Trondheim - Norway - page 343

Pharmacies The most central pharmacy is Apotek Svanen, Kongens Gate
14B, at Torvet ( & 73-99-03-70 ), the market square. Hours are Monday to
Friday 9am to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 3pm.
Police The police station is at Gryta 4 ( & 73-89-90-90 ).
Post Office The main post office is at Dronningens Gate 10 ( & 73-95-84-
00 ), open Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, Saturday 9am to 2pm.
2 Where to Stay
Many hotels offer special summer prices from mid-June to the end of August.
The rest of the year, hotels offer weekend discounts if you stay 2 nights.
EXPENSIVE
Britannia Hotel The grande dame of Trondheim hotels, built in 1897,
this white-stucco structure is graced with a majestic slate-covered dome and
tower reminiscent of the grand Victorian monuments of England. Conservative,
stable, and dependable, but lacking a cutting-edge sense of glamour, the Britan-
nia offers a physical plant that, frankly, would be more appealing if some badly
conceived modernizations hadn't been made in the 1960s. The ornate Palm Gar-
den (see “Where to Dine,” below), with its Art Nouveau winter garden, foun-
tain, and piano, captures the grand spirit. The renovated guest rooms have
wooden floors. The most tranquil units front the courtyard but are also the
smallest rooms. Most accommodations are medium-size with excellent beds and
tiled bathrooms with tub/shower combinations.
Dronningens Gate 5, N-7001 Trondheim. & 73-80-08-00. Fax [phone]. www.britannia.no. 247 units.
Mon-Thurs 1,630NOK-2,000NOK ($231-$284) double; Fri-Sun 990NOK ($141) double; year-round
2,300NOK-6,000NOK ($327-$852) suite. Rates include breakfast. AE, DC, MC, V. Parking 195NOK ($28). Bus:
2, 5, 6, 7, or 9. Amenities: 3 restaurants; 4 bars; fitness center; sauna; limited room service; babysitting; laun-
dry service/dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms; rooms for those w/limited mobility. In room: TV, minibar, hair
dryer.
Clarion Hotel Grand Olav This six-story hotel is the most stylish in
Trondheim. It was designed in 1989 by the architect of the nearby Radisson SAS
Royal Garden Hotel, a close competitor. The hotel is adjacent to a building
complex that includes elegant boutiques and Trondheim's largest concert hall. Its
modern interior is plush and imaginative; guest rooms are decorated in one of
27 different styles. Rooms have large, firm beds with frequently renewed mat-
tresses, and the bathrooms are ample in size, with tub/shower combinations and
state-of-the-art plumbing.
Kjøpmannsgata 48, N-7010 Trondheim. & 73-80-80-80. Fax [phone]. www.choicehotels.no. 106 units.
1,130NOK-1,900NOK ($160-$270) double; 3,000NOK-6,000NOK ($426-$852) suite. Rates include break-
fast. AE, DC, MC, V. Parking 145NOK ($21). Bus: 54. Amenities: Restaurant; bar; limited room service; laun-
dry service/dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms; rooms for those w/limited mobility. In room: A/C, TV, dataport,
minibar, coffeemaker, hair dryer.
Radisson SAS Royal Garden Hotel This is the most architecturally
dramatic and innovative hotel in Trondheim. Originally built in 1984 to replace
a row of waterfront warehouses that had burned down in a fire, it rises on
stilts—a glowing, glass-sided jewel-box—abruptly above the Nid River, so close