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nesting season around Mosvangen lake, campers are treated to almost incessant birdsong
amid the green and agreeable surroundings.
Thon Hotel Maritim
HOTEL €€
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( 51 85 05 00;
www.thonhotels.no/maritim
;
Kongsgate 32;
s/d Jul & Fri & Sat yr-round Nkr895/1095, Sun-Thu rest of yr Nkr1725/2025; )
Part of the consistently comfortable Thon chain of hotels, this modern hotel just back from
the lakeshore keeps up the standard with spacious, well-appointed rooms. It's really only
worth it in July or on weekends. From June to August, it goes the extra mile for families,
offering a family room for Nkr1190, as well as children's play areas and even a check-in
ladder.
Victoria Hotel
HOTEL €€
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( 51 86 70 00;
www.victoria-hotel.no
;
Skansegata 1; s/d
from Nkr635/885; )
Part of the Rica Hotels network, the Victoria has a somewhat
baronial air with traditionally styled rooms. Room prices can triple on weekdays outside
summer, but the central waterfront location is good.
Mosvangen Vandrerhjem
HOSTEL €
( 51 54 36 36; stavanger.hostel@vandrerhjem.no; Henrik Ibsensgate 19; dm/s/d
with shared bathroom Nkr275/450/525; mid-May-mid-Sep)
Stavanger's pleasant
and simple lakeside hostel, 3km southwest of the city centre, charges Nkr60 for breakfast.
It opens only in the summer months.
Other excellent choices include the town's B&Bs and traditional homes. The more cent-
ral options include the following:
Thompsons B&B
B&B €
( 51 52 13 29;
www.thompsonsbedandbreakfast.com
; Muségata 79; s/d with shared
bathroom Nkr300/480; )
Housedina19th-century homeandwithawarmatmosphere
generated by the English-Norwegian couple.
Tone's B&B
B&B €
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( 51 52 42 07;
www.tones-bb.net
; Peder Claussøns gate
22; s/d with shared bathroom Nkr350/500;
)
An old Stavanger home up the hill
from Gamle Stavanger.
