Arctic Highway
Beside the E6 about 500m southeast of the town centre, this campground tends to be overcrowded with travellers doing the North Cape rush. There's a pool…
Must-see hotels in Norway
Oslo
A pleasant, if hard-to-find, hostel 4km from the city centre. It has 24-hour reception and 268 beds in clean four-bed dorms or private rooms (some of the…
Clarion Collection Hotel Atlantic
The Coast
Occupying a beautiful building from 1914, three minutes' walk from the station, this Clarion boutique-style hotel is great value and one of the more…
The Northern Fjords
This is a great hostel, spread across several buildings and surrounded by lawns, greenery and nature, 1.5km from Åndalsnes. As you'd expect, the rooms are…
Stavanger
It's part of a massive chain, yes, but this place in Gamle Stavanger offers more individuality than most. Outside, a sleek, wooden facade and a super roof…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
When you really want to get away from it all, these Heidi-style timber cabins are the place to do it. Pine-clad and stocked with simple but serviceable…
The Western Fjords
By far the best place to stay in Maløy, this stylish hotel occupies what was once an old canning factory. Rooms are sleek and smart, with wood floors and…
The Coast
A former youth hostel, now privately owned, this place is an excellent deal with modern and comfortable, if plain, rooms and lovely waterfront apartments…
Central Norway
This functional hotel has been tacked on to the side of the town's old mill. The vivid yellow facade looks a bit putrid (it's supposedly inspired by a…
Central Norway
This charming place combines architecturally stunning buildings that date back to 1858 with modern comforts, although there are no TVs. Some rooms have…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
If you're after a view of the fjord, then this modern hotel just uphill from Eidfjord's main road can certainly oblige. Rooms are rather bland in style,…
Vesterålen
Predominantly a restaurant and coffee bar, Expedisjonen has a handful of prim wooden rooms that suit Nyksund's eclectic style perfectly. It's an inviting…
Ålesund
Wood floors, plenty of space and a prime harbour position all provide big ticks for this efficient hotel. The standard doubles are fine, but at the top…
Johs H Giæver Sjøhus og Rorbuer
Austvågøy
From mid-June to mid-August workers' accommodation in a modern sea house belonging to the local fish plant is hired out to visitors. Spruce rooms (some…
The Western Fjords
Pretty much the only hotel option in the valley, this friendly place has been in the same hands for three generations and is currently under Laila's care…
The Northern Fjords
If camping, take the smaller, northernmost of its two fields for the best views up the fjord. Camping perks are good: laundry block, showers, a small hot…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
The closest campsite to Preikestolen is about 1km off the turn-off from the Rv13 on the way to Preikestolen Fjellstue. It's surrounded by forest, is well…
Central Norway
A well-run campsite, 6km to the south of Oppdal, offering spacious campsites and self-catering cabins, spread out over a large grassy field. There's a…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
A well-equipped campsite with front-row views of the fjord, and there's plenty of space for camping and caravans. The older cabins are traditional and…
The Northern Fjords
Thon Hotel has two locations in Kristiansund – one on Storkaia and this one on Innlandet. It's a good 20-minute walk to the centre, but that usually means…
Central Norway
It's huge and unrelentingly modern from the outside, but the Scandic has a few surprises on the inside – including surprisingly attractive rooms decorated…
The Western Fjords
These excellent, family-owned, fully furnished flats are right beside a tiny inlet and have their own moorings. They're really well appointed, and prices…
The Western Fjords
Tucked up in the eaves of this century-old house, above the town's top cafe, you'll find five sweet, cosy rooms that are a good deal more charming than…
Central Norway
With a name that sounds like it came from Star Wars, and a location above 1800m, Juvasshytta is a fine base. It sits in the shadow of Galdhøpiggen, Norway…
The Coast
At the town's heart, this historic hotel spans a number of converted and conjoined timber houses, with an atmospheric breakfast room and basement…
The Western Fjords
Up the hill from the port, you can wake in this lovely old house to sea views and the aroma of freshly baked cakes. On the 2nd floor, four big, carefully…
The Western Fjords
A reliable outpost of the Quality chain, with a striking curved glass frontage, modern decor and well-appointed rooms, all with wood floors, big windows…
Bergen
Originally built as a private house in the 1890s, this period place has lashings of historical interest, from original stained-glass windows to a curving…
Svalbard
This simple place was renovated in 2015 and has unadorned but tidy rooms that have a slightly institutional feel but are well priced. Some have fine views…
The Western Fjords
Not far from the Briksdalsbreen visitors centre, this simple hut and lodge complex is the nearest place to stay to the glacier. It's not the most tranquil…
The Northern Fjords
One thing's for sure – you'd have a hard time missing this hotel, which thrusts skywards like a glass sail. The decor is beige and bland, but most rooms…
Nordland
Aside from the magnificent views of the Svartisen glacier across the fjord, this place has a five-star kids' playground (with trampoline and minicabins)…
Bergen
You couldn't ask for a finer view than here: most rooms look right across the harbour to Bryggen. Throw in smart rooms with a choice of wood or carpet…
Southern Norway
This youth hostel offers simple accommodation in a cosy pine lodge with six bunks per room in huts. Ten 'panorama' rooms have their own balconies with…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
Just outside the grounds of the Baroniet Rosendal, this rambling farmhouse has attractive rooms with wrought-iron bedsteads and shared bathrooms. Dinner…
The Coast
This delightful waterside campground, on the peninsula south of Risør, has a range of very well equipped cabins alongside lots of trees under which you…
Central Norway
Simple rooms and apartments on a traditional seter in Høvringen, run by the Skaugen family who've been here since the 1940s. The rooms are plainly…
The Coast
Superb-value, self-catering suites and apartments are dotted around town under the umbrella host. Most are in delightfully restored homes with period…
Western Finnmark
Just outside the hamlet of Skarsvåg, this welcoming campsite is a favourite of British adventure tour groups. Its claim to be the world's northernmost…
The Northern Fjords
Looming over town, this large hotel dates back to the 1800s but renovation has brought it nicely up to date. Mountain murals adorn the walls in the light,…
