The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in San Jose

Element San Jose Airport

Perfect for Your First Visit to San Jose

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 1130 Wondo Way, Element San Jose Airport has great rooms from $170 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, 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. Only 1.9 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms at this relaxing hotel. We always love being able to cook meals in a hotel room, and the kitchen here was a nice touch.

Hyatt House San Jose/Silicon Valley

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

A great place to stay is Hyatt House San Jose/Silicon Valley which has nice rooms starting at $146. Offering an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 75 Headquarters Drive. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and a pool table which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 6.2 miles from the city center. Having a kitchenette is a nice way for you to have some meals in the room, too. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Residence Inn by Marriott San Jose North/Silicon Valley

Perfect for Your First Time in San Jose

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

We found Residence Inn by Marriott San Jose North/Silicon Valley to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $145. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and rooms with kitchens, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 656 America Center Court. You'll also find rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 7.3 miles from the center of town. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Hilton San Jose

Perfect for First-Timers

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

With terrific rooms from $199, Hilton San Jose, at 300 Almaden Boulevard 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 parking, child care, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms. It's located just 0.7 miles from the city center, too. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

SpringHill Suites by Marriott San Jose Airport

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

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

SpringHill Suites by Marriott San Jose Airport has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and hiking. The great rooms here start at $156 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 10 Skyport Drive. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, golf, a free breakfast, a game room, and laundry facilities, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 2.1 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.

Hotel Valencia Santana Row

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

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

The great guest rating of Hotel Valencia Santana Row is 8.70 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $317, and it's located at 355 Santana Row. We also love the parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and laundry facilities which are great for visitors. And since it's just 3.2 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

Aloft Santa Clara

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

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

A cool place is Aloft Santa Clara because it has great rooms that start at $134. It has an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a bar, parking, 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 510 America Center Court. Only 7 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love pet-friendly rooms, city views, a game room, a child pool, and a pool table at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott San Jose North/Silicon Valley

Perfect for Your First Visit to San Jose

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

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott San Jose North/Silicon Valley offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $143 (before taxes). It's located at 656 America Center Court and has earned a guest rating of 9.10/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, free parking, and laundry facilities which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 7.3 miles from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Signia by Hilton San Jose

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

Located at 170 South Market Street, Signia by Hilton San Jose has great rooms from $234 (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. You'll also find parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.6 miles from the center of town.

Residence Inn by Marriott San Jose Airport

Perfect for Your First Time in San Jose

• 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 by Marriott San Jose Airport which has nice rooms starting at $161. Offering an outdoor pool, a casino, 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 10 Skyport Drive. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers rooms with kitchens, laundry services, golf, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms. It's located just 2.1 miles from the city center, 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.