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
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Coast
This boutique hotel has been thoughtfully renovated to reflect its original 1837 splendour and overflows with period touches, particularly in the public…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Coast
This ridiculously charming option is, allegedly, the second-oldest hotel in Norway. Its bedrooms are a kind of historical-light, matching traditional…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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The Coast
Three modern, smartly furnished apartments are located in a traditional building, with the occasional original feature retained. They are very well…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Southern Norway
The nearest campground to Kongsberg is this low-key forested site, 14km northwest along the Rv37, with 10 huts and plenty of room for plenty of tents. To…
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Southern Norway
This family-run venture is a good option: an excellent breakfast is included, and staff dole out free maps pointing you to the area's best moose- and…
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Southern Norway
Kongsberg's youth hostel bridges the gap between budget and midrange with small but smart rooms in a quiet but accessible part of town. There's a kitchen…
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The Coast
Inside a traditional wooden warehouse, this modern waterfront hotel has pleasant, if smallish, rooms and great breakfasts; it's popular with car-tripping…
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Southern Norway
With a prime location overlooking the lake and mountain, this lodge is one of Norway's better mountain hotels. Rooms have a calm modern Alpine style, with…
