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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 6:55 am
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Well, unlike the OP, I made it to the hotel in question, which was the Clarion Collection Hotel Havnekontoret, easier to remember simply as the Clarion Collection Hotel in the Bryggen side of the harbon in Bergen, Norway (as opposed to the Clarion Admiral which is on the other side of the harbor).

However, at check-in, they mentioned that the room I had reserved was on the harbor street side which can get noisy, and would I prefer a room away from the street, which is still a "family" room? It was 11 pm and I was tired from flying all day and I accepted. But since the original $2900ish suite had been described as a single-room suite for 2 people (what makes that a suite???), I can't tell whether I got another single-room suite or some other kind of room! (I can say, however, that there was no "Comfort Suites" type of divider. There were two singlish beds, a sofa, and a small desk.)

The hotel was very nice (but like so many European city hotels the room not big) but I wasn't staying in the room a lot other than sleeping. There was apparently an evening "light buffet" from 6 to 9 pm, but I was out between 6 and 9 the second night (and arrived after 9 the first night) and so I didn't get to even see what that's like.

Btw, the hotel is across the street from the furthest-out stop on the Flybussen route from the airport, since it's across the street from the Radisson SAS Royal. That made it extremely convenient for getting into BGO late on my first day and for getting to the airport (to pick up a car rental for the rest of my trip) on the morning of the third day.
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