Where to stay in Norway?

On Prinsens gate, in Sentrum. For a budget hotel in the centre, with the Opera House roof, Akershus and Aker Brygge on foot during the day.

On Hegdehaugsveien, in Frogner, 1.5 km from the centre, next to the Palace Park. For a guesthouse west of the centre, on the way to Vigeland Park, on foot or by bus.

On Kobbernaglen, in Frogner, 1.9 km from the centre, at the end of Aker Brygge, on the water. For a design hotel on the fjord, with a walk along the quays to Akershus.

On the Tjuvholmen peninsula, next to the Astrup Fearnley Museum designed by Renzo Piano.

On Henrik Ibsens gate, in Frogner, 1.8 km from the centre, west of the centre. For an Art Deco hotel between the Royal Palace and Aker Brygge, on foot or by tram for everything else.

Set in the 1931 former headquarters of Oslo's electricity company; the Vestkantbadet public baths have been restored.

On Stortingsgata, in Sentrum, in the heart of Oslo. For doing everything on foot, from Aker Brygge to Akershus Fortress, and ending the evening on the roof of the Opera House.

Theatercaféen, the hotel's Viennese-style café opened in 1900 opposite the National Theatre, is worth booking for dinner.

In Landås, on Johan Blytts vei, at the foot of Mount Ulriken, 3.3 km from the centre of Bergen. For hikers on a small budget, with the bus to Bryggen and the fish market.

On Torggaten, 100 m from the centre, on the main square, Torgallmenningen. For being at Bergen's ground zero, with the fish market, Bryggen and the funicular on foot.

On Finnegårdsgaten, in Bryggen, 600 m from the centre, in the wooden houses on the quay. For sleeping in the former Hanseatic trading post, with the fish market close by.

The hotel occupies Finnegården, one of Bryggen's wooden trading houses; the Hanseatic Museum is in the same complex.

On Vågsallmenningen, at Torget, 400 m from the centre, a stone's throw from the fish market. For a boutique hotel in a historic building, with Bryggen and the funicular on foot.

Set in the former Bergens Kreditbank; the hotel is owned by descendants of Edvard Grieg, hence the name, after his Opus 16.

In Bryggen, on Gullskogården, behind the wooden houses of the Hanseatic wharf. For walking to the fish market and the funicular without ever taking a bus.

On Ørnevegen, in Homlung, on the fjord. For family cabins with the fjord in front, and a car for the Eagle Road and Dalsnibba.

On Ørnevegen, in Homlung, on the fjord. For a chalet facing the water, a little removed from the harbour and the cruise ships.

On the heights above Geiranger, beside Geirangervegen, above the head of the fjord. For views over the Geirangerfjord from the hotel, with the Dalsnibba road and the harbour by car.

On Maråkvegen, in Gjørva, 100 m from the centre of Geiranger, on the harbour. For walking from the hotel to the cruise boat, and watching the ships arrive from the quay at the head of the fjord.

On Ørnevegen, in Homlung, on the fjord. For a peaceful boutique hotel right on the water, with a car for the village and the viewpoints.