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with showers. The hotel was recently renovated, and it's especially welcoming to
families.
Cicignons Plass, N-7011 Trondheim. & 73-80-63-00. Fax [phone]. www.lilletorget.no. 44 units.
740NOK-1,050NOK ($105-$149) double. Children under 4 stay free in parent's room. Rates include conti-
nental breakfast. AE, DC, MC, V. Closed Dec 20-Jan 2 and Easter. Bus: 1 or 4. Amenities: Restaurant; non-
smoking rooms; rooms for those w/limited mobility. In room: TV, dataport, hair dryer, iron/ironing board.
Rainbow Hotel Gildevangen One of Trondheim's most architec-
turally distinctive antique hotels, the Gildevangen sits behind a dramatic-look-
ing facade of massive, carefully chiseled stone blocks. Originally built in 1910 as
an office building and transformed into a hotel in 1930, it offers clean, uncom-
plicated, and quiet bedrooms, each of which has a floor plan that's a bit differ-
ent from that of its neighbors. Only breakfast is served here, but from Monday
to Thursday a light evening meal is included in the overnight price. Most of the
bedrooms have tiled bathrooms with shower stalls, and in some rare instances a
tub/shower combination. Each has big windows, generous dimensions, and high
ceilings.
Søndre Gate 22B, N-7010 Trondheim. & 73-87-01-30. Fax [phone]. www.rainbow-hotels.no. 110 units.
Mon-Thurs 1,245NOK ($177) double; Fri-Sun 880NOK ($125) double, if you present a ScanPass hotel pass,
available for a 1-time fee of 90NOK ($13). AE, DC, MC, V. Bus: 63. Amenities: Bar; laundry service/dry clean-
ing; nonsmoking rooms. In room:TV, dataport, minibar, hair dryer.
Tulip Inn Rainbow Trondheim Hotell This hotel near the market square
offers medium-size guest rooms with upholstered classic bentwood furniture.
Many have an extra foldaway bed. Some rooms are suitable for persons with dis-
abilities, and others are reserved for nonsmokers. The beds are good, and the
bathrooms, though small, are equipped with tub/shower combinations. Con-
structed in 1913, the hotel was renovated and expanded in 1990. If you're up
for a swinging evening out, the nearby Monte Cristo Disco admits hotel guests
for free.
Kongens Gate 15, N-7013 Trondheim. & 73-50-50-50. Fax [phone]. www.rainbow-hotels.no. 131 units.
880NOK-1,245NOK ($125-$177) double. Rates include breakfast. AE, DC, MC, V. Parking 113NOK ($16). Bus
from airport stops here. Amenities: Breakfast room; laundry service; nonsmoking rooms; rooms for those
w/limited mobility. In room: TV, dataport, minibar, hair dryer.

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3 Where to Dine
Be sure to try the local specialty vafler medøst (waffle and cheese), sold at most
cafeterias and restaurants. Most restaurants will automatically add around a 15%
service charge to your bill. If you like the service, it's customary to leave some
extra small change as well.
EXPENSIVE
Bølgen & Moi Trondheim CONTINENTAL This is the northernmost
branch of a marketing group of six Norwegian restaurants, each supervised by a
partnership of what is quickly becoming Norway's most visible pair of trendset-
ting restaurateurs. It's so fashionable that the Norwegian princess Martha-Louise
and her fiancée selected it as the site of a prewedding dinner party for 100 of
their friends in May 2002. If you opt to dine here, be alert to the different
options available inside. There's a bar and brasserie on the street level, and a
smaller, more exclusive and more expensive restaurant upstairs. Both areas are
lined with unusual modern art, and thanks to the angular steel-and-glass mod-
ernism, the decor has often been likened to that of an airport waiting lounge.
Those unfortunate comparisons quickly fade, however, when the food is served.