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The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Michigan

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Michigan

Michigan Michigan

If it's your first trip to Michigan 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 Michigan. 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 Michigan. 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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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 Michigan for your first trip!

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

The Inn at Stonecliffe

Mackinac Island, Michigan
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $660 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Located at 8593 Cudahy Circle, The Inn at Stonecliffe has great rooms from $660 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, an outdoor pool, room service, room service, and a restaurant. It has a terrific 9.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 118.7 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a restaurant, a fitness center, a fitness center, a bar, and a bar at this relaxing hotel. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Room service
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  • Restaurant
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Bicycle rental
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Family rooms
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Marriott East Lansing at University Place

East Lansing, Michigan
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $180 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Michigan
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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A great place to stay is Marriott East Lansing at University Place which has nice rooms starting at $180. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 300 M.A.C. Avenue. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, city views, an indoor pool, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 116.4 miles from the city center. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Train station shuttle
  • Breakfast in the room
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Boyne Mountain Resort

Boyne Falls, Michigan
3-star Resort with prices starting at $1217 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Heated pool
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We found Boyne Mountain Resort to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $1217. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, skiing, a water park, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 1 Boyne Mountain Road. You'll also find a bar, parking, hiking, child care, and golf which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 69 miles from the center of town. Having a water park here is a terrific addition, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Water park
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Spa/Wellness
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  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Shoreline Inn & Conference Center, an Ascend Collection Hotel

Muskegon, Michigan
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $187 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Michigan
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool
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With terrific rooms from $187, Shoreline Inn & Conference Center, an Ascend Collection Hotel, at 750 Terrace Point Road provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, a hot tub, a game room, a spa, and an indoor pool. It's located just 79.3 miles from the city center, too. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
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The Highlands at Harbor Springs

Harbor Springs, Michigan
3-star Resort with prices starting at $206 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Heated pool
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The Highlands at Harbor Springs has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, skiing, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking. The great rooms here start at $206 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 600 Highlands Drive. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchens, child care, golf, a hot tub, and free parking, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 88.6 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Kitchen
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Cherry Tree Inn & Suites

Traverse City, Michigan
2-star Hotel with prices starting at $217 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Michigan
  • Heated pool
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The great guest rating of Cherry Tree Inn & Suites is 8.60 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a casino, a fitness center, snorkeling, and rooms with kitchenettes. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $217, and it's located at 2345 Us 31 North. We also love the laundry services, golf, city views, a hot tub, and a game room which are great for visitors. And since it's just 34.3 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
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Henderson Castle Inn

Kalamazoo, Michigan
Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $202 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool
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A cool place is Henderson Castle Inn because it has great rooms that start at $202. It has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a casino, and a restaurant, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 100 Monroe Street. Only 135.3 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love a fitness center, snorkeling, a bar, golf, and pet-friendly rooms at this convenient hotel. We love a fun pool bar, and this one is a nice spot to chill and relax by the pool.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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The Vanguard Ann Arbor, Autograph Collection

Ann Arbor, Michigan
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $224 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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The Vanguard Ann Arbor, Autograph Collection offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $224 (before taxes). It's located at 201 Glen Avenue and has earned a guest rating of 9.20/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and laundry facilities which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 162.4 miles from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
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Roost Detroit

Detroit, Michigan
2-star Hotel with prices starting at $292 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Michigan
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Located at 1265 Washington Boulevard, Roost Detroit has great rooms from $292 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and rooms with kitchens. It has a terrific 9.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, a game room, and evening entertainment which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 180.8 miles from the center of town. Don't forget that there's a kitchen in the room to cook your meals, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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JW Marriott Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, Michigan
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $349 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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A great place to stay is JW Marriott Grand Rapids which has nice rooms starting at $349. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 235 Louis Street NW. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry services, city views, a spa, an indoor pool, and laundry facilities. It's located just 89.2 miles from the city center, too. Having an indoor pool means that you can swim and have fun any time of the year.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
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Also, you might be interested in the nearby first time trip hotels in Traverse City and Gaylord.

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


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

Michigan Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$170

After analyzing 280 first time trip hotels in Michigan, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $170. 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 Michigan.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $428
  • 4-star hotels: $237
  • 3-star hotels: $168
  • 2-star hotels: $142


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