Grand Hotel Terminus

Stayed at this hotel in 2023 and did not like it then. Because of "business" we were not given a choice of another hotel. However, we were assured we would be put in the "newly renovated" rooms on the upper floors. The hotel staff was very friendly and the rooms were very nice. However, I had 11 people in our group and no one could figure out how to use the TV sets. I asked the front desk more than once and no one on the staff knew anything about the use of the TV sets either. There were major news events happening back in the U.S. and we could not watch any of the coverage because we could not access any news channels....even in Norwegian!||The lighting in the bathroom is terrible. I had to go out into the foyer where the lights were a little better to put on makeup and style my hair. ||We checked in early Tuesday afternoon and were not checking out until Thursday morning. All our room keys quit working after noon on Wednesday. Very inconvenient when we had such limited time due to our business schedule.||I did not have the breakfast buffet but others in my group said it was really good. The location of the hotel is convenient to the Performance Venue, a shopping center and the train station.

We have been staying here on our “Small Group Tours by The Traveling Professor” tours since 2014, and for good reason. Let us tell you why. The location is excellent, especially if arriving or departing by train. Otherwise, it is in a quieter part of the city but steps away from the tram that whisks you into the city in less than 5 minutes. We always take deluxe rooms. They are big, airy, and comfortable. It is a classic, almost 100 year old historic hotel with all the modern amenities. We love they have kept the classic look, especially in the bar which offers a great meeting area. Breakfast is as good as any in Norway. The staff is courteous and super helpful. We have stayed in this hotel dozens of times, have looked at other hotels, but our Traveling Professor Small Group Tours will only stay at the Grand Terminus.

I immediately liked this place, its faded grandeur and old-world, almost central European, charm. Our top-floor rooms were very hot, however; one of them faced the terminus itself, with its chatty cab drivers outside, so it was noisy till the late hours if the windows were open, a point worth considering if you're noise sensitive, it's summer and you've forgotten your noise-cancelling headphones. Our other room on the far side of the corridor facing inwards was much quieter . . . and less hot. Breakfast was quite the occasion in a very pleasant, slightly grand dining hall, with a great selection of bits and bobs. I appreciated the photo of Amundsen at the hotel in the lift, c. 1927 I think, as well as the central position of the hotel.

We realise city hotel rooms are often smaller. However, our room here was by far the smallest we have ever stayed in. There was virtually no circulation room around the bed and the smallest en suite facility. The room was poorly lit and quite depressing. The facilities however are very clean and the breakfast is of a good standard. It is fairly convenient to the centre but a little noisy at night being next to the main railway station. Would we recommend? Frankly, if you want comfort , the answer is negative.

We stayed at the hotel for (almost) two nights. I say almost as the first night due to cancelled trains we arrived at the hotel at 5am. Nevertheless, someone was there to check in fast and rest for an hour. Their economy room is small but cosy with a very spacious bathroom for the size. Very clean and tidy. The rest of the hotel is beautiful and warm. The breakfast buffet is definitely worth it, quality, quantity and variety and very helpful staff. Check out time was at 12 so very reasonable and plenty of time to eat breakfast and rest before vacating the room. Only downside was that at some points the reception was hard to get on the phone (as we had issues with our trains we needed to communicate to get some info and it was not easy to find someone). Overall highly satisfied!!

The rooms are spacious and carpeted which makes them comfortable but they have floor to ceiling windows with no blackout curtains in a country that sees 24 hour days! The blankets are the size of sleeping bags (very small!), a little tumble is enough to give you a cold spot. The great thing is the location being very close to the railway station. There is no parking at the hotel and the car will be a good 5 to 10 min walk if you use the closest parking building

Great location. Rooms on the side of the railway station can get a wee bit noisy. Staff were very nice. Breakfast is very good, and when the breakie room is full, it is possible to eat in the quieter and pretty salon/bar.

The staff at the hotel were wonderful. The rooms, however, are shabby, and the location isn’t good unless you plan on constantly coming and going from Bergen via train. The location next to the train station made for a very noisy evening, especially when a heat wave made keeping the windows open essential.

Nice hotel, warm room. The hotel is located very close to the train station and is near the tourist hot spots of Downtown Central Bergen. The front desk staff were very nice. They showed me exactly to my room. They answered all of my questions. They even helped me read my train ticket that I was confused about. The breakfast buffet is pretty good. Standard Norwegian breakfast. The dining area is nice. The front desk staff upgraded our room for free. We had a room offsite of the hotel in the villas. The villa room is quite nice. It is very clean. The bathroom is small but had a heated floor which made it nice. I downgraded the review because there's no air conditioning. I guess this is standard for Norway due to the weather, but I was sweating pretty bad and did not sleep well because I was just too hot.

Enter with the mindset of entering a historical local hotel, easy location of being right next to the train station and perhaps a Gryffindor corridor at Hogwarts. The beds are springy. They offer a free breakfast, but I slept through it. They make their own honey, you can see the hives on the 7th floor. Didn't see any ghosts. The hallways and lobby areas look like some aspects from Harry Potter. Bathrooms are the whole tiled shower-sink-toilet rooms. Liquid hand soap by sink and a shampoo-body wash in the shower. Friendly staff. Good location. Mornings can be a little noisy with working morning noises from the street and station.

Disclaimer: this review is for the breakfast buffet ONLY The boyfriend and I took an overnight sleeper train from Oslo to Bergen via NSB last week. The next morning we found ourselves hungry, slightly sleep-deprived, but excited to arrive in Bergen. We were even more excited to find that the overnight trains have a deal with the Grand Terminus hotel for the breakfast buffet at 150NOK per person (around $18.62). The hotel is located literally steps away from the Bergen train station. The buffet was SO good; not only was it well-stocked, it was so very authentically Norwegian. I found myself loading up on pickled herring in tomato sauce, smoked salmon, various cuts of preserved meats & salamis, and baked beans. They also had your standard breakfast staples like scrambled eggs, bacon, cereal, etc. Plus points for the fresh fruit (grapefruit, watermelon, oranges) and the expansive variety of Norwegian jams (!!!). We ate to our heart and stomach's delight and left very happy. I can't speak to the quality of the hotel rooms, but I would come back for the buffet if I were in the area again!

I wish I could give a good review because it's a lovely place... but it's after 1:20am and I'm awake in my room (on the 5th floor) because the hotel is hosting an event at lobby level that is blasting techno music. Even with ear plug and white noise on my phone, the bass is booming so loud it's impossible to sleep. Clearly the rental income is more important to the management than the comfort of their actual guests. I tried ringing the desk, again and again, but no answer (maybe they couldn't hear the phone over the din), so I had to dress and go downstairs to complain. It's astonishing that an otherwise nice hotel in the heart of Bergen damages its reputation in such a low class way. Might as well be at a backpackers' hostel There are many better alternatives, avoid this place.

Although our vacation only allowed us one night at the Grand Terminus in beautiful Bergen, we were happy to step out of our train, and right across to the hotel. We didn't have very much time, but we were impressed with the front desk personnel, attentive, pleasant and informative. It was late on July 2, and we needed a bite to eat, and went to Whiskey Bar. We were served quickly and with much knowledge and style by Simen, he was flat out tremendous!! The bar had a epic selection of libations, even my favourite Hi West Double Rye out of Utah, to my surprise. Simen could be running g any.ajor whiskey establishment in the States and making big money! Great/Quaint hotel in beautiful Bergen Kelly &Henri Dana Point, CA

Awesome hotel. Laundry, Free breakfast and very comfortable beds. Hotel staff was very helpful. This is a great location just next to the train station and walking distance to Bergen hotspots. Free bikes!

Great location across from the train station. Check in? Not great. The women at the desk were curt and unfriendly. We were not used to no shampoo or face soap and asked about that. We were told hotels did not supply those items. Since when? We travel quite a bit and usually shampoo and soap are supplied. They did have liquid soap dispensers so that could be used for hair too I guess. The towels were small and hard. The bathroom had mold in the grout around the shower tub. The tub was very slippery. No bottled water supplied when there are water warnings around Bergen. This is a very attractive old hotel. Their service does not live up to the appearance. The third star is for breakfast. That was excellent.

The Grand Terminus is opposite the railway station and has clearly been around for decades, at one time it was the grandest hotel in Bergen. In each room is a fascinating pamphlet which details that Roald Amundsen stayed in room 503 in 1928 just before setting off by sea plane to rescue Umberto Nobile who had crashed his balloon in the North Pole. Amundsen was never seen again. What history in these walls! It is very easy to see what a grand hotel this was in days gone by-the lobby, bar and each floor is covered with beautiful dark teak wall coverings giving the place a very classy feel. Rooms however are not so grand. They are clean and functional, though not in any sense five star. However, that really doesn't matter when you can stay in such an historic hotel. On the downstairs there is a really lovely bar, with a great selection of whiskys. Staff are unfailingly polite and helpful. Breaksfast was very good, with both cooked staples like bacon etc but also smoked salmon, bagles, rye bread cheese and cerals etc. We stayed very much out of season and prices were incredibly reasonable. If you come in the summer prices are much higher, but then that is fair enough. Come for the history and you might just see Amundsen's ghost wandering the corridors at night!

Our room carpet looked worn and dirty. The overhead lamp looked suitable for a toddler room. Only half the hallway lamps worked. Bathroom door was dirty. Hotel smelled of paint. Free breakfast was the only plus.

The man who checked us in should be giving classes to hotel staff around the world - he was quick, courteous, and informative; we were checked in and we knew everything we needed for our stay in about one minute. The reception area and lounges have an Old World charm and are lovely. The room had less charm than the lobby and public areas, but it had been reappointed with attractive artsy lighting, and it was comfortable and very quiet. The breakfast buffet was very good. The coffee wasn't to my taste, so I slipped out to the bar (where there is coffee 24/7) and poured a cup there, which was a bit better. Norway has great espresso drinks, but their brewed coffee isn't nearly as good. They also had good wifi, and when I asked for more pillows, they came immediately. We loved this hotel. A note: All the hotels we stayed at in Norway shared these characteristics: free coffee in the lobby all day; liquid soap dispensers for the shower and bathroom sink; heated bathroom floors; individual comforters (two) on double beds (no fighting for covers!); black-out curtains (for the long daylight hours).

The service is stand offish and the walls are very thin. The rooms are decent with very comfortable beds. Everything is definitely clean and the mini bar is decently priced. The location is wonderful and you are a 8-10 minute walk from anywhere you want to be in Bergen. For me the service really takes it down a notch. I will write more tomorrow after I have tried the breakfast!

We stayed in the hotel in April 2019. Our room had a heavy musty smell during our stay along with a dark room without overhead lighting due to renovation activities, The front desk indicated they mentioned the lack of over head lighting but none of the guests in our party were notified and did not acknowledge or research the mustiness in our room. Our bathroom apparently was missing the shower door which caused the bathroom to remain very wet. Needless to say, It wasn't a pleasant or comfortable stay in our room, and I would recommend travelers avoid the hotel until renovation is complete. We were relieved to leave.

There's a lot to love about this old girl. If you're using the train station, you pretty much stumble out of that and into the hotel. While it's away from the water and the main tourist drag, Bergen is so accessible that it really doesn't matter. The hotel itself is beautiful and well-preserved, and our room was almost comically large, complete with a little sitting area. Our quibbles were minor: the sauna took quite a long time to heat up, and the historical bathroom lacked any semblance of counter space. Our comfortable bed, large and tasty breakfast buffet, and helpful staff made those easy to overlook, though.