Three meals a day, included in the rate. Breakfast, afternoon waffles with coffee, and a light evening meal. In a country where a basic restaurant dinner for two runs 600-800 NOK, this is the single most important thing about Home Hotel Bryggen. The dinner is soup, salad, and one hot dish, not a feast, but it's filling and saves money.
The location is excellent. Rosenkrantzgaten sits one street back from the UNESCO-listed Bryggen wharf, close enough to walk to the Fish Market or the Fløibanen funicular in two minutes, far enough to dodge the worst of the harbor noise. The airport bus stops a short walk away.
Standard rooms are small, and rooms on lower floors facing the courtyard or street can feel dark. Book a high floor facing the harbor. Those rooms look out over the Bryggen rooftops toward the water, and they're a completely different experience from the budget-tier courtyard view.
Bathrooms feel a bit dated. Housekeeping during shorter stays can be light. Air conditioning is weak or absent, which matters during summer heat, not that there´s much of that in Bergen.