The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Oakland

Courtyard by Marriott Oakland Airport

Perfect for First-Timers

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Located at 350 Hegenberger Road, Courtyard by Marriott Oakland Airport has great rooms from $120 (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 6.3 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love parking, laundry services, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms at this relaxing hotel. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

Oakland Marriott City Center

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Oakland

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Oakland Marriott City Center which has nice rooms starting at $139. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1001 Broadway. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.2 miles from the city center. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Executive Inn & Suites Oakland

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
• Heated pool

We found Executive Inn & Suites Oakland to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $116. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and laundry services, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 1755 Embarcadero. You'll also find city views, a hot tub, laundry facilities, a heated pool, and air-conditioning which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.9 miles from the center of town. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Courtyard by Marriott Oakland Downtown

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• Family-Friendly
• Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $146, Courtyard by Marriott Oakland Downtown, at 988 Broadway provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. 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 laundry services, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, a heated pool, and air-conditioning. It's located just 0.2 miles from the city center, too. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one.

Best Western Plus Bayside Hotel

Perfect for Your First Visit to Oakland

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

Best Western Plus Bayside Hotel has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and laundry services. The great rooms here start at $150 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 1717 Embarcadero. Furthermore, it also offers golf, a hot tub, a spa, laundry facilities, and family rooms, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.8 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

AC Hotel by Marriott Oakland Downtown

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of AC Hotel by Marriott Oakland Downtown is 8.50 out of 10. This place has a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $157, and it's located at 1431 Jefferson Street. We also love the a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.3 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

Holiday Inn & Suites Oakland - Airport By IHG

Perfect for Your First Time in Oakland

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

A cool place is Holiday Inn & Suites Oakland - Airport By IHG because it has great rooms that start at $126. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 77 Hegenberger Road. Only 6.4 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love parking, laundry services, laundry facilities, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk at this convenient hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Residence Inn by Marriott Oakland Downtown

Perfect for First-Timers

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Residence Inn by Marriott Oakland Downtown offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and rooms with kitchens which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $157 (before taxes). It's located at 1431 Jefferson Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.90/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, and family rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.3 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.

SpringHill Suites by Marriott Oakland Airport

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Oakland

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 195 Hegenberger Road, SpringHill Suites by Marriott Oakland Airport has great rooms from $143 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a free breakfast, an indoor pool, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and a microwave which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 6.3 miles from the center of town. The indoor pool here is terrific, and makes for a great place to relax and have fun no matter what the weather is like. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

Kissel Uptown Oakland, in the Unbound Collection by Hyatt

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

A great place to stay is Kissel Uptown Oakland, in the Unbound Collection by Hyatt which has nice rooms starting at $190. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 2455 Broadway. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and a refrigerator. It's located just 0.7 miles from the city center, too.