Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Bergen, A Verified Net Zero Hotel

We did get an upgraded room with a view. Very close to the Viking ship dock and walkable everywhere. Included breakfast was quite the feast. Umbrellas right in the lobby if you need them. Great front desk and restaurant staff, plus a nice bar!

Decent location, but nasty room. The room itself was dusty, the fridge had old hotdog buns in it from a previous guest, and the bathroom had hair all over in the bathtub, on the shower faucet, and wads of hair on the floor. When I went to wipe my hands with a hand towel, I had strands of hair on my hands. Absolutely disgusting. When we complained to staff, they said that they’d been having many issues with housekeeping (then fix it???). They said they could not change our rooms because it was past midnight and housekeeping was gone for the day. We returned the following afternoon to speak to the manager, but he/she wasn’t available at the moment. Since we were heading out to explore the city, we asked for an email address to reach the manager, but they said they couldn’t give it to us. Instead, we left a note with the front desk and never heard back. On the day of checkout, the lady at the front desk said “we were expecting you to come back to talk to us”. What? You want us to chase you down because you and your housekeeping can’t figure it out? Makes absolutely no sense. If you like cleanliness, do yourself a favor and DO NOT STAY HERE.

We stayed at Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Bergen. The hotel looks very nice from the outside, surrounded by beautiful buildings, and it’s perfectly located near the waterfront and the city center. Everything is within easy reach, which makes it very convenient. The lobby is big, and the staff were friendly. The breakfast is great, and the restaurant overall is really nice, with a wide choice of food and drinks. The room was very good and spacious—it had everything we needed for a comfortable stay. The only downside is the gym. It’s quite small and doesn’t have enough equipment to train properly, so it feels more like a basic setup than a real hotel gym. Overall, I had a great stay and would definitely recommend it. It’s not the cheapest option, but the quality and location make it worth it.

Ok, I don’t usually write reviews unless something is particularly good, but this experience has changed that. First off, let me say the location and the rooms are nice. If you get to stay in them. We will get to that. We booked a stay for 3 nights, knowing that the 2nd night we were going to stay in Flam but we were on a long vacation and wanted to just leave our stuff in the room and come back whenever we wanted. So, imagine our surprise when we returned to Bergen to be met by the hotel manager saying we had to grab our bags and leave the hotel due to a strike by the hospitality workers union. He had no one to run his hotel, so we had to repack and leave. To be fair, he was extremely nice and helped find us a place nearby. Again, the staff that remained there were great. However, the ridiculously lazy staff that caused the strike should all be fired. If you have a problem with your wages, work harder and make yourself valuable. Later on I saw some of the workers who were striking sitting in front of the hotel we ended up at, at all they were doing was sitting there in a green vest. No wonder they need a union, they are lazy as hell. I’d fire them all. I loved Norway, but if that’s how they respect people I’ll pass on ever going back. Again, the manager was great, wish I’d have gotten his name. But the hotel workers union should not ruin peoples vacation if they expect anyone to ever patronize the country again. Very shortsighted and selfish.