Victoria Hotel

This hotel was the oldest in Stavanger, and once it was the place to stay. But its competitors, recommended above, have long since outpaced it. Nonetheless, it remains a durable favorite. It is not a hotel where a rock star would be catered to, but if you're a hardworking sales rep for an oil-service company or a leisure traveler without huge expectations, it will work just fine. It was inaugurated in 1900 in the redbrick-with-stone-trim building that's now carefully preserved as a town landmark. It's set prominently at the edge of the harbor, but in a less-touristed waterfront area used for the mooring of fishing boats and supply ships servicing the North Sea oil platforms. Over the years, the hotel's role in Stavanger has changed: Once its clientele was primarily concerned with the herring and canning industries; now about 85% of its clients are middle-bracket employees within the oil service industries. Expect a thoroughly decent, muted hotel with a helpful staff, and a lobby that's outfitted in a paneled style that you might have expected from a 19th-century hotel in England. Rooms are well maintained and not overly large, each with conservative traditional furniture. Each has a floor plan that, thanks to the hotel's U-shaped layout and antique shell, is different from each of its neighbors.

Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; laundry service/dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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