The Western Fjords
Everyone's favourite when looking for a budget place in Flåm, this immaculately kept and conveniently positioned hostel and campground has accommodation…
Must-see hotels in Norway
Stavanger
You won't find a bigger bargain in Stavanger than this homey B&B. Housed in a 1910 villa in a peaceful residential area, this four-bed B&B has a home-away…
The Coast
Undoubtedly Arendal's best hotel, the Clarion combines a prime waterfront position in a restored old dockside building that emulates Tyholmen's old-world…
Southern Norway
This lovely old wooden hotel, which dates back to 1858, started life as a ladies' college, but on running out of potential 'ladies', it became a hotel…
Southern Norway
This energetic activities centre doubles as Evje's youth hostel, 6km north of town. It's exceptionally well run and the place to be if you're planning any…
Central Norway
A comfortable upmarket option with good spa facilities, including pedicures for worn-out hikers' feet, and pine-tinged rooms that are unusually good value…
Oslo
A crossover hostel-hotel (posh-tel, if you didn't already get it), smartly designed and very central, with a big social lounge with decent wi-fi. Rooms…
Oslo
In a quiet, leafy street right behind the Royal Palace, this smart 46-room hotel occupies a grand corner building from the 1890s. Rooms and public spaces…
Central Norway
If you've never stayed in a youth hostel, this one above the train station is the place to break the habit of a lifetime. The rooms are simple but come…
Oslo
Floorboards and rough-hewn bedheads give this contemporary chain hotel a warmth and tactility that you might not expect from the exterior architecture;…
Clarion Collection Hotel Hammer
Central Norway
In an architecturally pleasing, mustard-yellow building that echoes traditional Norwegian architecture, this hotel is a solid choice. Monochrome rooms are…
The Western Fjords
This campsite on a secluded peninsula about 2.5km east of town really offers a chance to get away from the crowds. Cabins are spread out under the trees…
Central Norway
A surprisingly swish hotel in the middle of Oppdal offering by far the town's best rooms, with smart grey accents, stylish furniture and a great…
Tromsø
This is the prime spot in Tromsø if you want a waterside view – the Scandic Ishavshotel's architecture evokes an ocean-going vessel, complete with a flag…
Scandic Kristiansand Bystranda
Kristiansand
This beachside place is big and brash, but very beautifully designed. It has a warm, textured and relaxed kind of style, and has all the facilities and…
The Western Fjords
This excellent hostel has four funky rooms that are Scandi-simple in style but have been jazzed up with vintage finds to lend character. There's a great…
Bodø
Arguably Bodø's most stylish hotel, with touches of subtle Scandinavian design throughout, it overlooks the marina and runs a reasonable restaurant. We…
Southern Norway
A historic hotel with a very smart, contemporary style that has the best view in town. As well as its usual double and single rooms there are good number…
Western Finnmark
The 30 bedrooms – and beds too – are made entirely of ice, as are the chapel, bridal suite (no complaints of wedding night frigidity so far) and the…
Bergen
You couldn't ask for a better location than at this smart hotel on a pedestrianised thoroughfare bang in the city centre. Now owned by the Nordic Choice…
Longyearbyen
This 95-room chain hotel ('the world's northernmost full-service hotel') is the town's premier address, although the rooms are functional and extremely…
Norway
Although it's less a chain than a collection of historic hotels and there are no membership options, it's always worth checking out the worthwhile De…
The Far North
In Kiberg, 13km south of Vardø, genial owner Ronny Larsen runs these renovated fisherfolk's sleeping quarters, with lounge and well-equipped guest kitchen…
Lofoten
Many of the rorbuer here are quite simple on the inside (most have photos on the website), but they're faithful representations of the traditional fishing…
Trøndelag
This superior campground has a large kitchen and dining room, playground and minigolf. Basic cabins are a bargain and the more expensive ones are well…
Austvågøy
At Storvågan, this snazzy complex of seafront cottages is almost entirely modern, but its contemporary rorbuer are extremely attractive and fully equipped…
Clarion Collection Hotel Grand Olav
Trondheim
The Clarion offers sleek luxurious living above an airy shopping complex and the Olavshallen concert hall. It has 27 different styles among more than 100…
Lofoten
Sakrisøy Rorbuer is a relatively authentic complex of ochre-coloured cottages hovering above the water. They're postcard-perfect from the outside and the…
City Living Hotel & Apartments
Trondheim
Slick modern rooms in the heart of the city, just across from the town's loveliest little garden, and with just the right mix of style and comfort. Most…
Clarion Collection Hotel Kysten
Nordland
This fabulous hotel overlooks the waterfront with stylish rooms with contemporary decor (think bold wallpaper, big mirrors and creative lighting). The…
Svolvær
A modern take on the rorbuer idea, these luxury, dazzlingly white wooden homes on one of Svolvær's peninsula's have three bedrooms and a whole lot of…
Narvik
Towering over the downtown area, this striking glass edifice houses Narvik's most stylish hotel. Rooms are slick and contemporary and those on the upper…
Nordland
Run by Sandnessjøen but a far more imaginative choice, especially for families or groups, are its Leinesodden Cabins, across the water and a 10-minute…
Vesterålen
Rooms in 'Veita', a restored 18th-century home, are attractively furnished in antique style, while apartments are spacious and well equipped at these…
Senja
This professionally run campground sits in the heart of northern Senja's spectacular fjord and mountain country, and it can arrange all manner of…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
If you fancy falling asleep to the roar of water, then this venerable hotel occupies a prime position overlooking the Vøringfossen falls. It's a truly…
Svalbard
The Barentsburg Hotel has reasonable rooms that are, like Barentsburg itself, a fine evocation of former Soviet times. Despite the old-fashioned decor,…
Central Norway
Built in 1903, this fine old mountain hostel run by the DNT is located 6km up a track from the Spranghaugen car park, at the southern end of Rondevatnet…
Oslo
A gorgeous Norwegian-folk-style building from 1916 with easy access to the wilds of Nordmarka. Rooms are decorated in a clean, classical style that's…
The Coast
This boutique hotel has been thoughtfully renovated to reflect its original 1837 splendour and overflows with period touches, particularly in the public…
