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The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Pennsylvania

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Pennsylvania

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

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

Historic Hotel Bethlehem

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $207 (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.
  • Family-Friendly
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Located at 437 Main Street, Historic Hotel Bethlehem has great rooms from $207 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 83.6 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love mountain views, laundry services, golf, city views, and kids meals at this relaxing hotel. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Luxury
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Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $248 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Pennsylvania
  • Family-Friendly
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A great place to stay is Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $248. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, snorkeling, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 401 Chestnut Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers parking, hiking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 95.5 miles from the city center. The indoor pool at this hotel is very nice, and is a great place to unwind and relax on your trip.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room
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Eden Resort and Suites BW Premier Collection

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $133 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • 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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We found Eden Resort and Suites BW Premier Collection to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $133. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.08 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 222 Eden Road. You'll also find a kitchen, a kid-friendly buffet, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, and golf which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 34.9 miles from the center of town. We always love being able to cook meals in a hotel room, and the kitchen here was a nice touch. 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
  • Kitchen
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchen/Kitchenette
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Infinity pool
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The Inn at Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Inn with prices starting at $156 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Pennsylvania
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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With terrific rooms from $156, The Inn at Jim Thorpe, at 24 Broadway provides skiing, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking. Its terrific guest rating is 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a spa and wellness center, a game room, a spa, free parking, and a pool table. It's located just 73.7 miles from the city center, too. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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The Notary Hotel Autograph Collection

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $211 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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The Notary Hotel Autograph Collection has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. The great rooms here start at $211 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 21 North Juniper Street. Furthermore, it also offers child care, laundry services, city views, bowling, and laundry facilities, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 94.7 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
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Graduate State College

State College, Pennsylvania
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $97 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Pennsylvania
  • 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 great guest rating of Graduate State College is 8.90 out of 10. This place has skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $97, and it's located at 125 South Atherton Street. We also love the parking, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and a pool table which are great for visitors. And since it's just 61.8 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. 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
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $222 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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A cool place is Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $222. It has room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.85 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 107 6th Street. Only 163.5 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and laundry facilities at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
  • Luxury
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Hilton Garden Inn Gettysburg

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $142 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Hilton Garden Inn Gettysburg offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $142 (before taxes). It's located at 1061 York Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.80/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers pet-friendly rooms, an indoor pool, free parking, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 33.9 miles from the city center. 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
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Bear Creek Mountain Resort

Allentown, Pennsylvania
3-star Resort with prices starting at $229 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Pennsylvania
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Located at 101 Doe Mountain Lane, Bear Creek Mountain Resort has great rooms from $229 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, skiing, 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 outdoor tennis, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and a hot tub which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 68.8 miles from the center of town. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
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Hyatt House Philadelphia-King of Prussia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $185 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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A great place to stay is Hyatt House Philadelphia-King of Prussia which has nice rooms starting at $185. Offering a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, breakfast, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 240 Mall Blvd. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and a game room. It's located just 80.8 miles from the city center, too. Everyone loves a good hot tub, and this one is really nice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Lancaster, Harrisburg, Gettysburg, Hershey, and Carlisle.

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


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

Pennsylvania Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$155

After analyzing 395 first time trip hotels in Pennsylvania, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $155. 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 Pennsylvania.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $372
  • 4-star hotels: $209
  • 3-star hotels: $161
  • 2-star hotels: $129


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