Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Lost Property
Various agencies recover lost objects. For assistance, contact
the local police station or
Tourist Information
(
&
55-55-20-00
).
Luggage Storage & Lockers
Rental lockers and luggage storage are avail-
able at the
Jernbanestasjonen (railway station),
Strømgaten 1, which is
open daily from 7am to 11:50pm. The cost ranges from 20NOK to 40NOK
($2.85-$5.70) per day.
Photographic Needs
Go to
Foto Knutsen,
in the Galleriet, Torgalmennin-
gen 6 (
&
55-31-16-78
). It's open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 8pm, and
Saturday 9am to 6pm.
Police
Call
&
112.
Post Office
The main post office is on Småstrandgaten (
&
55-54-15-00
), 1
block from Torget. It's open Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, and Saturday
9am to 2pm. If you want to receive your mail c/o General Delivery, the
address is Poste Restante, N-5002 Bergen. You'll need your passport to
pick it up.
Taxes
Bergen adds no city taxes to the national value-added tax.
Telephone
Public telephones take 1NOK (15¢) coins. Local calls cost 5NOK
(70¢). To call abroad, dial
&
00;
to call collect, dial
&
115.
3 Where to Stay
Easily found at Vågsallmenningen 1, the
Bergen Tourist Office
(see “Orienta-
tion” earlier in this chapter) books guests into hotels and secures accommoda-
tions in private homes. More than 30 families take in guests during the summer.
The booking service costs 15NOK to 30NOK ($2.15-$4.25), and prospective
guests also pay a deposit that's deducted from the final bill. Double rooms in
private homes
usually cost 360NOK to 400NOK ($51-$57), with no service
charge. Breakfast is not served.
The rates quoted for the hotels below include service and tax. Many expen-
sive accommodations lower their rates considerably on weekends and in mid-
summer. We've mentioned it when these reductions are available, but the
situation is fluid, and it's best to check on the spot. All of our recommended
accommodations come with private bathrooms unless otherwise indicated.
EXPENSIVE
Clarion Hotel Admiral
When it was built in 1906, this building was one
of the largest warehouses in Bergen, with six sprawling floors peppered with
massive trusses and beams. In 1987 it became a comfortable, tastefully
appointed hotel, and since then has been enlarged and renovated into the
bustling establishment you'll see today. Rooms are a bit smaller than you might
hope—with small bathrooms equipped with tub/shower combinations to
match—but comfortable, with excellent beds. Many rooms lack water views,
but the ones that do open onto flower-bedecked balconies with the best harbor
views in town.
Christian Sundts Gate 9, N-5004 Bergen.
&
55-23-64-00.
Fax 55-23-64-64. www.choicehotels.no. 211
units. Mon-Thurs 1,695NOK ($241) double, 1,895NOK-4,000NOK ($269-$568) suite; Fri-Sun 950NOK
($135) double, 1,150NOK-2,550NOK ($163-$362) suite. AE, DC, MC, V. Bus: 2, 4, or 11.
Amenities:
2 restau-
rants; bar; business center; limited room service; laundry service/dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms; rooms for
those w/limited mobility. In room: TV, minibar, hair dryer, safe.
