The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Columbia

Marriott Columbia

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

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

Located at 1200 Hampton Street, Marriott Columbia has great rooms from $152 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.3 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love child care, laundry services, golf, city views, and an indoor pool at this relaxing hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

Sheraton Columbia Downtown Hotel

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Sheraton Columbia Downtown Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $132. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1400 Main Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, golf, city views, a pool table, and laundry facilities which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.2 miles from the city center. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

Courtyard by Marriott Columbia/Downtown

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.

We found Courtyard by Marriott Columbia/Downtown to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $123. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 630 Assembly Street. You'll also find parking, child care, laundry services, laundry facilities, and air-conditioning which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.6 miles from the center of town. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Courtyard by Marriott Columbia Northeast/Fort Jackson Area

Perfect for Your First Visit to Columbia

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

With terrific rooms from $125, Courtyard by Marriott Columbia Northeast/Fort Jackson Area, at 111 Gateway Corporate Boulevard provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, golf, free parking, and laundry facilities. It's located just 8.5 miles from the city center, too.

Aloft Columbia Downtown

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

Aloft Columbia Downtown has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10, and offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and laundry services. The great rooms here start at $132 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 823 Lady Street. Furthermore, it also offers pet-friendly rooms, city views, a pool table, evening entertainment, and laundry facilities, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.3 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

Holiday Inn Columbia - Downtown By IHG

Perfect for Your First Time in Columbia

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

The great guest rating of Holiday Inn Columbia - Downtown By IHG is 8.30 out of 10. This place has a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $108, and it's located at 1233 Washington Street. We also love the city views, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.3 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

The Lantern Hotel Columbia

Perfect for First-Timers

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is The Lantern Hotel Columbia because it has great rooms that start at $185. It has a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and pet-friendly rooms, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.70 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 1001 Senate Street. Only 0.1 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a microwave, a refrigerator, and private parking at this convenient hotel.

Cambria Hotel Columbia Downtown the Vista

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

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

Cambria Hotel Columbia Downtown the Vista offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and pet-friendly rooms which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $105 (before taxes). It's located at 1000 Lady Street and has earned a guest rating of 9.10/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers family rooms, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a microwave, and a refrigerator which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.1 miles from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Holiday Inn & Suites Columbia Ne - Ft Jackson Area By IHG

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

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

Located at 7525 Two Notch Road, Holiday Inn & Suites Columbia Ne - Ft Jackson Area By IHG has great rooms from $94 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and free parking. It has a terrific 8.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry facilities, family rooms, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and a microwave which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 7.3 miles from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

Graduate by Hilton Columbia, S.C.

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Graduate by Hilton Columbia, S.C. Which has nice rooms starting at $147. Offering a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and pet-friendly rooms, it also has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1619 Pendleton Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a hot tub, laundry facilities, family rooms, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk. It's located just 0.6 miles from the city center, too. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing.