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fast, 2 showers on ground floor, 2 WCs, sinks in rooms, family room with
TV; all non-smoking, free Wi-Fi, Vetrlidsalmenning 29, tel. 55 31 90 80,
www.skansen-pensjonat.no
,
post@skansen-pensjonat.no
). Follow the switch-
back road behind the Fløibanen funicular station to the paved plateau with
benches, and look for the sign.
$ Marken Gjestehus
is a quiet, tidy, and conveniently positioned 100-bed
place between the station and the harborfront. Its rooms, while spartan,
are modern and cheery. Prices can rise with demand (dorm bed in 8-bed
room-195 kr, in 4-bed room-225 kr, S-495 kr, D-570 kr, extra bed-135 kr,
sheets-65 kr one-time fee, towels-15 kr, breakfast voucher-90 kr, free Wi-
Fi, elevator, kitchen, laundry, open all year but with limited reception hours,
fourth floor at Kong Oscars Gate 45, tel. 55 31 44 04, fax 55 31 60 22,
$ Bergen YMCA Hostel,
located two blocks from the Fish Market, is the
best location for the price, and its rooms are nicely maintained (bunk in 12- to
32-bed dorm with shared shower and kitchen-190 kr, bunk in 4-6-bed family
room with private bathroom and kitchen-280-320 kr, Db with kitchen-900 kr,
includes sheets, breakfast-65 kr, pay Internet access, free Wi-Fi, roof terrace,
fully open June-Aug, no dorm beds off-season, Nedre Korskirkeallmenningen
4, tel. 55 60 60 55,
www.bergenhostel.com
,
booking@bergenhostel.com
)
.
Away from the Center:
$ Montana Family & Youth Hostel (IYHF),
while one of Europe's best, is high-priced for a hostel and way out of town.
Still, the bus connections (#31, 20 minutes from the center) and the facilit-
ies—modern rooms, classy living room, no curfew, huge free parking lot, and
members' kitchen—are excellent (dorm bed in 20-bed room-215 kr—cheaper
off-season, bed in Q-280 kr, Sb-660 kr, Db-830 kr, 10 percent cheaper for
members, sheets-70 kr, includes breakfast, 30 Johan Blytts Vei, tel. 55 20 80
