The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Charlottesville

Oakhurst Inn at the University

Perfect for First-Timers

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

Located at 122 Oakhurst Circle, Oakhurst Inn at the University has great rooms from $135 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and rooms with kitchenettes. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.6 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, horse riding, and bicycle rental at this relaxing hotel. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

Boar's Head Resort

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

• Heated pool

A great place to stay is Boar's Head Resort which has nice rooms starting at $226. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 200 Ednam Drive. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, hiking, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.8 miles from the city center. We love a fun pool bar, and this one is a nice spot to chill and relax by the pool.

Kimpton The Forum Hotel By IHG

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

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

We found Kimpton The Forum Hotel By IHG to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $161. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 540 Massie Road. You'll also find laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 2.5 miles from the center of town. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

Holiday Inn Charlottesville-Univ Area By IHG

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

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

With terrific rooms from $86, Holiday Inn Charlottesville-Univ Area By IHG, at 1901 Emmet Street provides skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers hiking, laundry services, golf, an indoor pool, and free parking. It's located just 2.4 miles from the city center, too. We love an indoor pool because you can enjoy it any time of the year. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

Omni Charlottesville Hotel

Perfect for Your First Visit to Charlottesville

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

Omni Charlottesville Hotel has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $168 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 212 Ridge Mcintire Road. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, an indoor pool, and free parking, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.4 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice.

Hampton Inn Charlottesville

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

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

The great guest rating of Hampton Inn Charlottesville is 8.60 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $122, and it's located at 2035 India Road. We also love the pet-friendly rooms, free parking, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and a refrigerator which are great for visitors. And since it's just 2.4 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The swimming pool is fantastic and lots of fun, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

The Draftsman, Charlottesville, University, Autograph Collection

Perfect for Your First Time in Charlottesville

A cool place is The Draftsman, Charlottesville, University, Autograph Collection because it has great rooms that start at $204. 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 1106 West Main Street. Only 1.1 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk at this convenient hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

Virginia Guesthouse Hotel

Perfect for First-Timers

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Virginia Guesthouse Hotel offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and air-conditioning which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $170 (before taxes). It's located at 2017 Ivy Road and has earned a guest rating of 9.40/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a 24-hour desk, an EV charging station, and private parking which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2 miles from the city center.

Residence Inn by Marriott Charlottesville Downtown

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

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 315 West Main Street, Residence Inn by Marriott Charlottesville Downtown has great rooms from $159 (before taxes). It offers a fitness center, parking, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, and golf. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find pet-friendly rooms, city views, an indoor pool, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.5 miles from the center of town. Having a kitchen means that you'll be able to cook, which is very convenient when you're on the road.

Hyatt Place Charlottesville

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.

A great place to stay is Hyatt Place Charlottesville which has nice rooms starting at $113. Offering a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, hiking, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 2100 Bond Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers golf, pet-friendly rooms, an indoor pool, free parking, and laundry facilities. It's located just 2.7 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.