The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Tarragona

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Tarragona

Tarragona, Spain Tarragona, Spain

Visiting Tarragona, Spain for the first time can be an exciting, yet overwhelming experience. With so many incredible hotels to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to stay. If you're deciding where to stay for your first visit to Tarragona, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Tarragona based on price, location, amenities, guest ratings, and more to determine which would be the ideal places to stay for first timers. Whether you're here for just a few days or longer, these hotels offer the perfect combination of amenities, location, and price. For those visiting Tarragona for the first time, it's important to choose a hotel in a safe and convenient area to make the most of your first visit. You'll want to be close to the activities, shopping, and dining options, of course. When looking for hotels, consider the amenities they offer. Some hotels may have a fitness center, a bar or restaurant, a pool, or even a spa. All of these features can add to your overall enjoyment if you've never been to Tarragona before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Tarragona for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Tarragona for first-timers offer the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and affordability. So, here's our list of suggestions for your next trip.

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

Astari

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $81 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Tarragona
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach

Located at Via Augusta 95-97, Astari has great rooms from $81 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.3 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love laundry services, city views, a pool table, car rentals, and laundry facilities at this relaxing hotel. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered. 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
  • Parking
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Saltwater pool


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Hotel Nuria Tarragona

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $83 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Nuria Tarragona which has nice rooms starting at $83. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, a restaurant, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Via Augusta, 145. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, city views, car rentals, laundry facilities, and family rooms which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.1 km from the city center. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Parking
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Pigal Tarragona

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $35 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Tarragona
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

We found Pigal Tarragona to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $35. We loved that is has parking, laundry services, city views, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Carrer Cardenal Cervantes 6. You'll also find a tour desk, a multi-lingual staff, a 24-hour desk, a microwave, and a refrigerator which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.3 km from the center of town. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Mas La Boella

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $191 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $191, Hotel Mas La Boella, at Autovia Tarragona-Reus (T-11), Km. 12 provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and laundry services. 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 a winery, free parking, car rentals, a tour desk, and air-conditioning. It's located just 7 km from the city center, too. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Train station shuttle
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Villa Garden Tarragona

Guest House with prices starting at $168 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Tarragona
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Villa Garden Tarragona has a great guest rating of 9.70 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, mountain views, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and pet-friendly rooms. The great rooms here start at $168 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Carrer De L'Oreneta 35. Furthermore, it also offers a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, free parking, family rooms, and a tour desk, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 4.6 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Sant Jordi Tarragona

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $78 (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.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Hotel Sant Jordi Tarragona is 8.60 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, a bar, and hiking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $78, and it's located at Vía Augusta, 185, Playa Savinosa. We also love the child care, golf, free parking, car rentals, and fishing which are great for visitors. And since it's just 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
  • Room service
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop


Tarraco Park Tarragona

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $69 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Tarraco Park Tarragona because it has great rooms that start at $69. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Carretera de Valencia 206. Only 2.7 km from the city center, travelers will especially love parking, city views, an indoor pool, kids meals, and car rentals at this convenient hotel. We love an indoor pool because you can enjoy it any time of the year. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Indoor pool
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel SB Express Tarragona

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $69 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Tarragona
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

Hotel SB Express Tarragona offers a bar, parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $69 (before taxes). It's located at Plaza De Les Corts Catalanes 4 and has earned a guest rating of 8.20/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers car rentals, laundry facilities, family rooms, a tour desk, and a multi-lingual staff which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.3 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop


AC Hotel Tarragona A Marriott Luxury & Lifestyle Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $94 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Avda. De Roma, 8, AC Hotel Tarragona A Marriott Luxury & Lifestyle Hotel has great rooms from $94 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find child care, laundry services, a spa, laundry facilities, and a multi-lingual staff which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.6 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service


B&B Hotel Tarragona Centro Urbis

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $61 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Tarragona
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach

A great place to stay is B&B Hotel Tarragona Centro Urbis which has nice rooms starting at $61. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms, it also has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Plaza Corsini, 10. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers car rentals, laundry facilities, family rooms, a tour desk, and air-conditioning. It's located just 0.1 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
  • Room service
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Barcelona, Salou, Peníscola, Sitges, and Cambrils.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Tarragona, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Tarragona, Best Beach Hotels in Tarragona, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Tarragona, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Tarragona, Best Hotels for One Week in Tarragona, Best Hotels for One Night in Tarragona, or Best Business Hotels in Tarragona.


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

Tarragona Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$92

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Tarragona, Spain. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Tarragona, Spain based on data from 11 hotels is an affordable $92. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Tarragona.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $118
  • 3-star hotels: $90
  • 2-star hotels: $62


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