The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Martha's Vineyard

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Martha's Vineyard

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If it's your first trip to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts 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 Martha's Vineyard. 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 Martha's Vineyard. 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 Martha's Vineyard 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 Martha's Vineyard 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 Martha's Vineyard for your first trip!

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

Harbor View Hotel & Resort

Edgartown, Massachusetts
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $905 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Heated pool

Located at 131 North Water Street, Harbor View Hotel & Resort has great rooms from $905 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 5.9 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, free parking, and kids meals at this relaxing hotel. We always love having a pool, and the one here is really nice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool
  • Luxury


Marthas Vineyard Ascend Hotel Collection

Edgartown, Massachusetts
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $543 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Beach

A great place to stay is Marthas Vineyard Ascend Hotel Collection which has nice rooms starting at $543. Offering a restaurant, a bar, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and free parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 227 Upper Main St.. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry facilities, bicycle rental, a multi-lingual staff, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 5 miles from the city center. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Free breakfast
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Microwave


Hob Knob

Edgartown, Massachusetts
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $537 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Martha's Vineyard
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

We found Hob Knob to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $537. We loved that is has room service, a fitness center, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and child care, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 128 Main Street. You'll also find laundry services, golf, cooking classes, a spa and wellness center, and a spa which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 5.4 miles from the center of town. We always love being able to cook meals in a hotel room, and the kitchen here was a nice touch.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Lambert's Cove Inn Farm and Restaurant

West Tisbury, Massachusetts
Inn with prices starting at $591 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $591, Lambert's Cove Inn Farm and Restaurant, at 90 Manaquayak Road provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking. Its terrific guest rating is 8.10 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a free breakfast, free parking, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a heated pool. It's located just 2.5 miles from the city center, too. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Free breakfast
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator


HI Martha's Vineyard

West Tisbury, Massachusetts
Hostel with prices starting at $85 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Martha's Vineyard
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

HI Martha's Vineyard has a great guest rating of 9.99 out of 10, and offers breakfast, hiking, a free breakfast, a game room, and free parking. The great rooms here start at $85 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Edgartown Rd,. Furthermore, it also offers bicycle rental, family rooms, and picnic areas, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 3.1 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. 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
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


The Sydney

Edgartown, Massachusetts
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $479 (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.
  • Beach

The great guest rating of The Sydney is 8.90 out of 10. This place has a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, a free breakfast, and air-conditioning. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $479, and it's located at 22 North Water Street. We also love the a 24-hour desk which are great for visitors. And since it's just 5.7 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.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge


Isabelle's Beach House

Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $379 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Martha's Vineyard
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

A cool place is Isabelle's Beach House because it has great rooms that start at $379. It has scuba diving, snorkeling, rooms with kitchens, golf, and bowling, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.60 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 83 Seaview Avenue. Only 4.1 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love free parking, mini-golf, car rentals, fishing, and tennis 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
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


The Christopher

Edgartown, Massachusetts
Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $466 (before taxes) - See All Prices
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.
  • Beach

The Christopher offers breakfast, a free breakfast, city views, air-conditioning, and balconies which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $466 (before taxes). It's located at 24 South Water Street and has earned a guest rating of 9.20/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers amenities which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 5.7 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
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Beach
More Great Amenities


Narragansett House

Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $530 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 46 Narragansett Ave., Narragansett House has great rooms from $530 (before taxes). It offers a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, and golf. It has a terrific 9.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a free breakfast, free parking, kids meals, horse riding, and fishing which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 4 miles from the center of town. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave


MV Surfside Hotel

Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
2-star Hotel with prices starting at $535 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Martha's Vineyard
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

A great place to stay is MV Surfside Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $535. Offering parking, rooms with kitchenettes, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and tennis, it also has a great guest rating of 9.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 7 Oak Bluffs Ave. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers air-conditioning, a coffee shop, a microwave, and a refrigerator. It's located just 4.2 miles from the city center, too. Everyone loves a good hot tub, and this one is really nice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Newport, Provincetown, Nantucket, Dennis Port, and South Yarmouth.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Martha's Vineyard, make sure you also see Best Beach Hotels in Martha's Vineyard, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Martha's Vineyard, Best Hotels for One Week in Martha's Vineyard, Best Hotels for One Night in Martha's Vineyard, or Best Business Hotels in Martha's Vineyard.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Martha's Vineyard?

Martha's Vineyard Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$501

After analyzing 15 first time trip hotels in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $501. 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 Martha's Vineyard.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $502
  • 3-star hotels: $539
  • 2-star hotels: $383


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