Central Norway
This simple mountain hostel is mainly geared towards walkers, especially long-distance trampers following St Olav's Way, which heads pretty much past the…
Must-see hotels in Norway
Bergen
This venerable, central hotel is a solid choice, especially if you prefer your rooms more on the traditional side than trendy. Sunny yellows and navy-blue…
Bergen
Admittedly, it looks a little shabby from the outside, but this well-priced, 43-room hotel offers surprisingly cosy bedrooms, with gold-and-cappuccino…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
This enormous fjord-facing establishment dates back to 1846, although it's now essentially a modern resort hotel. It has terrific views, supremely…
Central Norway
Hikers venturing to Hurrungane and the waterfalls at Stølsmaradalsfossen and Vettisfossen often make use of this small, basic DNT hut. It's about as bare…
Bergen
This cute-as-a-button, seven-room place has an unbeatable location high up behind the lower funicular station. The house retains a traditional feel, rooms…
Oslo
This huge traveller-savvy hostel boasts an international atmosphere, sterile but neat rooms, a laundry, a luggage room, kitchens and a small bar…
Western Finnmark
The three spurs of this secluded hotel overlooking the town look decidedly like barracks from the outside and with good reason; it was originally built as…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
There's no space for camping here, but the cute, pale-green cabins are very cosy, and all have fjord views – but there's only one family-sized cabin, so…
The Northern Fjords
This pretty, red-roofed hotel has been in business for decades, and it makes a pleasant, if undeniably old-fashioned, place to break your journey – plus…
Oslo
This might be marketed as a Thon 'budget' hotel, but if it weren't for the small bathroom and the lack of a minibar, there would be nothing to distinguish…
The Coast
In operation since 1844, the Hotel Wassilioff has learned a thing or two about keeping guests happy and, thanks to touches such as old sepia photos of…
The Northern Fjords
Towering over the harbour like a grey-clad office block, this big business hotel does a brisk trade with the oil industry crowd, but it's a perfectly…
Svolvær
You wouldn't stay here for its bleak corridors, lack of staff or rooms that are minimalist by budget, not design. But reasonably priced accommodation is…
Southern Norway
Many of the stylish, spacious rooms here have memorable river views. It calls itself a 'boutique business hotel' and it has enough going for it in terms…
Central Norway
It's big, it's modern and it's dreadfully bland, but this chain hotel in the centre of Otta is pretty much as good as it gets in terms of hotels. The…
The Western Fjords
You could spend an active day or two in the lovely environs of Sande Camping, a few kilometres southeast of town. It offers lakeside camping and…
The Far North
The lobby, with pelts splayed across its walls, has a hunting-lodge feel while rooms are decorated with themes such as the four seasons and Adam and Eve…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
The Far North
You'll find a campground, comfortable – though overpriced – rooms, a restaurant and bar at Elva Hotel, a convenient staging post in a classic wooden…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Southern Norway
Around 45km west of Rjukan, this excellent mountain hotel promises sweeping views, hints of traditional Telemark decoration, an indoor swimming pool and…
Southern Norway
This superb waterside campsite comes with an impressive array of facilities and activities, including a private beach, minigolf, wakeboarding and…
The Coast
The only official hotel accommodation in the town centre, with a beautiful location and oh-yes harbour views, the Risør rests a little on its laurels…
The Western Fjords
A smaller-scale hotel than the hulking Hotel Alexandra, to which it belongs, the Loenfjord offers pleasant rooms with a choice of views over the valley or…
