The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Kentucky

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Kentucky

Visiting Kentucky for the first time can be an exciting, yet overwhelming experience. With so many incredible hotels to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to stay. If you're deciding where to stay for your first visit to Kentucky, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Kentucky based on price, location, amenities, guest ratings, and more to determine which would be the ideal places to stay for first timers. Whether you're here for just a few days or longer, these hotels offer the perfect combination of amenities, location, and price. For those visiting Kentucky for the first time, it's important to choose a hotel in a safe and convenient area to make the most of your first visit. You'll want to be close to the activities, shopping, and dining options, of course. When looking for hotels, consider the amenities they offer. Some hotels may have a fitness center, a bar or restaurant, a pool, or even a spa. All of these features can add to your overall enjoyment if you've never been to Kentucky before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Kentucky for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Kentucky for first-timers offer the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and affordability. So, here's our list of suggestions for your next trip.

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

Louisville Marriott Downtown

Louisville, Kentucky
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $165 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Kentucky
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 280 West Jefferson Street, Louisville Marriott Downtown has great rooms from $165 (before taxes). It offers room service, room service, a restaurant, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 47.8 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a fitness center, a bar, a bar, parking, and parking at this relaxing hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Parking
  • Indoor pool
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Hot tub
  • Refrigerator
  • Refrigerator


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Residence Inn by Marriott Lexington City Center

Lexington, Kentucky
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $145 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Residence Inn by Marriott Lexington City Center which has nice rooms starting at $145. 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 150 West Main Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers parking, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and a free breakfast which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 23.2 miles from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Free breakfast
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Galt House Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham

Louisville, Kentucky
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $137 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

We found Galt House Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $137. 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 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 140 North Fourth Street. You'll also find parking, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and a spa which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 47.8 miles from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Aloft Louisville Downtown

Louisville, Kentucky
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $131 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Kentucky

With terrific rooms from $131, Aloft Louisville Downtown, at 102 West Main Street provides a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and laundry services. 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 pet-friendly rooms, city views, a game room, a pool table, and laundry facilities. It's located just 47.6 miles from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Holiday Inn & Suites Hopkinsville - Convention Ctr By IHG

Hopkinsville, Kentucky
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $118 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Holiday Inn & Suites Hopkinsville - Convention Ctr By IHG has a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10, and offers a restaurant, a fitness center, scuba diving, a bar, and hiking. The great rooms here start at $118 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 100 Tilley Way. Furthermore, it also offers golf, an indoor pool, free parking, horse riding, and mini-golf, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 172.1 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. 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
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Omni Louisville Hotel

Louisville, Kentucky
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $179 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Kentucky
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

The great guest rating of Omni Louisville Hotel is 9.00 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $179, and it's located at 400 South 2nd Street. We also love the a bar, parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which are great for visitors. And since it's just 47.7 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Everyone loves a good hot tub, and this one is really nice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Moxy Louisville Downtown

Louisville, Kentucky
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $122 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Moxy Louisville Downtown because it has great rooms that start at $122. It has a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and golf, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 100 West Washington Street. Only 47.6 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love pet-friendly rooms, city views, a game room, evening entertainment, and an indoor play area 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
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Family rooms


DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Lexington

Lexington, Kentucky
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $117 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Kentucky
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Lexington offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $117 (before taxes). It's located at 2601 Richmond Road and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, and air-conditioning which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 26.4 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Covington Cincinnati Riverfront

Covington, Kentucky
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $183 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 638 Madison Avenue, Hotel Covington Cincinnati Riverfront has great rooms from $183 (before taxes). It offers room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 9.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find parking, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and laundry facilities which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 64.2 miles from the center of town. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


The Seelbach Hilton Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $179 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is The Seelbach Hilton Louisville which has nice rooms starting at $179. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 500 S 4TH Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental. It's located just 47.9 miles from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Louisville, Lexington, Cincinnati, Florence, and Georgetown.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Cincinnati, make sure you also see Best Luxury Hotels in Cincinnati, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Cincinnati, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Cincinnati, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Cincinnati, Best Hotels for One Week in Cincinnati, Best Hotels for One Night in Cincinnati, or Best Business Hotels in Cincinnati.


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

Kentucky Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$123

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Kentucky. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Kentucky based on data from 196 hotels is an affordable $123. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Kentucky.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $159
  • 3-star hotels: $125
  • 2-star hotels: $106


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