A restored 1930s power station with original Art Deco tilework, a rooftop pool overlooking the city, and seven restaurants under one roof. There's nothing else in Oslo like this. If you want a hotel that makes you cancel your afternoon plans because you'd rather stay in, this is it.

Built in the former headquarters of the Norwegian America Line, the company that shipped thousands of emigrants to the US in the early 1900s. More character than anything else in this part of Oslo. Two-minute walk from the airport train platform.

A modern five-star waterfront hotel with a floating sauna on the dock, an excellent breakfast, and the best location in Svolvær.

Modern, glass-fronted rorbuer on the fjord in Hamnøy with some of the best views in Lofoten, and a waterfront sauna with direct cold-plunge access.

A 41-room boutique hotel with genuine personality, an outstanding à la carte breakfast, and one of Bergen's best locations. Charmante goes full 19th-century Parisian drama. Deep jewel tones. Patterned wallpapers. Velvet upholstery. 41 rooms, each uniquely decorated.

Bristol has been in operation for more than a century. It's technically part of the Thon Hotels group, but nothing about being inside the building indicates that it is a chain hotel. The lobby has the weight of an old European grand hotel with wood-panelled corridors and original chandeliers.