The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Durham

Ramside Hall Hotel Golf & Spa

Perfect for Your First Visit to Durham

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly

Located at Carrville, Durham DH1 1TD, England, Ramside Hall Hotel Golf & Spa has great rooms from $100 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 4.4 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a kid-friendly buffet, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms at this relaxing hotel. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

Radisson Blu Hotel Durham

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly
• Heated pool

A great place to stay is Radisson Blu Hotel Durham which has nice rooms starting at $108. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Frankland Lane. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, a spa, and an indoor pool which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.4 km from the city center. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

Farnley Tower Guesthouse

Perfect for Your First Time in Durham

• Family-Friendly

We found Farnley Tower Guesthouse to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $138. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a bar, rooms with kitchenettes, and pet-friendly rooms, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at The Avenue. You'll also find city views, free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a microwave which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1 km from the center of town. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

Durham Marriott Hotel Royal County

Perfect for First-Timers

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $105, Durham Marriott Hotel Royal County, at Old Elvet provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. Its terrific guest rating is 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a kid-friendly buffet, laundry services, a hot tub, a spa, and an indoor pool. It's located just 0.4 km from the city center, too. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice.

The Kings Lodge Inn

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Durham

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

The Kings Lodge Inn has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms. The great rooms here start at $118 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Waddington Street Flass Vale. Furthermore, it also offers free parking, kids meals, family rooms, a 24-hour desk, and wheelchair-accessible units, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.8 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

Bay Horse Brandon

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Bay Horse Brandon is 9.20 out of 10. This place has a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and free parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $83, and it's located at 8 Brandon Village. We also love the wedding services, wheelchair-accessible units, cycling, and meeting facilities which are great for visitors. And since it's just 4.8 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.

Honest Lawyer Hotel

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly

A cool place is Honest Lawyer Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $75. It has room service, a restaurant, a bar, hiking, and laundry services, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Croxdale Bridge. Only 4.5 km from the city center, travelers will especially love golf, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, kids meals, and car rentals at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

My Way Guest House

Perfect for Your First Visit to Durham

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

My Way Guest House offers a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $93 (before taxes). It's located at My Way GuesthouseWest Farm, Broompark and has earned a guest rating of 8.90/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers golf, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and free parking which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.2 km from the city center. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Bridge Hotel Durham

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

Located at 40 North Road, Bridge Hotel Durham has great rooms from $102 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, and a free breakfast. It has a terrific 8.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find amenities which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.6 km from the center of town.

The Queens Head Durham

Perfect for Your First Time in Durham

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.

A great place to stay is The Queens Head Durham which has nice rooms starting at $37. Offering a restaurant, a bar, parking, pet-friendly rooms, and cycling, it also has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 2 Sherburn Road. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers bird watching. It's located just 1.4 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.