Central Norway
Finding rooms on a budget is tricky in Røros, but this wallet-friendly, family-run establishment is a decent option. It has rooms of various sizes, from…
Must-see hotels in Scandinavia
Akureyri
This friendly, well-run hostel is a 15-minute walk north of the centre and has a TV lounge and two kitchens in the main house (rooms all have TV), a…
Åland Archipelago
Since the early 1960s the Karlsson family has run this comfortable motel-style lodging on the road to Käringsund. The modest place features spacious…
Akureyri
Akureyri’s largest year-round hotel (104 rooms) and popular with groups, super-central Kea has business-style rooms with good facilities (including…
Dalarna
This friendly hostel with a variety of small dorms and private rooms is located in the hills above Orsa with a view over Orsasjön. There's a kitchen for…
The Golden Circle
Laugarvatn’s two big schools become Edda hotels in summer. The 101-room ML Laugarvatn has serviceable college-like rooms, half with private bathrooms. ÍKÍ…
Lappland
This camping and holiday village 3km east of the centre is perfect for families.There's a sauna and hot tub, heated outdoor pools for summer, plus a…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
The hilltop location can be a tough walk, but rooms here are clean and bright with desk and TV. Every two or three rooms share a large kitchen and…
The South
The welcome at Vellir guesthouse is friendly. It sits near Pétursey, on Rte 219, a massive earthen mound that was once an island aeons ago. On the farm…
The South
This busy complex of bare-bones (white walls, wooden floors) and small rooms is packed in high season, often by tour groups. It also has a small hostel …
Rovaniemi
Thankfully, this 169-room hotel is devoid of sleigh bells and ‘ho-ho-ho’ kitsch. It’s right in the heart of town and very upbeat and busy, with helpful…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
This venerable old hotel was built in 1889, and looks antique, with its striking facade and turrets, supplemented by a modern extension. Unfortunately…
The Northern Fjords
This HI-affiliated hostel perches on the hillside overlooking Hellesylt. It's not flash but the location is beautiful. Dorms are in four- or six-bed coeds…
The Western Fjords
This campsite in the centre of town, on the southern side of the river, tends to be dominated by caravans and camper-vans. Find yourself a spot at the…
Northern Lapland
Situated 500m north of the town centre, this family-run guesthouse has small but spotless rooms with Ikea-style furniture such as wire storage units…
Northern Lapland
In the village centre, Kalastajan Majatalo offers comfortable rooms, including 12 in a 2016-opened annexe, as well as apartments equipped with full…
Akureyri
This central site is popular for its location, not its charm. It has a washing machine, small dining area and showers (500kr), plus a car-free policy …
Bergen
This wallet-friendly hostel has a lot in its favour: the dorms are great value, the decor inside is sparklingly clean, the kitchen is well equipped and…
Southeast Iceland
Formerly known as Hof 1 Hotel but now with new owners (the Arctic Adventures tour company), this expanding, renovated hotel has a variety of rooms…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
This hulking hotel seems out of all proportion in little Kinsarvik, but it's a mainstay of the tour-bus circuit. There are 68 rooms in all, half…
The Western Fjords
It's hard to believe all the rooms at this gargantuan hotel could ever be filled, so vast is it. It's a hotel of two parts: the original lovely, pale…
Lapland
In the centre of town, this appealing spot has cute red wooden cabins running up a slope just across from the Muonionjoki, and more upmarket apartments…
Stavanger
With its turrets and red-brick exterior, this hotel sure has the wow-factor, but unfortunately the rooms are a bit of a let-down: perfectly comfortable,…
The Western Fjords
It's located beside a busy road junction near the bridge that carries the Rv5, but this large hostel makes a handy place to crash. Accommodation is in…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
This vast fjord-facing edifice is the favourite venue for the coach tour crowd, so don't expect to be on your own here. It's a modern structure, heavy on…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Four blocks from the kauppatori, and set in a grassy garden, this historic wooden house holds a well-kept hostel. All rooms (for one to six people) have…
Åland Archipelago
This family resort packs the tents and campers into a wide green field by the seashore, with additional cabins and bungalows sleeping up to 10. Child…
Åland Archipelago
Attached to Godby’s sports centre and swimming pool, this hostelry is often used by visiting youth sporting teams, and it has an institutional vibe to…
Stavanger
This reasonably-priced minihotel makes a change to the generic chain hotels. It's pretty basic – decor is spartan, and some of the rooms are very small …
Stavanger
A little bit off the main harbour drag, this business-focused, Best Western–owned place is a cut above your usual chain hotel. Looking rather like a…
Snæfellsjökull National Park
This large, simple guesthouse makes a handy base for exploring Snæfellsjökull National Park – it's the only lodging actually in the park, albeit on the…
Skåne
An inviting place to stay, with pleasant homey rooms sporting embroidered cushions, oriental rugs and charmingly mismatched furniture. Request room number…
Central Finland
Year-round, this college offers good-value budget accommodation in comfortable rooms (some share shower facilities) across a variety of buildings. There…
Hovden Fjellstoge & Vandrerhjem
Southern Norway
Housed in a traditional-style wooden building with a grass roof, this jolly hostel has something to please everyone, from rooms with fairy-tale wooden…
Lofoten
In a bleak location yet with great waterside views, Moskenes' only campground is gravel-surfaced but has a sheltered grassy area for tent campers…
The Western Fjords
For full-blown hotel accommodation, this vast edifice is the premier place in town. Dating from 1912, it's a trad place with trad decor to match, but it…
Bergen
Midway between the harbour and the train station, this hostel-within-a-hotel has simple, modern rooms. White walls and wooden floors lend a sense of light…
Southeast Iceland
Just west of Hvoll Guesthouse, behind a portacabin-like exterior, this recently expanded chain hotel offers modern, minimalist rooms, many with good views…
Southeast Iceland
The hotel at this friendly dairy farm has simple, decent-sized rooms with big views. There's a simple dinnertime menu served, and the good folk at…
Trolltun Gjestegård & Dombås Vandrerhjem
Central Norway
This good-value place is 1.5km northeast of town, up the hill from the E6. The setting is lovely, the rooms are tidy and the meals are reasonably priced…
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