Kimkim Trip Reviews for Norway

Stig was so fun! We found that we had a lot of interests in common, so it was really great to hear his insights on food, music and architecture, along with all the historical aspects of Oslo that we wouldn't have known just from reading and walking by ourselves.

Not as nice as hotels we are used to staying.

Good to do what locals do but not our cup of tea.

Crowded. Very inactive as expected. Better views on hikes.

Riding was fantastic. Exceeded our expectations.

Although supposed to be a "must", train was super crowded with cruise passengers and could not really see. Biking was a better experience but should not be done unless you are comfortable on steep gravel descents.

Good location for a one night stay. Clean and along a river. If I had to stay again I would skip the restaurant. We found a few pizza places a short drive away.

Great character, location and amenities. A minute walk from the harbor and city center.

I loved this spot.

Character, location, views, clean and great restaurant.

Albert and Otto felt like friends…great conversation and incredible meals.

Speechless. Our room was a corner with a huge balcony…the best corner. I wished we would have stayed three nights instead of one!

High end city hotel in the heart of Trondheim with hotel parking. Pro tip: park at the entrance on the street and they will park your car and secure it during your stay.

We had our own fisherman cabin!

One of my favorite stays and another corner room with dual aspect windows both with outstanding views!

Location close to the airport.

Amazing tour with a great tour guide. This is a must do experience.

Clean, huge and private (for our visit anyway).

Another excellent guide. We saw tens of eagles in natural habitat and witnessed them feeding from the fish the guide baited them with.

We saw schools of pilot whales! Erin got sea sick as this was more open sea. They didn’t seem as organized as the first two RIB tour companies. I got the impression the guide and the boat captain might have been new, but their passion for what they were doing was clear. They will be great.

Hotel Union in Geiranger was absolutely phenomenal. The views were breathtaking, and the staff was incredibly kind and welcoming. The restaurant and breakfast were top-notch as well. It was easily my favorite accommodation of the trip. The surprise spa access was a wonderful touch that made the stay even more special.

The food tour in Oslo was incredible! We got to spend time with locals and learn about Norwegian culture through its cuisine. While we didn't try anything too exotic, we did have fish sticks, which was probably the most unusual item on the menu. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and made the experience both educational and fun. I wouldn't recommend it to extremely picky eaters, but there are different tour variations that might suit different tastes. Overall, it was a memorable and enriching experience.

The farm visit in Geirangerfjord was one of the highlights of the trip. We got to interact with locals and learn about their way of life, which was fascinating. This experience gave us a deeper understanding and appreciation of Norwegian culture that we wouldn't have gotten from just visiting museums. It was truly special and added so much value to our trip.

The kayak tour was quite the adventure! Unfortunately, we had terrible weather, which made the conditions really tough. Our guide was fantastic, though, and made sure we felt safe the entire time. Despite the rough conditions, it was an experience we laughed about afterward and had no regrets doing. It was a lot of work and maybe not ideal for everyone, but it gave us some great stories to tell.

Quaint beautiful hotel on more secluded fjord - perfect setting. The staff was friendly and helpful. The breakfast and dinner were wonderful as well. It is a quiet place to be to just relax and get away. Hiking, kayaking, and sauna right nearby.

Ideal setting right on the water overlooking the landscape - quaint and secluded. The room was modern and clean with fresh decoration. We loved sitting on the porch over the water listening to the wildlife. We had fun biking and hiking on the island right from the hotel. We shopped at the local Joker to make dinner in the room and enjoyed the Joker fish soup! The owner, Elin was so kind and helpful as well - giving us a map of the area and pointing out places to see. Her brother worked at the Joker and also friendly - delivering a yummy breakfast in the morning and pizza one night. Elin and her brother also went out of their way to find a smaller bike for my daughter to ride while we were there. Elin also helped wash clothes in their washer/dryer - so kind.

While Flam does not offer many options for accommodations, I am happy that we changed to this after researching. This hotel was situated away from the large cruise ships that dock. While you could still see the cruise ship, you were able to see the beautiful landscape. Breakfast and dinner were perfect, and the staff even went out of their way to prepare a vegetarian dinner for my daughter. Rooms were nothing spectacular, but we were outside more than inside.

Near the train station which is great for an early morning flight connection. Very large room and staff accommodated us with a carry-on breakfast since we had to leave the following day at 530am for our flight. Location was great to walk around the city and explore.

Could not rent bikes that afternoon due to heavy rains that came through Flam. This was a disappointment since we were looking forward to biking. Can not control the weather. I should have inquired about cancelation fee due to weather prior to leaving yet never crossed my mind.

Amazing tour and NO rains. Perfect amount of time to see landscape. This was the highlight of the vacation in Flam.

Beautiful hotel! Close to the ferry. Loved that breakfast and dinner were included!

Loved our guide Tor! Geared trip to 4 year old. Made it so fun for her!

Wonderful hotel and excellent staff. The breakfast was amazing! It is very central to everything and close to the main train station.

This is THE PLACE to stay in Flam. It was amazing and so beautifully decorated. Their breakfast buffet was absolutely amazing! I'm sure their dinner buffet (675K is about $67US p/p or $100CAN) which is a stiff price to pay if you're not that hungry, but I will say we could see lobster and a plethora of other seafood as a choice among many other food stations at the buffet, so I'm sure it was amazing. All of Flam seems to 'roll up their sidewalks" at 6pm, so I wish the hotel could have offered a less expensive meal option. (Perhaps they did and I just didn't know about it). It is definitely and nicest and best place to stay in Flam and I would do it again, no problem.

This hotel is a bit scary (for us older folks) as it appears at first glance there is graffiti everywhere! There were pictures in the lobby and each door had graffiti art done by a well known Oslo artist. Upon entering the room it was clean and nicely maintained with THE MOST amazing view looking down a fjord. Since we arrived around dinner time and everything was closed they did offer us dinner, which was pizza or pizza. Very nicely made. Included breakfast was yogourt + cereal but we were offered bacon and eggs which we did not realize was not part of the 'included breakfast'. (our mistake). I was looking for fresh fruit with breakfast and there was none, as was explained to me that there are supply chain issues being in Vadheim (aka, the middle of nowhere). It's owned by a lovely couple who are in the midst of trying to upgrade the hotel (new carpeting was coming and they were planning a complete re-do in the coming years). The bus depot is also right outside their front door, so that couldn't have been easier to continue our trip.

This was ok, but it took 1.5 hrs. It was 0 .5hr to get there and 0.5hr to get back to you only get to spend 0.5hrs there. Buses are clean and comfortable. The bus driver simply drove and did not include any commentary along the way.

This would be top of my list to do in Flam! You got right down into the fjord and up close and personal with the waterfalls. It was just awesome. They fit you out with proper gear, including googles. The guide was so entertaining and informative too!

We really enjoyed our stay at the Kviknes Hotel. The room was large and comfortable with a killer view and the old part of the hotel is beautiful. We described it as old world meets Viking. The breakfast was fantastic.

Small rooms but comfortable. Good location

Like going back in time. Great location and breakfast.

Beautiful hotel and perfect location. Staff were the best and the food was excellent.

Food was very good and sights amazing

View is everything. Very touristy but good bus ride.

Overall our favorite on the trip. Exciting, beautiful, comfortable and professionally done. Could not have been better. Highly recommended.

Enjoyed the experience. Glacier museum is well done and informative. Thought we would be closer to the glacier itself but not possible.

View is incredible and ride very smooth. As must for Bergen.

Our second favorite experience on the trip. Our guide Mary Anne was ideal. The food we had was delicious and quite filling and the tour around town was perfect. Highly recommend this excursion.

We had a deluxe room so it was roomy with windows on two sides. The most amazing feature though was the breakfast — so many choices! On the negative side, the shower had no hand bars for safety, did not limit water to shower area, and the shampoo pump was difficult. There are no hand towels and the bath towels barely wrap around one’s body. The air in the room was still and warm and barely improved with oscillating desk fan.

Here we had an accessibility room which did not offer adequate space for luggage — no dresser. Beds and chairs were comfortable. Shower did not have hand bars for safety, did not keep water in shower area and offered no face cloths. The temperature of the room was good. Here too the breakfasts were great! Enjoyed the fire pit in the lobby.

Knowledgeable and rewarding — learned a lot about cider. Presentation was professional and cider sampling paired with good was excellent.

Beautiful!! Stunning!!

Stunningly beautiful — blessed to have had good weather. Bus driver was outstanding.

Great location!

Great location. On the water.

Dark and tired looking. Not a great location. Poor view from room. Looking at a big office type building not far from our window. Eating area very dark. The walls were black.

Not a great location. Our room looked out on an alley type road with nondescript buildings.

Our guide was great!

Our guide was friendly. We rode out of the city to an adjoining island which was lovely. From the Art Nouveau name of the tour we thought we’d be learning about the architecture.

We were on a boat with a group of other people who had park service guides. The guides gave interesting commentary about the surroundings which made the ride more interesting .

Leisurely bus tour around the surrounding islands with visit to a church and lighthouse.

Leisurely kayaking around low lying islands. Nothing strenuous. Guide was friendly and informative. Lunch was very good. One of the local fisherman cooked up a fresh fish meal. Yum!

Our guide Arne was great!! He even brought a drone. Stopped at a few waterfalls. One was spectacular. The fjord trip was great. Gorgeous scenery.

Our guide was super nice and engaging. Unfortunately, we couldn’t see anything as it was foggy the whole time. But we got some good exercise.

Enjoyable. A bit jolting at times. Got to see Pulpit Rock from the water.

WOULD HAVE SPENT 2 NIGHTS!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Not as in the pictures :) we should juste have been noticed that the food would be so hard to find in this beautiful area! haha!

Very clean and looks brand new. Very welcoming too. Small breakfast was offered from 4:00 am and the big one starts at 6:00 am. Very thoughtful for early flight guests.

The guide Rose is very kind, thoughtful, experienced, and professional.

Helpful staff; delicious breakfast; beautiful dining room.

Friendly place- clean. Pub and Bistro on site which is great, as the town is very small. Front desk staff helpful as well.

Incredible location on the harbor, with two bedrooms, and a great western view from the dock our cabin was on to watch the sun set (almost set!) Nice breakfast and clean rooms. Kitchen was a bit spare, but functional.

Fantastic chef and beautiful location!!!! Beatiful deck on the fjord, great sitting room with window onto fjord...my favorite hotel of the trip

Wonderful location, dining room was incredible with frescoes adorning the walls...great breakfast buffet

Perfect!

It was a perfect tour with only our group of 4. John was a great guide- knew the city perfectlt, having grown up there and been a guide for many years. We walked almost 5 miles (which was great) and really enjoyed the morning.

Loved the included meals!!

View superb!! So close to ferry.

Ordered smaller meals off of menu

Loved everything about the experience

Lovely outing. Especially enjoyed the bits of Grieg background music

Location of venue far from hotel and we got lost/ wasted time finding it.

The location can not be beat. It has got to be the most convenient location in old town Bergen. The breakfast was fabulous. They said they started serving at 0730 but when we went down around 0700 to get coffee, they let us get started early since we had an early ferry. However, I can't recommend it for summer travel. The windows have child locks on them to keep kids from falling out (good thing) but they restrict air flow so significantly, that we baked all night long without airflow or air conditioning. And our room faced the alley so we heard the midnight glass recycle from the nearby restaurants. If you're going in the cooler weather, stay here. If not, find a place that might be cooler for sleeping.

Great tour to local eating/drinking establishments. The guide was great, if a bit soft spoken. I recommended this tour to others we met later in our trip.

You need to do this while in Bergen. Then walk down - that was one of our favorite parts of the trip.

We loved this experience. It's such a lovely day on the boat (in good weather).