The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Austin

Austin Motel

Perfect for Your First Visit to Austin

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 1220 South Congress Avenue, Austin Motel has great rooms from $168 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, an outdoor pool, room service, room service, and a restaurant. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.1 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a restaurant, a bar, a bar, pet-friendly rooms, and pet-friendly rooms at this relaxing hotel. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

Fairmont Austin

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

A great place to stay is Fairmont Austin which has nice rooms starting at $241. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 101 Red River Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.4 miles from the city center. After a busy day, the heated pool is a nice place to unwind.

Hotel Saint Cecilia

Perfect for Your First Time in Austin

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

We found Hotel Saint Cecilia to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $439. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and laundry services, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 112 Academy Drive. You'll also find pet-friendly rooms, city views, free parking, laundry facilities, and a heated pool which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.1 miles from the center of town. The swimming pool is fantastic and lots of fun, too.

JW Marriott Austin

Perfect for First-Timers

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $295, JW Marriott Austin, at 110 East 2nd Street provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Its terrific guest rating is 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a bar, parking, laundry services, city views, and a spa. It's located just 0.2 miles from the city center, too. Don't miss the pool bar which offers drinks and a fun area to unwind.

Omni Barton Creek Resort and Spa Austin

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

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Omni Barton Creek Resort and Spa Austin has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $313 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 8212 Barton Club Drive. Furthermore, it also offers parking, hiking, child care, laundry services, and golf, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 7.1 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. The indoor pool at this hotel is very nice, and is a great place to unwind and relax on your trip.

The Otis Hotel Austin, Autograph Collection

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

The great guest rating of The Otis Hotel Austin, Autograph Collection is 8.80 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $214, and it's located at 1901 San Antonio Street. We also love the parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and laundry facilities which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

The Loren Hotel Austin

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
• Heated pool

A cool place is The Loren Hotel Austin because it has great rooms that start at $304. It has an outdoor pool, room service, 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 1211 West Riverside Drive. Only 0.8 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love parking, hiking, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms at this convenient hotel.

South Congress Hotel

Perfect for Your First Visit to Austin

South Congress Hotel offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $490 (before taxes). It's located at 1603 South Congress Avenue and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, parking, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.4 miles from the city center.

AC Hotels by Marriott Austin Hill Country

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 7415 Sw Pkwy Bldg 8 Suite 100, AC Hotels by Marriott Austin Hill Country has great rooms from $180 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and hiking. It has a terrific 9.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, free parking, and laundry facilities which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 7.6 miles from the center of town.

W Austin

Perfect for Your First Time in Austin

• Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is W Austin which has nice rooms starting at $329. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 200 Lavaca Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a bar, parking, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms. It's located just 0.3 miles from the city center, too. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic.