The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in San Jose

Hyatt House San Jose-Silicon Valley

Perfect for Your First Visit to San Jose

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 75 Headquarters Dr, Hyatt House San Jose-Silicon Valley has great rooms from $222 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 6.2 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love breakfast, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, and a free breakfast at this relaxing hotel. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money.

Hotel Valencia Santana Row

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

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

A great place to stay is Hotel Valencia Santana Row which has nice rooms starting at $391. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 355 Santana Row. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers parking, laundry services, a hot tub, laundry facilities, and family rooms which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.2 miles from the city center. Everyone loves a good hot tub, and this one is really nice.

Sonesta Select San Jose Airport

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.
• Heated pool

We found Sonesta Select San Jose Airport to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $127. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.48 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 1727 Technology Drive. You'll also find laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and a free airport shuttle which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 2.2 miles from the center of town. The restaurant serves delicious food, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Dolce Hayes Mansion

Perfect for First-Timers

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

With terrific rooms from $192, Dolce Hayes Mansion, at 200 Edenvale Avenue provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers parking, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub. It's located just 6.9 miles from the city center, too. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

DoubleTree by Hilton Campbell - Pruneyard Plaza

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

DoubleTree by Hilton Campbell - Pruneyard Plaza has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet. The great rooms here start at $182 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 1995 South Bascom Avenue. Furthermore, it also offers hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a spa, and free parking, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 4.1 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

SpringHill Suites by Marriott San Jose Airport

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

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

The great guest rating of SpringHill Suites by Marriott San Jose Airport is 8.70 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and a kid-friendly buffet. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $165, and it's located at 10 Skyport Drive. We also love the breakfast, hiking, laundry services, golf, and a free breakfast which are great for visitors. And since it's just 2.1 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.

Aloft Santa Clara

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Aloft Santa Clara because it has great rooms that start at $195. It has an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a bar, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 510 America Center Ct. Only 7 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love a game room, a child pool, free parking, a pool table, and an indoor play area at this convenient hotel.

Courtyard by Marriott San Jose Campbell

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.
• Family-Friendly
• Heated pool

Courtyard by Marriott San Jose Campbell offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $161 (before taxes). It's located at 655 Creekside Way and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a hot tub, and a spa which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.9 miles from the city center. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Sonesta Silicon Valley - San Jose

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

Located at 1820 Barber Lane, Sonesta Silicon Valley - San Jose has great rooms from $148 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, free parking, and kids meals which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 4.4 miles from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

Hotel De Anza

Perfect for Your First Time in San Jose

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

A great place to stay is Hotel De Anza which has nice rooms starting at $142. Offering room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 233 West Santa Clara St.. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and laundry facilities. It's located just 0.4 miles from the city center, too. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.