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The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Missouri

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Missouri

Visiting Missouri 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 Missouri, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Missouri 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 Missouri 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 Missouri before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Missouri for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Missouri 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.)

Four Seasons St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
5-star Hotel with prices starting at $431 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool
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Located at 999 North Second Street, Four Seasons St Louis has great rooms from $431 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 128.1 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, hiking, child care, laundry services, and golf at this relaxing hotel. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
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  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool
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Clayton Plaza Hotel

Saint Louis, Missouri
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $130 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Missouri
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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A great place to stay is Clayton Plaza Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $130. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 7750 Carondelet Ave. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers parking, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, laundry services, and a free breakfast which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 120.3 miles from the city center. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Hyatt Regency Saint Louis at The Arch

Saint Louis, Missouri
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $195 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
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We found Hyatt Regency Saint Louis at The Arch to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $195. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 315 Chestnut Street. You'll also find child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and kids meals which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 127.8 miles from the center of town. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
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Homestead Motel

Branson, Missouri
Motel with prices starting at $131 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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With terrific rooms from $131, Homestead Motel, at 1024 West Main provides an outdoor pool, mountain views, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and city views. Its terrific guest rating is 9.30 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers free parking, family rooms, a private pool, a tour desk, and air-conditioning. It's located just 118 miles from the city center, too. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one. 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
More Great Amenities
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center

Kansas City, Missouri
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $238 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Missouri
  • Heated pool
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Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $238 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 2345 McGee Street. Furthermore, it also offers parking, hiking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 126.1 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool
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Ambassador Hotel Kansas City Autograph Collection

Kansas City, Missouri
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $239 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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The great guest rating of Ambassador Hotel Kansas City Autograph Collection is 9.11 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $239, and it's located at 1111 Grand Boulevard. We also love the laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, bicycle rental, and a multi-lingual staff which are great for visitors. And since it's just 126.6 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
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Stormy Point Village Resort

Branson, Missouri
4-star Resort with prices starting at $125 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Missouri
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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A cool place is Stormy Point Village Resort because it has great rooms that start at $125. It has an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a bar, mountain views, and rooms with kitchens, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.90 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 132 Cape Cod Road. Only 120.1 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love rooms with kitchenettes, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, a game room, and a spa at this convenient hotel. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
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King Condo at Holiday Hills

Branson, Missouri
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $252 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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King Condo at Holiday Hills offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, outdoor tennis, and hiking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $252 (before taxes). It's located at 160 West Rockford Drive Suite F-10 and has earned a guest rating of 9.70/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchens, a hot tub, a game room, a child pool, and an indoor pool which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 117.6 miles from the city center. 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
  • Kitchen
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
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The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center

Kansas City, Missouri
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $249 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Missouri
  • Family-Friendly
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Located at 1 East Pershing Road, The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center has great rooms from $249 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and car rentals which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 126.3 miles from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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The Tiger Hotel

Columbia, Missouri
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $183 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
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A great place to stay is The Tiger Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $183. Offering room service, 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 23 South 8Th Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a bar, parking, hiking, laundry services, and golf. It's located just 49.3 miles from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Table tennis
  • Fishing
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Columbia, St Robert, and Jefferson City.

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


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

Missouri Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$144

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Missouri. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Missouri based on data from 304 hotels is an affordable $144. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Missouri.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $406
  • 4-star hotels: $204
  • 3-star hotels: $150
  • 2-star hotels: $118


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