“Excellent hotel in historic Bergen”
The Clarion Collection Hotel Havnekontoret is situated next to Bergen's historic waterfront, which makes it ideally positioned for exploring the city. The building is a former harbour office, and it has been tastefully converted retaining some period features and artefacts. The hotel is just a few hundred metres from the international ferry terminal, and is served by Bergen's airport bus service, so access is easy. This is quite a luxurious "bed and breakfast" hotel. It doesn't have a restaurant, but it offers an excellent buffet breakfast as well as snacks during the day, and a simple buffet meal in the evening for any guest who wants it. All this is at no additional cost to the room, making the hotel very good overall value for money. The lack of restaurant is not a problem, as there are plenty of excellent restaurants within walking distance if you fancy something more extravagant. The staff were helpful and pleasant and, like most Norwegians, all spoke good English. My only criticisms were that the rooms were quite small with limited storage space (although, otherwise, well appointed, clean and comfortable), and that the "free" wireless internet service was not free without a subscription to a local network - however the service worked well once I had taken out a temporary subscription with the local ISP. I would certainly return to this hotel again, and to Bergen - it's a beautiful and civilised city despite its legendary rainfall!