The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Gulf Shores

The Lodge at Gulf State Park, a Hilton Hotel

Perfect for Your First Visit to Gulf Shores

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

Located at 21196 East Beach Blvd, The Lodge at Gulf State Park, a Hilton Hotel has great rooms from $220 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and snorkeling. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 2.2 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, parking, hiking, a game room, and bicycle rental at this relaxing hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

Gulf Shores Plantation

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

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

A great place to stay is Gulf Shores Plantation which has nice rooms starting at $177. Offering an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, scuba diving, and snorkeling, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 497 Plantation Road 1250. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, parking, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and golf which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 11.4 miles from the city center. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Courtyard by Marriott Gulf Shores Craft Farms

Perfect for Your First Time in Gulf Shores

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

We found Courtyard by Marriott Gulf Shores Craft Farms to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $127. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a water park, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 3750 Gulf Shores Parkway. You'll also find snorkeling, a bar, hiking, laundry services, and golf which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 3.9 miles from the center of town. Having a water park here is a terrific addition, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Embassy Suites by Hilton Gulf Shores Beach Resort

Perfect for First-Timers

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $251, Embassy Suites by Hilton Gulf Shores Beach Resort, at 112 West Beach Boulevard provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Its terrific guest rating is 9.10 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a bar, parking, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms. It's located just 0.6 miles from the city center, too. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

Best Western on The Beach

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Gulf Shores

Best Western on The Beach has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a water park, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. The great rooms here start at $194 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 337 East Beach Boulevard. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchenettes, golf, a hot tub, a child pool, and an indoor pool, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge.

Comfort Inn & Suites Gulf Shores East Beach near Gulf State Park

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Comfort Inn & Suites Gulf Shores East Beach near Gulf State Park is 9.00 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a fitness center, scuba diving, snorkeling, and golf. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $151, and it's located at 536 East Beach Boulevard. We also love the free parking, mini-golf, laundry facilities, family rooms, and air-conditioning which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.6 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.

Gulfside Townhomes #40

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Gulfside Townhomes #40 because it has great rooms that start at $227. It has an outdoor pool, a restaurant, rooms with kitchens, golf, and laundry facilities, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 1027 West Beach Boulevard. Only 0 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love air-conditioning, a microwave, a refrigerator, and cycling at this convenient hotel. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too.

Staybridge Suites Gulf Shores By IHG

Perfect for Your First Visit to Gulf Shores

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

Staybridge Suites Gulf Shores By IHG offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, rooms with kitchens, and laundry services which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $134 (before taxes). It's located at 3947 Gulf Shores Parkway and has earned a guest rating of 8.20/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers golf, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 4.5 miles from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Hampton Inn Gulf Shores

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.

Located at 1701 Gulf Shores Parkway, Hampton Inn Gulf Shores has great rooms from $126 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a fitness center, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and free parking. It has a terrific 8.50 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 1.8 miles from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.