The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in San Diego

Best Western PLUS Island Palms Hotel & Marina

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to San Diego

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

Located at 2051 Shelter Island Drive, Best Western PLUS Island Palms Hotel & Marina has great rooms from $171 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 3.9 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love parking, laundry services, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, and a spa at this relaxing hotel. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

InterContinental San Diego

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

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

A great place to stay is InterContinental San Diego which has nice rooms starting at $288. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 901 Bayfront Court. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.8 miles from the city center. We love a fun pool bar, and this one is a nice spot to chill and relax by the pool.

Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $281. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 333 West Harbor Drive. You'll also find snorkeling, a bar, parking, hiking, and child care which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.7 miles from the center of town. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

Humphreys Half Moon Inn

Perfect for Your First Visit to San Diego

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

With terrific rooms from $189, Humphreys Half Moon Inn, at 2303 Shelter Island Dr provides an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and rooms with kitchens. 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 laundry services, a hot tub, table tennis, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental. It's located just 3.9 miles from the city center, too. Don't forget that there's a kitchen in the room to cook your meals, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

Bay Club Hotel and Marina

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.
• Family-Friendly
• Heated pool

Bay Club Hotel and Marina has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $168 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 2131 Shelter Island Drive. Furthermore, it also offers parking, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a spa, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 3.9 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, 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.

Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa

Perfect for Your First Time in San Diego

The great guest rating of Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa is 8.40 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $323, and it's located at 9700 North Torrey Pines Road La Jolla. We also love the a bar, parking, hiking, laundry services, and golf which are great for visitors. And since it's just 12.8 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

HYATT REGENCY LA JOLLA AT AVENTINE

Perfect for First-Timers

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

A cool place is HYATT REGENCY LA JOLLA AT AVENTINE because it has great rooms that start at $241. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 3777 La Jolla Village Drive. Only 11.4 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views at this convenient hotel.

Hilton Garden Inn San Diego Del Mar

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to San Diego

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

Hilton Garden Inn San Diego Del Mar offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $159 (before taxes). It's located at 3939 Ocean Bluff Avenue and has earned a guest rating of 8.40/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers parking, hiking, child care, laundry services, and golf which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 14.5 miles from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Heated pool

Located at 2000 Second Street, Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa has great rooms from $403 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find snorkeling, a bar, parking, a kid-friendly buffet, and rooms with kitchens which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1.5 miles from the center of town. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast.

Hotel Indigo San Diego - Gaslamp Quarter

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

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

A great place to stay is Hotel Indigo San Diego - Gaslamp Quarter which has nice rooms starting at $218. 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 509 9th Avenue. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, city views, kids meals, car rentals, and family rooms. It's located just 0.3 miles from the city center, too.