The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Austin

AT&T Hotel & Conference Center

Perfect for Your First Visit to Austin

• 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 1900 University Avenue, AT&T Hotel & Conference Center has great rooms from $201 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love parking, laundry services, golf, car rentals, and laundry facilities at this relaxing hotel. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone.

Four Seasons Hotel Austin

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

A great place to stay is Four Seasons Hotel Austin which has nice rooms starting at $683. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 98 San Jacinto Blvd. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.3 miles from the city center. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

Guesthouse Cabin Near The River

Perfect for Your First Time in Austin

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

We found Guesthouse Cabin Near The River to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $379. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a water park, a bar, and hiking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 1600 River Hills Rd.. You'll also find mountain views, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 7.8 miles 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.

Hyatt Regency Austin

Perfect for First-Timers

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $210, Hyatt Regency Austin, at 208 Barton Springs Rd provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers parking, hiking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views. It's located just 0.6 miles from the city center, too. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one.

South Congress Hotel

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Austin

South Congress Hotel has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. The great rooms here start at $277 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 1603 South Congress Avenue. Furthermore, it also offers a bar, parking, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.4 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Don't forget to spend some time at the terrific pool bar where you can unwind and relax.

The LINE Austin

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

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

The great guest rating of The LINE Austin is 8.40 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $196, and it's located at 111 Cesar Chavez at Congress. We also love the parking, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.3 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

W Austin

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• Family-Friendly

A cool place is W Austin because it has great rooms that start at $358. It has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 200 Lavaca Street. Only 0.2 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love a bar, parking, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms at this convenient hotel. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

Lone Star Court a Valencia Hotel

Perfect for Your First Visit to Austin

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

Lone Star Court a Valencia Hotel offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $239 (before taxes). It's located at 10901 Domain Drive and has earned a guest rating of 9.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers breakfast, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a spa, and free parking which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 8.9 miles from the city center.

Hyatt Place Austin Airport

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 5932 Spirit of Austin Lane, Hyatt Place Austin Airport has great rooms from $167 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find parking, breakfast, laundry services, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 6 miles from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

The Driskill - in the Unbound Collection by Hyatt

Perfect for Your First Time in Austin

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is The Driskill - in the Unbound Collection by Hyatt which has nice rooms starting at $204. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 604 Brazos Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and evening entertainment. It's located just 0.1 miles from the city center, too.