The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Saint Gallen

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Saint Gallen

Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Saint Gallen? With plenty of activities and sites, this is a great destination for first-time visitors. So if you're deciding where to stay on your first trip to Saint Gallen, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Saint Gallen to find out which are the best for first timers based on price, amenities, location, reviews, and guest ratings. In this guide, we'll be showcasing the best hotels for first-time visitors in Saint Gallen, taking into consideration all of these important factors. Whether you're traveling solo, with family, or with friends, there's a hotel that caters to every traveler's needs to make the most of your first trip here. So, if you're visiting Saint Gallen for the first time, the hotels below will be great options, as many of them have pools, breakfast, and plenty of comforts to help you relax. So, here they are, the best hotels in Saint Gallen for first time visitors.

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

Radisson Blu Hotel, St. Gallen, Acron Helvetia X

4-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 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at St. Jakob-Strasse 55, Radisson Blu Hotel, St. Gallen, Acron Helvetia X has great rooms from $150 (before taxes). It offers room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.9 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love parking, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms at this relaxing hotel. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money. 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
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


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Oberwaid - Das Hotel.

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $228 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Saint Gallen
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Oberwaid - Das Hotel. Which has nice rooms starting at $228. 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 Rorschacher Strasse 311. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, parking, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 4.6 km from the city center. Everyone loves a nice indoor pool, and the one here does not disappoint!

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Einstein St. Gallen

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $239 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

We found Einstein St. Gallen to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $239. We loved that is has skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Berneggstrasse 2. You'll also find parking, hiking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and a spa which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.3 km from the center of town. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Newstar

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $191 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $191, Hotel Newstar, at Breitfeldstrasse 9 provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, scuba diving, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers golf, free parking, horse riding, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental. It's located just 5.1 km from the city center, too. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Sorell Boutique-Hotel City Weissenstein St Gallen

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $226 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Saint Gallen
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Sorell Boutique-Hotel City Weissenstein St Gallen has a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10, and offers room service, a bar, parking, hiking, and rooms with kitchens. The great rooms here start at $226 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Davidstrasse 21. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and laundry facilities, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.5 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Dom

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $155 (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.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Hotel Dom is 8.90 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, parking, hiking, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $155, and it's located at Webergasse 22. We also love the pet-friendly rooms, city views, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a tour desk which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.1 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. 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
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Militärkantine

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $220 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Saint Gallen
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Hotel Militärkantine because it has great rooms that start at $220. It has a restaurant, a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, and pet-friendly rooms, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Kreuzbleicheweg 2. Only 1.2 km from the city center, travelers will especially love city views, free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


Tailormade Hotel Leo St Gallen

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $153 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

Tailormade Hotel Leo St Gallen offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and hiking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $153 (before taxes). It's located at 6 Grünbergstrasse and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchenettes, pet-friendly rooms, city views, a hot tub, and bicycle rental which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.7 km from the city center. Everyone loves a good hot tub, and this one is really nice. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Eastside

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $213 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Saint Gallen
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Langgasse 151, Hotel Eastside has great rooms from $213 (before taxes). It offers a casino, a restaurant, a bar, laundry services, and free parking. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, a refrigerator, and an EV charging station which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 3.3 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


St. Gallen Youth Hostel

Hostel with prices starting at $125 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.

A great place to stay is St. Gallen Youth Hostel which has nice rooms starting at $125. Offering a restaurant, parking, hiking, pet-friendly rooms, and a game room, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Jüchstrasse 25. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers an indoor play area, mini-golf, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a tour desk. It's located just 1.3 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
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Family rooms
  • Playground


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Zurich, Livigno, Sankt Anton am Arlberg, Ischgl, and Lech am Arlberg.

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

Saint Gallen Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$181

Travelers to Saint Gallen will have a large number of terrific first time trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of first time trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 12 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $181. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Saint Gallen.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $199
  • 3-star hotels: $190
  • 2-star hotels: $112


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