Gudvangen Budget Hotel

Gudvangen budget hotel is ideal for a layover if you have a fjord cruise the next day. Our room in the badger hotel was very simple and very clean, there is a sink in the room and a coffee station. A very clean sharing toilet is available on the floor. In the area there is a petrol station, coffee shops, restaurants and an amazing view. We stayed here in August and even if this is a budget hotel the price vastly not so budgeting. Please note that the check in desk is near the pier in building with the souvenir shop and the restaurant.

Our room in the budget hotel had a wonderful view of the waterfalls. The room was small but perfectly adequate for our needs. The bathroom facilities are shared but as we appeared to be the only guests it was not a problem and the showers are fantastic. It is only a very short walk to the ferry and bus terminal. Meals are available at the more upmarket sister hotel. The nearby Viking Village is a must see.

This was more like a hostel -- showers and toilets down the hall which didn't bother me one bit, just unexpected. The location was good and there were good food options nearby. The setting was truly lovely -- who couldn't love opening the window to waterfalls cascading nearby mountains!

We were surprised that there was no bathroom in our room. It didn't seem crowded but we were placed in the room farthest from the shared bathroom.

First off I'll start with all the bad things. This hotel is not worth the price. I paid $230 CDN for this place and stayed at much better hotels for the same price. This is closer to a hostel than a hotel. I have traveled alot and stayed in various hotels, and try to find decent places but nothing too fancy. I would have been ok with this hotel if I paid much less for it. Rooms are super basic, smelled very stuffy and its a shared bathroom accommodation (which I accidently booked). Check in is limited to only a 4 hour window. For the good things, having stayed in various locations with shared bathrooms, these were clean and modern compared to rest of the building and the hotel is clean throughout. The staff we did encourtner was friendly and polite. If you are absolutely desperate for a place to stay it is tolerable. If the price was much cheaper I would give it a 3/5, but due to the price this place gets a 1/5.