Minusio. Furthermore, it also offers mountain views, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and free parking, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.3 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Smart-Hotel Minusio

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $195 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

The great guest rating of Smart-Hotel Minusio is 9.00 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a bar, breakfast, and hiking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $195, and it's located at via Esplanade 6. We also love the a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, city views, free parking, and laundry facilities which are great for visitors. And since it's just 2 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone. 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool


Hotel La Palma au Lac

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $192 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Locarno
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

A cool place is Hotel La Palma au Lac because it has great rooms that start at $192. It has room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Viale Verbano 29. Only 0.4 km from the city center, travelers will especially love parking, hiking, mountain views, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services at this convenient hotel. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Aparthotel Al Lago

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $194 (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.
  • Heated pool

Aparthotel Al Lago offers an outdoor pool, parking, breakfast, hiking, and mountain views which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $194 (before taxes). It's located at Via Lungolago Giuseppe Motta 12 and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchenettes, golf, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.5 km from the city center. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money. 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
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Table tennis
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator


Giardino Lago

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $345 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Locarno
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Via alla Riva 2, Giardino Lago has great rooms from $345 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, scuba diving, a bar, breakfast, and hiking. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find golf, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, and bicycle rental which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 2.1 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing


Hotel Alexandra

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $129 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Hotel Alexandra which has nice rooms starting at $129. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and breakfast, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Via San Gottardo 43. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a multi-lingual staff. It's located just 0.8 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
  • Breakfast included
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Milan, Grindelwald, Ascona, and Como.

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

Locarno Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$216

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Locarno, Switzerland. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Locarno, Switzerland based on data from 24 hotels is an affordable $216. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Locarno.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $680
  • 4-star hotels: $290
  • 3-star hotels: $181
  • 2-star hotels: $107


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