The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Sault Ste Marie

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Sault Ste Marie

If it's your first trip to Sault Ste Marie 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 Sault Ste Marie. 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 Sault Ste Marie. 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 Sault Ste Marie 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 Sault Ste Marie 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 Sault Ste Marie for your first trip!

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

Delta Hotels by Marriott Sault Ste Marie Waterfront

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $144 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Located at 208 St. Mary's River Drive, Delta Hotels by Marriott Sault Ste Marie Waterfront has great rooms from $144 (before taxes). It offers skiing, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and hiking. It has a terrific 8.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.6 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, a hot tub, and an indoor pool at this relaxing hotel. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Kid-friendly
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


The Water Tower Inn BW Premier Collection

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $122 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Sault Ste Marie
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is The Water Tower Inn BW Premier Collection which has nice rooms starting at $122. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 360 Great Northern Road. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.6 km from the city center. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Quality Inn & Suites Bay Front

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $129 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

We found Quality Inn & Suites Bay Front to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $129. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 180 Bay St.. You'll also find a free breakfast, an indoor pool, free parking, laundry facilities, and a multi-lingual staff which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.1 km from the center of town. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day. 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
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Microtel Inn & Suites Sault Ste Marie

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $134 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Sault Ste Marie
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $134, Microtel Inn & Suites Sault Ste Marie, at 724 Great Northern Road provides room service, a fitness center, breakfast, golf, and a free breakfast. Its terrific guest rating is 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers city views, a hot tub, an indoor pool, bowling, and free parking. It's located just 3.4 km from the city center, too. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Quattro Hotel & Conf Centre an Ascend Hotel Collection Member

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $135 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Quattro Hotel & Conf Centre an Ascend Hotel Collection Member has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services. The great rooms here start at $135 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 229 Great Northern Road. Furthermore, it also offers a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, a spa, an indoor pool, and free parking, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 2.3 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Everyone loves a nice indoor pool, and the one here does not disappoint! We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Super 8 by Wyndham Sault Ste Marie On

Motel with prices starting at $105 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Sault Ste Marie
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.

The great guest rating of Super 8 by Wyndham Sault Ste Marie On is 8.30 out of 10. This place has skiing, breakfast, hiking, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $105, and it's located at 184 Great Northern Road Hwy 17 North. We also love the bowling, free parking, laundry facilities, fishing, and family rooms which are great for visitors. And since it's just 2.3 km 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
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Sault Ste Marie

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $161 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A cool place is Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Sault Ste Marie because it has great rooms that start at $161. It has a fitness center, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, laundry services, and a free breakfast, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 633 Great Northern Road. Only 3.2 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a hot tub, an indoor pool, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Holiday Inn Express - Sault Ste Marie Sault Sainte Marie Ontario

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $193 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Heated pool

Holiday Inn Express - Sault Ste Marie Sault Sainte Marie Ontario offers room service, parking, breakfast, laundry services, and a free breakfast which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $193 (before taxes). It's located at 320 Bay Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.40/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers an indoor pool, laundry facilities, a heated pool, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.4 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Sleep Inn Sault Sainte Marie

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $174 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Sault Ste Marie

Located at 727 Bay St., Sleep Inn Sault Sainte Marie has great rooms from $174 (before taxes). It offers a fitness center, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find golf, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, bowling, and free parking which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 2.4 km from the center of town. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Ambassador Motel Sault Sainte Marie

Motel with prices starting at $112 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Ambassador Motel Sault Sainte Marie which has nice rooms starting at $112. Offering golf, pet-friendly rooms, an indoor pool, free parking, and a heated pool, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1275 Great Northern Road. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a private pool, air-conditioning, a microwave, a refrigerator, and a sauna. It's located just 5.1 km 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.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Saint Ignace, Sault Ste. Marie, Mackinaw City, and Mackinac Island.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Sault Ste Marie, make sure you also see Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Sault Ste Marie or Best Hotels for One Night in Sault Ste Marie.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Sault Ste Marie?

Sault Ste Marie Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$141

After analyzing 10 first time trip hotels in Sault Ste Marie, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $141. 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 Sault Ste Marie.

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

  • 3-star hotels: $133
  • 2-star hotels: $147


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