Banken Hotel

First things first. The fire alarm went off at 0530 meaning a full evacuation of the building. No staff were visibly coordinating anything or offering any help or guidance for guests leaving the building. Outside of the hotel, guests were just gathered across the road from the main entrance, some smoking and vaping - again, no visible staff presence to direct people to muster points. The fire brigade duly arrived and went inside. When they came out it was clearly a false alarm and they then had to start asking guests if they knew if they were any hotel staff available. Even as we went back inside, there was no presence from anyone connected to the hotel. Had this been a real fire, this could cost lives, especially for families with small children or for anyone with mobility issues.||||The actual room was nice enough, though the location, next to the staircase meant it was quiet noisy. There was a lack of power points to charge devices and strangely enough, there was a door in the actual shower cubicle that opened out directly on to the corridor.||||It's all well and good to cut costs by reducing staffing and having no reception and access to rooms by door codes - especially when these costs are reflected in the room rates. But when safety is compromised you do ask whether the risk is worth the saving.

​This hotel is a renovated former bank. The building is a bit old but well-maintained and clean. The only downside is that there aren't many power outlets in the room.

An Odyssey to the Underworld At first glance this establishment looks promising, but it then quickly unravels. Looks are definitely deceiving. The most basic task of a hotel should be to provide a good night’s sleep. Spoiler alert: it will not be good. And you’ll not sleep. But don’t despair: in the morning you’ll be a lot more knowledgeable about all the facets of human procreation. A marvel of engineering, the walls and doors actually amplify and reinforce all sounds. The absence of a reception is exactly as shortsighted as you might think. If you per chance stumble upon a staff member, and inquire about say, the total absence of irons, you’ll get a somewhat well-meaning and absurd recommendation on where you can buy one. This is not a joke. A great place for nihilists. Hell for everyone else.

Simple and clean classic hotel for those who need a quick and simple stay in the Haugesund city Harbour area. Excellent placement, close to the Harbour

Hotel sent without prior notice an email from an external company named, Bedify, exonerating the payment of the room before arrival. This is BAD, a BIG RED FLAG. Please, review your customer service policy and give prior notice to customers, from a hotel propietary email account, of this payment via an external party email, as this last one could be easily a hacker. Also, the lady in reception did not fulfilled our request of an invoice.

We booked the economy double but the price did not justify the ridiculously small room we were put in. Our cost for 2 nights (1863 per night) was more than we paid for nicer hotels in Stavanger and Bergen yet we were given a room that was so small the door barely opened without touching the bed. The closet could only accommodate a sideways hanger, our window looked into a concrete fire escape. Totally claustrophobic. Stay away from room 214! This room should only be offered as a last chance for desperate travelers and not at 3 star rates.

The hotel room was spacious and clean. The breakfast was quite basic but okay. I have to deduct stars for the broken TV. Unfortunately I was not shown any compensation or other goodwill for this. And at a price of over 200 euros a night you could expect that.

This is the best boutique hotel we’ve stayed at in either Denmark or Norway. A converted bank building, it has very classy decoration and lots of historical bank photos & memorabilia throughout (including the stairs … best stairway I’ve ever seen!!). Room was perfectly clean, reasonable size and very functional. The rooftop terrace was great (on Sunday night, the bar was closed and we used it for our own pizza & drinks). The whole hotel is in excellent condition and very clean. Breakfast is included in the very reasonable rate. Note that if you are staying long, cleaning is only done every 4th day. This is an “automated” check-in/out hotel, which worked fine for us (you need access to your email / sms the day of your check-in to receive codes). Overall, a wonderful hotel experience.