Tananger Holidays from £244

This hotel is a hidden gem. The owners are very nice and very attentive. The views from the restaurant are very beautiful. Sitting on the deck and enjoying the waterfront was an unexpected bonus.

Our room was quiet and comfortable with a beautiful view of the water. The hotel was easily accessible by bus and it was a quick trip from the ferry terminal. The front desk staff were very friendly and helpful. It was a lovely place to stay and we would recommend it.

Eilert Smith Hotel exceeded our expectations!!! This is a Luxury Boutique Hotel. They treat you like royalty right when you walk in the door. I would definitely stay there again in Stavanger. It was the best of all places we stayed in Norway. It didn’t have the most amenities or even the best views but it made up for it in service and quality of the room and everything in the room. Top class linens and towels, coffee, organic local tea, turn down service, heated towel hanger, heated toilet seat with bidet, free snacks and chocolate! I only wish the restaurant wasn’t full. Reservations required 3-4 months in advance!

It was well priced for Stavanger. It's a 10 minute walk from the central train station and bus / coach station and airport bus stop, and only a further 10 minutes to the main shopping and eating district in the city centre. It's also just a 5 minute walk to a well stocked supermarket. The included breakfast was continental but sufficiently varied. The room and bed was comfortable and clean although the decor might not be to everyone's taste. There is a shared kitchenette for tea and coffee. The shared kitchenette also has a fridge and microwave for you to store and heat food - handy given such facilities aren't in the room. If you've got an early start the next day, you can forgo breakfast and ask them the day before to provide a great packed lunch instead with sandwiches, yoghurt, fruit, and juice. The staff are very easy to communicate with. The building and room access is all online and digital. It works amazingly - so long as you're reasonably digitally literate and confident.

This hotel has an incredible location right at the trail head to Pulpit Rock. The area is truly beautiful. I was a bit put off by a few things during my stay. The reason we chose to stay here as it was quite expensive was because on expedia they advertise that they have a floating sauna. I naively thought this meant that guests could go to the floating sauna for free. That is not the case at all. It was rather embarassing we changed into our bathing suits and walked all the way down to the floating sauna (which is about 1km walk) only to discover we were interrupting a couple who informed us that you have to pay to use the sauna and book your own time slot. We walked 1km up to the activity center and asked and it was very expensive. There is no discount for hotel guests and we were not in the position to pay that much to use a sauna. I asked at the hotel and they said that they have their own sauna and hot tub but its closed until June. I was also surprised that there is no actual parking for hotel guests anywhere close to the hotel and you park with all the other hikers. There is nowhere to drop off luggage and I had a giant suitcase (I regretted that choice) and the parking lot is a dirt/gravel road. So don’t bring a wheely suitcase here! I also thought it was ridiculous that you had to pay for coffee in the lobby despite being a guest. Normally hotels have complimentary coffee for their guests. It just felt like were being nickle and dimed despite a high room rate.