Must-see hotels in Norway

  • Citybox Oslo

    Oslo

    This functional city chain champions its trademark brand: no-frills, essentials-only rooms at bargain prices (well, at least for Norway). Don't expect…

  • P-Hotel

    Trondheim

    Exit the train station and you're on the doorstep of the Trondheim branch of the P-Hotels chain. Staff are friendly and the 128 rooms are comfortable, if…

  • Skjerneset Bryggecamping

    The Northern Fjords

    These converted rorbuer (fishermen's cabins) on the island of Ekkilsøy make an atmospheric spot to sleep. They're rustic, wood-panelled and endearingly…

  • Cochs Pensjonat

    Oslo

    Opened as a guesthouse for bachelors in the 1920s, this lovely old yellow-brick guesthouse represents excellent value. Expect bright, simply furnished…

  • Voss Vandrerhjem

    Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords

    This modern hostel sits in a great position on the shores of Lake Vangsvatnet, with views of Mt Gråsida from many of the 40 rooms. The decor is standard…

  • Sjoa Vanderhjem

    Central Norway

    Located up on a wooded hillside in Sjoa, 10km south of Otta, this is a welcoming hostel set in the grounds of an old farm. Rooms are in a modern block…

  • Trollstigen Resort

    The Northern Fjords

    Recognisable by the strapping wooden troll at its entrance, this well-kept campsite is 2km along the Rv63 highway from Åndalsnes, direction Geiranger. The…

  • Scandic Hotel Hammerfest

    Western Finnmark

    Constructed in agreeable mellow brick, this hotel has an attractive if somewhat dated bar and lounge, and well-furnished rooms – they're worth it if you…

  • Bogstad Camping

    Oslo

    Located at the edge of the Nordmarka, sprawling Bogstad Camping is an ideal base for enjoying Oslo outdoors. The facilities include showers and communal…

  • Thon Hotel Vica

    Western Finnmark

    Right from the stuffed brown bear that greets you at the door, the Vica beckons you in. In a timber-built former farmhouse, it used to be a family-run…

  • Hotel Union Øye

    The Northern Fjords

    Constructed in 1891, the Union has attracted mountaineers, writers, artists and royalty for over a century. Looking rather like an Austrian country house…

  • Kulturverkstedet

    Arctic Highway

    By the same people who brought you Café Kulturverkstedet, these five guesthouses scattered along Sjøgata can be wonderfully atmospheric places to stay…

  • Smart Hotel Tromsø

    Tromsø

    The Tromsø outpost of this budget mini-chain offers some of the best rates in town, and it's a fine base – as long as you don't mind basic facilities and…

  • Brimi sæter

    Central Norway

    Arne Brimi's reinvention of a summer mountain farm is a pleasure. It offers simple accommodation spread across old farm buildings, including a hay-loft,…

  • Babettes Hotel

    Arctic Highway

    Up the hill, this pleasant 15-room guesthouse is welcoming and impeccably kept. A change in name and ownership (and some much-needed renovations) has done…

  • Scandic Scandinavie Hotel

    Ålesund

    Ålesund's oldest hotel, the first constructed after the 1904 fire, has beautiful Jugendstil bones indeed, and since being taken over by the Scandic chain,…

  • Scandic Bakklandet

    Trondheim

    At the northern end of Bakklandet, by Bakke Bridge, this upmarket choice has plenty in its favour: a great waterside location overlooking the river, an…

  • Krossbu Turiststasjon

    Central Norway

    With a total of 85 beds divided between a main lodge and an annexe, this venerable overnighter offers timber-panelled rooms that, while rustic, feel…

  • Comfort Hotel Ole Tobias

    Arctic Highway

    This railway-themed hotel – the corridor carpets simulate a railway track and each of its 30 rooms has the name of a station – commemorates the local…

  • Thon Hotel Storgata

    The Northern Fjords

    The main selling point at this hotel in the modern part of town is the prospect of bagging a view over the harbour to Innlandet: it's worth insisting on,…

  • Leirvassbu Lodge

    Central Norway

    Run by the same family as the Elvesæter Hotel, this typically Norwegian mountain lodge sits at an altitude of 1400m, hunkered down beside Lake Leirvatnet…

  • Molde Fjordstuer

    The Northern Fjords

    This smart hotel makes a great Molde base. Built to resemble a modern take on a terrace of wharf-side warehouses, it's a stylish option: rooms are…

  • Dalen Hotel

    Southern Norway

    The ornate Dalen Hotel, with its faint resonance of a stave church, and a wild-west ambience inside, first opened in 1894. Although looted by the Nazis in…

  • Hardanger Gjestegård

    Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords

    Dating from 1898, this chocolate-box guesthouse feels like sleeping inside a museum, with handpainted furniture, wood-panelled walls and cabin beds…

  • Citybox

    Bergen

    Norway's first hotel minichain began in Bergen and is still doing brisk business. It's a long way from budget-digs territory – limited staff keeps costs…

  • Frøyas Hus

    Central Norway

    With only two rooms, this gorgeous guesthouse has an intimacy you won't find elsewhere. Rooms are small and have scarcely changed in over 300 years – it's…

  • Ringøy Camping

    Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords

    This is a super campsite on a grassy, spacious site overlooking Hardangerfjord, 10km north of Kinsarvik. There's free wood for making campfires, and you…

  • Clarion Hotel Aurora

    Tromsø

    This stylish 121-room waterside hotel, poking towards the sea like the prow of a ship, is architecturally stunning with its odd angles, aluminium trim,…

  • Clarion Collection Hotel Skagen Brygge

    Stavanger

    Built to resemble a modern take on a row of harbour townhouses, this swish number is the preferred choice of overnighting oil execs. It's quietly…

  • Hjerkinn Fjellstue

    Central Norway

    This relaxed whitewashed inn is about 1.5km northeast of Hjerkinn on Rv29. It has a warm welcome, spotless rooms, lots of information on the park and…

  • Skuteviken Gjestehus

    Bergen

    This timber guesthouse, set on a small cobbled street in Sandviken, is decorated with white wicker furniture, lace cushions and a few modern touches. The…

  • Scandic Hotel Alta

    Western Finnmark

    Alta's classiest hotel has attractive rooms (some have large photos of the Northern Lights) and excellent service, although some rooms are on the small…

  • Flåmsbrygga

    The Western Fjords

    Right beside the dock, this modern hotel has been made to look reassuringly rustic, with wood cladding, rugs, beams and the like. All but two of the rooms…

  • Hotel Grand Central

    Oslo

    A no-fuss hotel that's within the beautiful old bones of the train station and sits above its modern food hall Østbanehallen. Sparse but comfortable…

  • Longyearbyen Camping

    Longyearbyen

    Near the airport on a flat stretch of turf, this particularly friendly campground with kitchen and showers overlooks Isfjorden and the glaciers beyond. It…

  • Grand Hotel Terminus

    Bergen

    If it's heritage you want, then the Terminus is your place. Located directly opposite the station, this fine old hotel dating from 1928 harks back to the…

  • Radisson Blu Hotel Tromsø

    Tromsø

    Bedrooms have been comprehensively renovated and an attractive new wing has been grafted onto the solid, rectangular block of the original building. Of…

  • Fossheim Turisthotell

    Central Norway

    This historic family hotel at the eastern end of town has all-wood rooms in the main hotel building (we especially like rooms 401 and 402 for the…

  • Coal Miners' Cabins

    Longyearbyen

    This guesthouse is a subsidiary of Spitsbergen Travel and can accommodate up to 136 people. Spread over four buildings (the terrific Coal Miners' Bar &…

  • Scandic Havet

    Bodø

    The Scandic chain's stylish pitch for Bodø's best designer hotel, this place has terrific views over the town and/or water (you can see the Lofoten…

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