The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Seaside

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Seaside

If it's your first trip to Seaside, Oregon 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 Seaside. 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 Seaside. 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 Seaside 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 Seaside 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 Seaside for your first trip!

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

WorldMark Seaside

3-star Resort with prices starting at $154 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Seaside
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 26 Avenue A Suite B, WorldMark Seaside has great rooms from $154 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a fitness center, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and golf. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.3 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love city views, a hot tub, a game room, free parking, and a pool table at this relaxing hotel. The swimming pool is fantastic and lots of fun, 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
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Hiking
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


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River Inn at Seaside

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $184 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is River Inn at Seaside which has nice rooms starting at $184. Offering a fitness center, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, pet-friendly rooms, and city views, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 531 Avenue A. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a hot tub, a game room, an indoor pool, free parking, and a pool table which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.1 miles from the city center. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchen
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Saltwater pool


Saltline Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $202 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Seaside
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Saltline Hotel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $202. We loved that is has a fitness center, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, a game room, and an indoor pool, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 250 1st Avenue. You'll also find free parking, horse riding, an indoor play area, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.2 miles from the center of town. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Inn at Seaside

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $162 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.

With terrific rooms from $162, Inn at Seaside, at 441 2nd Avenue provides rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and an indoor pool. 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 free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a private pool. It's located just 0.2 miles from the city center, too. Having a kitchenette is a nice way for you to have some meals in the room, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchen
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


The Drifthaven at Gearhart

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $273 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Seaside
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The Drifthaven at Gearhart has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10, and offers hiking, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, rooms with kitchenettes, and golf. The great rooms here start at $273 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 67 North Cottage Avenue. Furthermore, it also offers golf, pet-friendly rooms, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, and free parking, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 2.2 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Horse riding
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Breakfast in the room


Inn at the Shore

Inn with prices starting at $227 (before taxes) - See All Prices
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 Inn at the Shore is 8.70 out of 10. This place has rooms with kitchenettes, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, bicycle rental, and family rooms. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $227, and it's located at 2275 South Prom. We also love the a 24-hour desk, a microwave, a refrigerator, and balconies which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Holiday Inn Express & Suites Seaside-Convention Center By IHG

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $184 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
  • Heated pool

A cool place is Holiday Inn Express & Suites Seaside-Convention Center By IHG because it has great rooms that start at $184. It has room service, room service, a fitness center, a fitness center, and laundry services, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 34 North Holladay Drive. Only 0.1 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and a hot tub at this convenient hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered. 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
  • Room service
  • Indoor pool
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Fitness center
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Free parking
  • Heated pool
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
  • Saltwater pool


Ebb Tide Oceanfront Inn

Inn with prices starting at $167 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Seaside
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

Ebb Tide Oceanfront Inn offers rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and an indoor pool which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $167 (before taxes). It's located at 300 North Prom and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers free parking, bicycle rental, family rooms, a heated pool, and a 24-hour desk which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.4 miles from the city center. The indoor pool here is terrific, and makes for a great place to relax and have fun no matter what the weather is like. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Kathryn Riverfront Inn, an Ascend Collection Hotel

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $181 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.

Located at 545 Broadway Avenue, Kathryn Riverfront Inn, an Ascend Collection Hotel has great rooms from $181 (before taxes). It offers a fitness center, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, an indoor pool, and free parking. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry facilities, bicycle rental, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and a microwave which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.1 miles from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hillcrest Inn

Motel with prices starting at $164 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Seaside
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Hillcrest Inn which has nice rooms starting at $164. Offering rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, rooms with kitchenettes, and golf, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 118 North Columbia Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers golf, pet-friendly rooms, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, and free parking. It's located just 0.3 miles from the city center, too. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time. 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
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Refrigerator


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Seaside, Long Beach, Hillsboro, Cannon Beach, and Astoria.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Seaside, make sure you also see Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Seaside, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Seaside, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Seaside, Best Hotels for One Week in Seaside, or Best Business Hotels in Seaside.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Seaside?

Seaside Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$187

After analyzing 15 first time trip hotels in Seaside, Oregon, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $187. 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 Seaside.

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

  • 3-star hotels: $169
  • 2-star hotels: $196


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