The Best Hotels in Bergen

The building used to be Bergen's stock exchange, and the hotel leans into that history without making a museum of it. Scandinavian restraint sits inside 19th-century neo-Renaissance bones, with interiors by Claesson Koivisto Rune that are spare without feeling stripped. The suites keep some of the original built-in ornamentation. Steps from the fish market and the port, it's a logical base for a city this compact and this easy to love.

The artwork in the rooms leans into Bergen's infamously gray skies, with cartoonish umbrellas and storm clouds printed on the walls, which feels honest rather than defeatist. This 249-room modernist hotel runs on blond wood, monochrome grays, and a refreshingly low-fuss philosophy. The lobby pulls all-day duty as café, cocktail bar, and co-working space, with locally sourced food from breakfast through dinner. The central rail station is right outside the door.