Basic Hotel Bergen

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 furnishings, comfortable beds, the odd purple chair, and a good location near lots of bars (including one underneath, which makes an upper-floor room a must). A lift covers four floors, with stairs to the fifth. Basic, yes, but a bargain.


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Nearby Bergen attractions

1. KODE 1

0.15 MILES

Reopened in 2017 after two years of renovation works, this impressive museum makes a good place to start your explorations of KODE's collection. Two new…

2. KODE

0.15 MILES

A catch-all umbrella for Bergen's art museums, KODE showcases one of the largest art-and-design collections in Scandinavia. Each of the four buildings has…

3. KODE 2

0.16 MILES

KODE 2 hosts several temporary exhibitions every year, as well as a contemporary art collection with a focus on Norwegian and Scandinavian artists from…

4. Natural History Collection

0.18 MILES

This small museum is closed for renovations until 2019, which should add new galleries and updated displays.

5. Bergen Kunsthall

0.22 MILES

Bergen’s major contemporary-art institution hosts significant exhibitions of international and Norwegian artists, often with a single artist's work…

6. Cultural History Collection

0.24 MILES

This history museum is part of the Bergen Museum, and explores a panoply of mainly Norwegian topics – from artefacts of Inuit and Aleut culture, through…

7. Bergen Maritime Museum

0.24 MILES

Located on the university campus, Bergen's sea-themed museum is worth a look for its collection of model ships, including a few Viking galleons. There are…

8. KODE 3

0.25 MILES

KODE 3 is all about Edvard Munch: overall, the collection here is arguably even better than Oslo's Munch Museum. The rooms are fabulously intimate:…