The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in New Orleans

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to New Orleans

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

Hilton New Orleans / St Charles Avenue

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $122 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to New Orleans
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 333 St. Charles Avenue, Hilton New Orleans / St Charles Avenue has great rooms from $122 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.4 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Windsor Court Hotel

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $303 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Windsor Court Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $303. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a casino, and a restaurant, it also has a great guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 300 Gravier Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a fitness center, a bar, parking, child care, and laundry services which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.6 miles from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

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


Four Points by Sheraton French Quarter

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $148 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in New Orleans
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Four Points by Sheraton French Quarter to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $148. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 541 Bourbon Street. You'll also find laundry services, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a tour desk which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.5 miles from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

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


New Orleans Marriott

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $134 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $134, New Orleans Marriott, at 555 Canal Street provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a kid-friendly buffet, laundry services, city views, cooking classes, and bowling. It's located just 0.5 miles from the city center, too. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


DoubleTree by Hilton New Orleans

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $109 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to New Orleans
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

DoubleTree by Hilton New Orleans has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $109 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 300 Canal Street. Furthermore, it also offers parking, a kid-friendly buffet, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and city views, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.6 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast. 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


JW Marriott New Orleans

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $166 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

The great guest rating of JW Marriott New Orleans is 9.00 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $166, and it's located at 614 Canal Street. We also love the snorkeling, a bar, parking, hiking, and child care which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.4 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Bourbon Orleans Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $137 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A cool place is Bourbon Orleans Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $137. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 717 Orleans Street. Only 0.7 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love a bar, laundry services, city views, evening entertainment, and laundry facilities at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
  • Luxury


Avenue Plaza Resort

3-star Resort with prices starting at $105 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to New Orleans
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Avenue Plaza Resort offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $105 (before taxes). It's located at 2111 Saint Charles Avenue and has earned a guest rating of 8.80/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers parking, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a hot tub, and a spa which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.4 miles from the city center. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Kid-friendly
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Family rooms
  • Fitness room
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hyatt Regency New Orleans

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $114 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 601 Loyola Ave, Hyatt Regency New Orleans has great rooms from $114 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find parking, child care, laundry services, golf, and city views which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.4 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Omni Royal Orleans Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $151 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in New Orleans
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Omni Royal Orleans Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $151. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 621 St. Louis Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a bar, parking, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms. It's located just 0.6 miles from the city center, too. Being able to relax at the pool bar is a great way to spend your time here.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Saltwater pool


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Hammond, Houma, and Slidell.

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

New Orleans Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$129

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to New Orleans, Louisiana. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in New Orleans, Louisiana based on data from 132 hotels is an affordable $129. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in New Orleans.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $254
  • 4-star hotels: $138
  • 3-star hotels: $124
  • 2-star hotels: $110


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