The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Louisiana

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Louisiana

If it's your first trip to Louisiana for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Louisiana. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Louisiana. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Louisiana for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Louisiana beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Louisiana for your first trip!

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

JW Marriott New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $214 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Located at 614 Canal Street, (Driveway Entrance on 611 Common Street), JW Marriott New Orleans has great rooms from $214 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 135.9 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love snorkeling, a bar, parking, child care, and laundry services 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
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


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Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $383 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Louisiana
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans which has nice rooms starting at $383. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 2 Canal Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, parking, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 136.3 miles from the city center. The swimming pool is fantastic and lots of fun, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Breakfast in the room


Hyatt Regency New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $186 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Hyatt Regency New Orleans to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $186. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 601 Loyola Avenue. You'll also find a bar, parking, child care, laundry services, and golf which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 135.6 miles from the center of town. The pool bar here is a fun spot to relax while you unwind on your trip.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel St. Marie

New Orleans, Louisiana
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $124 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Louisiana
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $124, Hotel St. Marie, at 827 Toulouse Street provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking. Its terrific guest rating is 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, city views, laundry facilities, and a tour desk. It's located just 135.8 miles from the city center, too. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


The Windsor Court

New Orleans, Louisiana
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $306 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The Windsor Court has a great guest rating of 9.50 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center. The great rooms here start at $306 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 300 Gravier Street. Furthermore, it also offers a bar, parking, child care, laundry services, and golf, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 136.1 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. The indoor pool here is terrific, and makes for a great place to relax and have fun no matter what the weather is like.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


New Orleans Marriott

New Orleans, Louisiana
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $150 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Heated pool

The great guest rating of New Orleans Marriott is 8.40 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $150, and it's located at 555 Canal Street. We also love the parking, child care, laundry services, city views, and horse riding which are great for visitors. And since it's just 136 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Q&C HotelBar New Orleans, Autograph Collection

New Orleans, Louisiana
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $115 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Louisiana
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Q&C HotelBar New Orleans, Autograph Collection because it has great rooms that start at $115. It has room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 344 Camp Street. Only 136 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a pool table 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
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Monteleone

New Orleans, Louisiana
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $171 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Hotel Monteleone offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $171 (before taxes). It's located at 214 Royal Street and has earned a guest rating of 9.20/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and a spa which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 135.9 miles from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Heated pool


Sheraton New Orleans Hotel

New Orleans, Louisiana
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $131 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Louisiana
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 500 Canal Street, Sheraton New Orleans Hotel has great rooms from $131 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and laundry facilities which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 136 miles from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Four Points by Sheraton French Quarter

New Orleans, Louisiana
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $137 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Four Points by Sheraton French Quarter which has nice rooms starting at $137. Offering an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 541 Bourbon Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry services, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, a tour desk, and air-conditioning. It's located just 135.8 miles from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Alexandria.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Louisiana, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Louisiana, Best Luxury Hotels in Louisiana, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Louisiana, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Louisiana, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Louisiana, Best Hotels for One Week in Louisiana, Best Hotels for One Night in Louisiana, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Louisiana, Best Adults Only Hotels in Louisiana, Best Party Hotels in Louisiana, or Best Business Hotels in Louisiana.


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

Louisiana Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$126

After analyzing 245 first time trip hotels in Louisiana, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $126. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Louisiana.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $301
  • 4-star hotels: $138
  • 3-star hotels: $120
  • 2-star hotels: $114


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