The Coast
Along from the redeveloped dock precinct, built next to, and over, the town’s nicest sandy beach, this full-service spa hotel has luxurious rooms, many…
Must-see hotels in Southern Norway
The Coast
The Grand Hotell sits perfectly in this old town. Housed in a delightful castle-like timber building, rooms have been smartly updated but retain a…
Southern Norway
Easily the best choice in town, Rjukan Hytteby & Kro sits in a pretty spot on the river bank and has carefully decorated, very well-equipped huts that…
Southern Norway
From the outside this might look like a typical roadside motel but Lampeland Hotell, 20km north of Kongsberg on the Geilo road, has plenty of charm. The…
The Coast
The Grand Hotell is a lovely 19th-century dame with stylish, renovated rooms. The corner rooms have interesting streetscape views, but it's the newest…
Kristiansand
This low-key 15-room hotel in a historic building is run by a lovely young couple. The rooms are small, but have big windows and are well designed, and…
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…
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…
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…
The Coast
This boutique hotel has been thoughtfully renovated to reflect its original 1837 splendour and overflows with period touches, particularly in the public…
Southern Norway
Surrounded on all sides by water, this attractive, well-run campground has plenty of activities for children, lots of shady pitches for tents and quaint…
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…
The Coast
This quiet guesthouse occupies a lovely old timbered house opposite the Maritime Museum at the eastern end of the harbour. The rooms themselves are…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Coast
This ridiculously charming option is, allegedly, the second-oldest hotel in Norway. Its bedrooms are a kind of historical-light, matching traditional…
The Coast
Around 30 minutes from Flekkefjord, along the inlet, this resort-style hotel from Norway's favourite chain restaurant is a stylish and flawlessly run…
The Coast
If the small village of Sogndalstrand has won your heart, consider staying at this unusual, extremely authentic historic hotel that occupies nine early…
Southern Norway
It's the giant black-and-white photographs of the town and its environs that first grab the eye on entering one of the rooms at this comfortable and well…
Kristiansand
It doesn't get any more central than this attractive hotel right next to the cathedral. It's all very smart and modern within, although a grand stairwell…
The Coast
This spectacularly located campground is beside Lake Seluravatnet, 1km off the E39 and 5km east of Flekkefjord. There's boat and canoe hire, a climbing…
Southern Norway
At the top end of the town, this hotel and lodge is Hovden's finest accommodation option. Rooms are tasteful and there's a host of resort amenities,…
The Coast
This exceptionally well run and friendly hostel is well equipped, clean and tidy, and just a five-minute walk from the train station. The common areas…
The Coast
Three modern, smartly furnished apartments are located in a traditional building, with the occasional original feature retained. They are very well…
The Coast
Just a few metres away from the beach, this well-run place distinguishes itself from the other campgrounds in the vicinity. It even has its own water…
Lindesnes Camping og Hytteutleie
The Coast
Set beside a tiny cove and surrounded by interesting granite outcrops, this campground, with excellent modern facilities, is on the shore 3.5km northeast…
Southern Norway
The common areas of this century-old hotel are full of period trimmings and the rooms are plushed-up and cosy. Go for one with a pretty balcony and views…
The Coast
This big, stylish resort-style place draws Norwegian families. It may be a little soulless on the outside, but it is supremely comfortable, has great…
Kristiansand
This Clarion is in one of the town's most stately buildings. Inside it's been done out in an urban, contemporary style with huge, pearl-string lampshades,…
The Coast
This traditional-style guesthouse has wackily ornate public spaces and a lovely garden. Basic, hostel-style rooms make it one of the few budget options on…
Southern Norway
If you like a bit of piped-on posh, this historic hotel has large rooms with pale yellow walls, floral bedspreads and four-poster beds. Its country house…
The Coast
This is a great central B&B option, run by the friendly owners of Café Ibsen. There are six simple but character-filled rooms in a historic house, all…
Kristiansand
This hotel is part of a church conference centre, so doesn't possess as much of a holiday vibe as some of the others in town. The 11 junior suites and…
The Coast
In the heart of the icy-white Old Town, this listed, very pretty timber hotel has rather stuffy rooms with decent bathrooms. The downstairs restaurant is…
