The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Wisconsin

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Wisconsin

If it's your first trip to Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin for your first trip!

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

Jefferson Street Inn

Wausau, Wisconsin
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $164 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Wisconsin

Located at 201 Jefferson Street, Jefferson Street Inn has great rooms from $164 (before taxes). It offers skiing, skiing, room service, room service, and a restaurant. It has a terrific 8.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 36.6 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a restaurant, a fitness center, a fitness center, a bar, and a bar at this relaxing hotel. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Room service
  • Indoor pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Airport shuttle
  • Spa/Wellness
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Refrigerator


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Best Western Plus InnTowner Madison

Madison, Wisconsin
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $106 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Best Western Plus InnTowner Madison which has nice rooms starting at $106. Offering skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 2424 University Avenue. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers snorkeling, a bar, hiking, laundry services, and golf which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 102.7 miles from the city center. The restaurant serves delicious food, too. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Timber Ridge Lodge And Waterpark

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $181 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

We found Timber Ridge Lodge And Waterpark to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $181. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, skiing, a water park, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 7020 Grand Geneva Way. You'll also find a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 153.7 miles from the center of town. Having a water park here is a terrific addition, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Water park
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


Ironworks Hotel

Beloit, Wisconsin
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $155 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Wisconsin
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $155, Ironworks Hotel, at 500 Pleasant Street Rock provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, scuba diving, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, and evening entertainment. It's located just 146.4 miles from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


The Edgewater

Madison, Wisconsin
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $199 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The Edgewater has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. The great rooms here start at $199 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 1001 Wisconsin Place. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 102.8 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Having a kitchenette is a nice way for you to have some meals in the room, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Holiday Inn Club Vacations At Lake Geneva Resort By IHG

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
3-star Resort with prices starting at $141 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Wisconsin
  • 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 Holiday Inn Club Vacations At Lake Geneva Resort By IHG is 8.90 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a water park, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $141, and it's located at 7037 Grand Geneva Way. We also love the a bar, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and golf which are great for visitors. And since it's just 153.1 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one. 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
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


The Oxbow Hotel

Eau Claire, Wisconsin
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $116 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is The Oxbow Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $116. It has skiing, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 516 Galloway Street. Only 76.8 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and free parking at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator


Kimpton Journeyman By IHG

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $200 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Wisconsin

Kimpton Journeyman By IHG offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $200 (before taxes). It's located at 310 East Chicago Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, a game room, and a pool table which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 145.6 miles from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


The Pfister Hotel

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $163 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Located at 424 East Wisconsin Avenue, The Pfister Hotel has great rooms from $163 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 9.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, a spa, and an indoor pool which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 145.3 miles from the center of town. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Breakfast in the room


Grand Geneva Resort & Spa

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
4-star Resort with prices starting at $295 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

A great place to stay is Grand Geneva Resort & Spa which has nice rooms starting at $295. Offering an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a water park, and a restaurant, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 7036 Grand Geneva Wy. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a fitness center, a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and child care. It's located just 153.2 miles from the city center, too. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Wisconsin Dells, Wausau, and Stevens Point.

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


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

Wisconsin Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$147

After analyzing 252 first time trip hotels in Wisconsin, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $147. 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 Wisconsin.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $332
  • 4-star hotels: $181
  • 3-star hotels: $147
  • 2-star hotels: $131


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