The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Albany

The Century House an Ascend Hotel Collection Member

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

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 997 New Loudon Rd., The Century House an Ascend Hotel Collection Member has great rooms from $129 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 8.2 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, laundry services, and golf at this relaxing hotel. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

Albany Marriott

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

A great place to stay is Albany Marriott which has nice rooms starting at $210. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 189 Wolf Road. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, an indoor pool, free parking, laundry facilities, and a free airport shuttle which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 5.2 miles from the city center. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

Hilton Garden Inn Albany-SUNY Area

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

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

We found Hilton Garden Inn Albany-SUNY Area to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $130. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 1389 Washington Avenue. You'll also find a hot tub, an indoor pool, free parking, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 3.9 miles from the center of town. The indoor pool here is terrific, and makes for a great place to relax and have fun no matter what the weather is like. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Hampton Inn & Suites Albany-Downtown

Perfect for Your First Visit to Albany

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.

With terrific rooms from $143, Hampton Inn & Suites Albany-Downtown, at 25 Chapel Street provides a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and a kid-friendly buffet. Its terrific guest rating is 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers breakfast, hiking, laundry services, golf, and a free breakfast. It's located just 0.2 miles from the city center, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Albany Airport - Wolf Road

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

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

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Albany Airport - Wolf Road has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10, and offers a restaurant, a fitness center, parking, breakfast, and rooms with kitchenettes. The great rooms here start at $130 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 16 Wolf Road. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, a free breakfast, an indoor pool, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 5.1 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

Holiday Inn Express Albany Downtown

Perfect for Your First Time in Albany

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

The great guest rating of Holiday Inn Express Albany Downtown is 8.20 out of 10. This place has a fitness center, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, child care, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $132, and it's located at 300 Broadway Avenue. We also love the golf, a free breakfast, city views, a hot tub, and an indoor pool which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.6 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. After a busy day, the heated pool is a nice place to unwind. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

Homewood Suites by Hilton Albany Crossgates Mall

Perfect for First-Timers

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Homewood Suites by Hilton Albany Crossgates Mall because it has great rooms that start at $172. It has room service, a fitness center, breakfast, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 1651 Western Avenue. Only 5.4 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and an indoor pool at this convenient hotel. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too.

Renaissance Albany Hotel

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

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Renaissance Albany Hotel offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $209 (before taxes). It's located at 144 State Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, laundry facilities, a free airport shuttle, and air-conditioning which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.1 miles from the city center. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

Hilton Garden Inn Albany Medical Center

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

Located at 62 New Scotland Avenue, Hilton Garden Inn Albany Medical Center has great rooms from $125 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, an indoor pool, and free parking which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1 miles from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

Courtyard Albany Thruway

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.

A great place to stay is Courtyard Albany Thruway which has nice rooms starting at $154. Offering a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, laundry services, and a hot tub, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1455 Washington Avenue. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers an indoor pool, free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, and air-conditioning. It's located just 4.2 miles from the city center, too. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too.