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The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Morro Bay

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Morro Bay

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

Blue Sail Inn

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $173 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Morro Bay
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
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Located at 851 Market Ave., Blue Sail Inn has great rooms from $173 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, hiking, and golf. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.1 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love city views, free parking, horse riding, bicycle rental, and fishing at this relaxing hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered. 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
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Bayfront Inn Morro Bay

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $177 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Beach
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A great place to stay is Bayfront Inn Morro Bay which has nice rooms starting at $177. Offering a restaurant, hiking, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and free parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1150 Embarcadero. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers horse riding, bicycle rental, fishing, tennis, and a coffee shop which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.4 miles from the city center. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
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Morro Bay Sandpiper Inn

Inn with prices starting at $140 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
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We found Morro Bay Sandpiper Inn to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $140. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and free parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 540 Main Street. You'll also find family rooms, a tour desk, a multi-lingual staff, a 24-hour desk, and a microwave which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.2 miles from the center of town. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Beach Bungalow Inn and Suites

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $191 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Morro Bay
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
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With terrific rooms from $191, Beach Bungalow Inn and Suites, at 1050 Morro Avenue provides rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, golf, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms. 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 free parking, bicycle rental, family rooms, a multi-lingual staff, and a microwave. It's located just 0.2 miles from the city center, too. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Estero Inn

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $288 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
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Estero Inn has a great guest rating of 9.50 out of 10, and offers scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, and free parking. The great rooms here start at $288 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 501 Embarcadero. Furthermore, it also offers a pool table, horse riding, bicycle rental, fishing, and air-conditioning, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.3 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Snorkeling
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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The Landing at Morro Bay

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $233 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Morro Bay
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
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The great guest rating of The Landing at Morro Bay is 8.80 out of 10. This place has free parking, bicycle rental, fishing, a multi-lingual staff, and air-conditioning. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $233, and it's located at 780 Market Avenue. We also love the a microwave, a refrigerator, massages, wheelchair-accessible units, and private parking which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.1 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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456 Embarcadero Inn & Suites

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $263 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
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A cool place is 456 Embarcadero Inn & Suites because it has great rooms that start at $263. It has rooms with kitchens, golf, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and free parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 456 Embarcadero. Only 0.3 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love bicycle rental, fishing, family rooms, a multi-lingual staff, and a microwave at this convenient hotel. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchen
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Pleasant Inn Morro Bay

Motel with prices starting at $186 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Morro Bay
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
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Pleasant Inn Morro Bay offers scuba diving, hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and golf which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $186 (before taxes). It's located at 235 Harbor Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers pet-friendly rooms, free parking, horse riding, bicycle rental, and fishing which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.1 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
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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La Serena Inn

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $155 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
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Located at 990 Morro Avenue, La Serena Inn has great rooms from $155 (before taxes). It offers golf, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, and laundry facilities. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find family rooms, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a microwave, and a refrigerator which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.2 miles from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Free breakfast
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Harbor House Inn Morro Bay

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $117 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • Beach
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A great place to stay is Harbor House Inn Morro Bay which has nice rooms starting at $117. Offering a restaurant, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, laundry facilities, and air-conditioning, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1095 Main Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a 24-hour desk, a microwave, a refrigerator, balconies, and wheelchair-accessible units. It's located just 0.2 miles from the city center, too. 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
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Pismo Beach, Paso Robles, Cambria, and San Luis Obispo.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Morro Bay, make sure you also see Best Beach Hotels in Morro Bay, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Morro Bay, or Best Hotels for One Night in Morro Bay.


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

Morro Bay Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$176

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Morro Bay, California. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Morro Bay, California based on data from 17 hotels is an affordable $176. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Morro Bay.

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

  • 3-star hotels: $263
  • 2-star hotels: $171


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