Thon Hotel Rosenkrantz Bergen

Free evening meals (Mon-Thu, outside summer) and an exceptional breakfast make this the best food-value hotel in Bergen.

The breakfast alone justifies the room rate. Smoked salmon, fresh smoothies, hot dishes, quality bread. It's won awards, and the hype is deserved. But here's the thing that sets this place apart from every other mid-range hotel in Bergen: a complimentary evening meal Monday through Thursday. Not crackers and cheese. Soup, a hot main, salads, fresh bread. In a city where a modest dinner runs 300-400 NOK per person, that's a serious amount of money staying in your pocket.

The evening meal disappears during peak summer, roughly late June through mid-August. If you're booking for July expecting free dinner, you won't get it. 

Location is excellent. One block behind Bryggen, three minutes to the Fløibanen funicular, five to the Fish Market. The street itself is functional rather than pretty, but everything you'd want to see in Bergen is within walking distance.

Rooms are recently renovated, clean, and come with Bose speakers and big Smart TVs. Avoid the Small Double category if you're sharing with someone. The bed is shoved against the wall, and one of you will be climbing over the other all night. Standard rooms facing the inner courtyard are quiet but viewless. Street-facing rooms might get some noise from delivery trucks and late-night foot traffic.

No air conditioning. During the rare summer heatwave, opening the window trades stuffiness for seagull screams and street noise. Bergen seagulls are not subtle.


The guest lounge on the 2nd floor is usually empty during the day. Free Nespresso, fruit, and quiet.


Star rating
4

Hotel category
Mid-Range

Neighbourhood vibe


One block behind Bryggen Wharf. Walkable to everything, safe at all hours, but the immediate street is more functional than photogenic.

What to do nearby


0.7km
Permanenten is the oldest of Kode's four downtown Bergen museums, and this is the one to visit if you have any interest in decorative arts, Scandinavian craft or Chinese art.
0.8km
Bergen's primary venue for rotating contemporary art exhibitions, housed in a functionalist building and covered by the same ticket that gets you into all four Kode museums.
0.8km
The third-largest Munch collection in the world, displayed in a 1916 mansion where you can see his paintings without fighting a crowd.

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