The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Philadelphia

Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel

Perfect for Your First Time in Philadelphia

• Family-Friendly

Located at 401 Chestnut Street, Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel has great rooms from $248 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, snorkeling, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.9 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love parking, hiking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views at this relaxing hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

The Notary Hotel Autograph Collection

Perfect for First-Timers

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is The Notary Hotel Autograph Collection which has nice rooms starting at $211. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 21 North Juniper Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, city views, bowling, and laundry facilities which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.1 miles from the city center. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

Hyatt House Philadelphia-King of Prussia

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

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Hyatt House Philadelphia-King of Prussia to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $185. We loved that is has a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, breakfast, and rooms with kitchenettes, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 240 Mall Blvd. You'll also find laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and a game room which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 15.4 miles from the center of town. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too.

Kimpton Hotel Palomar Philadelphia

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $183, Kimpton Hotel Palomar Philadelphia, at 117 South 17th Street provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services. Its terrific guest rating is 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers city views, a spa, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms. It's located just 0.3 miles from the city center, too.

The Westin Philadelphia

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

The Westin Philadelphia has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. The great rooms here start at $208 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 99 South 17th Street at Liberty Place. Furthermore, it also offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a tour desk, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.3 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

Philadelphia Marriott West

Perfect for Your First Visit to Philadelphia

• Heated pool

The great guest rating of Philadelphia Marriott West is 8.40 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $234, and it's located at 111 Crawford Avenue. We also love the hiking, child care, laundry services, a hot tub, and an indoor pool which are great for visitors. And since it's just 11.1 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We love an indoor pool because you can enjoy it any time of the year.

Sonesta Philadelphia Downtown Rittenhouse Square

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly
• Heated pool

A cool place is Sonesta Philadelphia Downtown Rittenhouse Square because it has great rooms that start at $183. It has an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 1800 Market Street. Only 0.4 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love pet-friendly rooms, city views, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a heated pool at this convenient hotel. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

Penn's View Hotel Philadelphia

Perfect for Your First Time in Philadelphia

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

Penn's View Hotel Philadelphia offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $195 (before taxes). It's located at 14 N. Front St. And has earned a guest rating of 8.95/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, a spa, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and a multi-lingual staff which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.2 miles from the city center.

Loews Philadelphia Hotel

Perfect for First-Timers

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

Located at 1200 Market Street, Loews Philadelphia Hotel has great rooms from $203 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a spa and wellness center which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.2 miles from the center of town.

Residence Inn Philadelphia Valley Forge

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

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

A great place to stay is Residence Inn Philadelphia Valley Forge which has nice rooms starting at $164. Offering an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a kid-friendly buffet, and breakfast, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 600 West Swedesford Road. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers rooms with kitchens, laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and free parking. It's located just 17.2 miles from the city center, too. Don't forget that there's a kitchen in the room to cook your meals, 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.