The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Bangor

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Bangor

If it's your first trip to Bangor, Maine for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Bangor. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Bangor. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Bangor for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Bangor beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Bangor for your first trip!

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

Hollywood Casino Bangor

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $168 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 500 Main Street, Hollywood Casino Bangor has great rooms from $168 (before taxes). It offers a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.9 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love laundry services, golf, city views, evening entertainment, and laundry facilities at this relaxing hotel. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus. 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
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop


Best Western White House Inn

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $182 (before taxes) - See All Prices
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.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Best Western White House Inn which has nice rooms starting at $182. Offering an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a bar, breakfast, and rooms with kitchens, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 155 Littlefield Avenue. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, golf, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 4.6 miles from the city center. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Residence Inn by Marriott Bangor

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $310 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Bangor
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Residence Inn by Marriott Bangor to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $310. We loved that is has a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and breakfast, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 22 Bass Park Boulevard. You'll also find rooms with kitchens, laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.7 miles from the center of town. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hilton Garden Inn Bangor

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $307 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $307, Hilton Garden Inn Bangor, at 250 Haskell Road provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services. Its terrific guest rating is 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, an indoor pool, free parking, and laundry facilities. It's located just 2.8 miles from the city center, too. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Courtyard Bangor

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $326 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Bangor

Courtyard Bangor has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10, and offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, laundry services, and an indoor pool. The great rooms here start at $326 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 236 Sylvan Road. Furthermore, it also offers free parking, laundry facilities, air-conditioning, a coffee shop, and a 24-hour desk, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 2.2 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We love an indoor pool because you can enjoy it any time of the year.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Bangor Aviator Hotel BW Premier Collection

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $203 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

The great guest rating of Bangor Aviator Hotel BW Premier Collection is 8.20 out of 10. This place has a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and rooms with kitchenettes. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $203, and it's located at 308 Godfrey Boulevard. We also love the laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, an indoor pool, laundry facilities, and a heated pool which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.9 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient. 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
  • Parking
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Bangor Inn & Suites

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $184 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Bangor
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Bangor Inn & Suites because it has great rooms that start at $184. It has a casino, a bar, breakfast, laundry services, and a free breakfast, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 701 Hogan Road. Only 3.1 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love free parking, a free airport shuttle, family rooms, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Comfort Inn Bangor

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $175 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Comfort Inn Bangor offers a fitness center, breakfast, laundry services, a free breakfast, and free parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $175 (before taxes). It's located at 10 Bangor Mall Blvd. And has earned a guest rating of 8.90/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry facilities, a free airport shuttle, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and a microwave which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.8 miles from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hampton Inn Bangor

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $268 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 261 Haskell Road, Hampton Inn Bangor has great rooms from $268 (before taxes). It offers a fitness center, breakfast, laundry services, a free breakfast, and an indoor pool. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find free parking, a free airport shuttle, family rooms, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 3.1 miles from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Country Inn at the Mall

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $158 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Bangor
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Country Inn at the Mall which has nice rooms starting at $158. Offering a casino, a fitness center, breakfast, a free breakfast, and free parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 936 Stillwater Avenue. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry facilities, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a microwave, and a refrigerator. It's located just 3.2 miles 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
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Fitness center
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Bar Harbor, Camden, Rockport, and Lincolnville.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Bangor, make sure you also see Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Bangor, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Bangor, Best Hotels for One Week in Bangor, or Best Hotels for One Night in Bangor.


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

Bangor Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$243

After analyzing 12 first time trip hotels in Bangor, Maine, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $243. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Bangor.

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

  • 3-star hotels: $243
  • 2-star hotels: $243


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