The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Boulder

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Boulder

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Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Boulder, Colorado? 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 Boulder, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Boulder 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 Boulder, 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 Boulder 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 Boulder for first time visitors.

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

Embassy Suites By Hilton Boulder

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $204 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Located at 2601 Canyon Boulevard, Embassy Suites By Hilton Boulder has great rooms from $204 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.6 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love parking, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, hiking, and mountain views at this relaxing hotel. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hilton Garden Inn Boulder

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $187 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Boulder
  • 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 Hilton Garden Inn Boulder which has nice rooms starting at $187. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 2701 Canyon Boulevard. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers parking, a kid-friendly buffet, hiking, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.6 miles from the city center. The swimming pool is fantastic and lots of fun, too. 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
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Boulderado

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $209 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Hotel Boulderado to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $209. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and hiking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 2115 13Th Street. You'll also find laundry services, a game room, a pool table, laundry facilities, and family rooms which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.6 miles from the center of town. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Luxury


Basecamp Boulder

Motel with prices starting at $190 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Boulder
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

With terrific rooms from $190, Basecamp Boulder, at 2020 Arapahoe Ave provides a fitness center, a bar, laundry services, golf, and a hot tub. Its terrific guest rating is 8.40 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a spa and wellness center, a game room, free parking, an indoor play area, and table tennis. It's located just 0.1 miles from the city center, too. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop


Hyatt Place Boulder/Pearl Street

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $224 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

Hyatt Place Boulder/Pearl Street has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10, and offers skiing, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. The great rooms here start at $224 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 2280 Junction Place. Furthermore, it also offers hiking, mountain views, laundry services, golf, and a free breakfast, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.2 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Having an indoor pool means that you can swim and have fun any time of the year.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Parking
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Homewood Suites by Hilton Boulder

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $153 (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.

The great guest rating of Homewood Suites by Hilton Boulder is 8.60 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, and hiking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $153, and it's located at 4950 Baseline Road. We also love the rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, and a free breakfast which are great for visitors. And since it's just 2.2 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Boulder Marriott

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $219 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Boulder

A cool place is Boulder Marriott because it has great rooms that start at $219. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 2660 Canyon Boulevard. Only 0.6 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love mountain views, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and an indoor pool at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Courtyard by Marriott Boulder

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $179 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Courtyard by Marriott Boulder offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and hiking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $179 (before taxes). It's located at 4710 Pearl East Circle and has earned a guest rating of 8.28/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, golf, a hot tub, and an indoor pool which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.5 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
  • Room service
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Residence Inn Boulder

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $222 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Boulder
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 3030 Center Green Drive, Residence Inn Boulder has great rooms from $222 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a fitness center, breakfast, rooms with kitchens, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1.7 miles from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Comfort Inn & Suites Boulder

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $209 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Comfort Inn & Suites Boulder which has nice rooms starting at $209. Offering an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a fitness center, and a kid-friendly buffet, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 4777 North Broadway. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms. It's located just 3.3 miles from the city center, too. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Denver, Estes Park, Fort Collins, and Aurora.

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


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

Boulder Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$191

Travelers to Boulder, Colorado 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 15 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $191. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Boulder.

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

  • 3-star hotels: $198
  • 2-star hotels: $163


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