Kimkim Trip Reviews for Norway

We stayed in the vintage cabins and it was amazing!

Great hotel in a great location. Excellent staff who upgraded our room when they saw how crowded we were and with my wife's mobility difficulties. They could do with handing out a clear guide to the parking situation, I got lost trying to get back from leaving the car when in fact I was only 5 minutes away!

This hotel is pretty old and the public areas are very nice, but the room we had was old and tired and although the bathroom had been updated the beds were poor and the room too cold.

Amazing views in places and just exciting to go up and down so steeply, albeit very slowly.

Great cruise on an electrical powered carbon fibre boat. Getting back on the shuttle bus was a bit confusing and there is no where to site while waiting outdoors for the bus. Viking village was very good, interesting with nice faux Vikings to talk to. Axe throwing definitely top fun. Good restaurant at the village.

The location was great - a short walk from the ferry terminal and close to buses. It is close to many of the places a tourist would want to visit. The reception staff were very helpful and the breakfasts, vika and dinners were well provided. There was a lovely area where you could relax with a coffee or tea .

The hotel is a short walk from the quay . It has a superb location and the front part is beautifully decorated . The breakfast was exceptional .

Great location near to the bus station and the quay . Our accommodation was modern and fresh and overlooked the fjord - quite magical !

The reception staff were extremely helpful and the location was great - a tram stop was very close by . Definitely recommend!

Ole did a great job taking us to different places and introducing us to Norwegian food as well as explaining some of the background and history of the places we walked through. Very entertaining and informative . Well paced.

The scenery was breathtaking even in the rain .

We booked a Viking Bike tour of Oslo city which was a highlight of our Oslo visit . The guide was exceptionally knowledgeable about Norway , Oslo , past and present.

Loved this hotel. The location is wonderful. It’s on a very quiet side street with lovely flowers in the middle of the street near all the sights. The room is colorful, clean, modern, compact, and our room was very quiet. Would definitely recommend.

Great location. Loved the balcony view, big clean room, modern bathroom. Breakfast very extensive.

What a location! The hotel was lovely in an incredible location and the breakfast area and dining room were very nice. Would definitely recommend staying here for Flam. We stayed in an historic room. It was very quiet, with lovely sheets, and a modern bathroom. However, the chairs and sofa in the room needs to be restuffed. We couldn’t sit on them - but that wasn’t a problem. Also, although the bathroom is modern and lovely, our room had a ball and claw tub which would be a challenge for some people to use.

Very nicely furnished, comfortable linens, modern bathroom, clean, nice to have a living room and a bedroom. The food and dining room was very nice. Lots of places to sit and talk. The city itself doesn’t have much in it to do but we enjoyed hiking

Amazing location, very quiet room, convenient to everything. Very clean, modern bathroom

Great location. Very quiet rooms. Very clean, modern bathroom, lovely linens. Highly recommend

We really enjoyed this RIB boat experience. It was different from the RIB boat experience in Flam. If you were only picking one of the two to do, we’d pick the one in Flam with the cheese tasting. However, this was also wonderful and we’re so, so glad we got to do both. The scenic beautiful out on the fjord is spectacular! The tour guide was knowledgeable and being on the water in both towns was truly memorable! This is definitely worth doing!

What a wonderful experience! This is a fun, informative, interesting, and very tasty activity! The owner showed us part of the apple orchard as he explained the history of their business, the kinds of apples grown, the cider making process, etc. He was lively and interesting. Then, we had a tasting of 5 types of cider with food pairings (we did the late afternoon cider pairings with snacks). The food and cider were delicious and the setting, sitting on their beautiful terrace overlooking part of their orchard, was lovely. We highly recommend this activity!

Surprisedly good! We really enjoyed seeing areas we did not get to see otherwise. It was just the right mix of information, the right length of time at each stop, and it was a good length overall. We enjoyed this more than we expected. We would recommend it!

Very special - a must see in this area. Great views! It’s a landmark type of experience.

This was truly awesome! This was one of the highlights of our month trip! The scenery is absolutely spectacular and the guide was lively, very informative, interesting, and just delightful. The cheese tasting and the information on the town and cheese making was very interesting. The RIB boat company was very professional, gave great information, and the boats were very nice. Don’t miss this! It’s wonderful!

Loved the location on the pier. There was a lot of variety on the menu and the food was good.

Terrific! The guide was wonderful! He was knowledgeable, cheerful, gave us a lot of information about Oslo, paced the walk perfectly for the people in the group. It was a lovely 1/2 day trip and we really enjoyed it.

The food was fine but we didn’t think it was anything special. If you go there, fine. But, there’s so many other restaurants to try.

We got to taste bites of a lot of different foods and we learned a lot. The tour guide’s knowledge and information was very good. However, the guide had a cold, non-conversational demeanor. We felt that a bubbly or warm or more engaging tour guide would have improved the tour. Also, Kim-Kim did notify the tour company of our allergies/dietary restrictions and the guide did ask at the beginning of the tour if anyone had allergies. But, the food choices could have been arranged ahead of time to easily accommodate our needs. Because we didn’t want to make a big deal in front of others, we just didn’t eat some of the items. Having said all this, we still enjoyed the tour and felt very lucky to have tasted so many interesting items and we learned so much.

Great view and great location. The food is very good.

Great location, close to everything. Very good breakfast. Not much space for our group of 8 to gather and hang out.

Nice views off balcony, amazing breakfast. Rooms are very small.

Loved the views off our balcony. Extremely spacious. Breakfast was great and the staff was very friendly and helpful.

Excellent location, great breakfast.

Took a private taxi to the airport. Not really necessary as the tram goes right to the airport for about $4 per person

It was a nice ride up to the top of the mountain to get city views. There is also a playground and troll park at the top to explore. Luckily we had sunshine, would not be much fun in the rain.

It's cute city with some nice museums. We enjoyed the museums and shops and old architecture

We skipped this activity. It was a 2 hour ferry ride both ways and we had just spent 4 hours on a ferry to get to Bergen the night before. It would have taken up all our free time in Bergen.

Everyone in our group really enjoyed this activity and the food was excellent. The guide did a great job explaining the process and they had non alcoholic options available

This is a very small village without a lot to see. I was hoping for quaint little shops and cafes but they don't have any. There is a cute church but not much else to see unless you want to do alot of uphill hiking.

Everyone in our group enjoyed this activity. Our guide was great and the boat ride was fun

Only 3 of us were able to do this activity as it was too strenuous for the rest of our group. Very steep stairs. The views were great!

Everyone in our group enjoyed this activity even though we don't drink much beer. The food was great.

It's a small little museum attached to a souvenir shop. Luckily it is free.

We were very rushed as the island hopping tour took up much of our time. We did enjoy the free guided tour of the grounds and learned a lot. Wish we would have had more time to see all of the exhibits. Would love to go back with more time.

We didn't do this activity. We did not have time.

The first island was cute, could have skipped the 2nd island completely, 3rd island had an old monastery but wasn't very exciting either. It was too much walking for 3 people in our group so at the last island they sat in the cafe while the rest of us hiked. We had so much time to explore nature at the other villages that I'd rather not done this activity in Oslo. It took up all our time during the day when we could have been visiting museums.

We did not have any time to explore Oslo. We got into town after the museums were closed and our excursion the next day took up most of the time during the day, On our last day we were on the train to early to explore.

Loved this hotel. Right across from the train station. The hotel itself was beautiful and the people were extremely helpful with anything we needed.

Loved Tromso and would have liked to stay longer. Hotel and location were great.

This was a very nice hotel and allowed us to get to our ferry by just walking.

This hotel was more like a hostel. This was the only hotel that we were not really happy with but it was authentic.

The Ferry Pollus was great. Traveling though the Fjords was beautiful.

Old hotel with lots of charm.

Great hotel. Everyone was very helpful. The location was perfect.

Great guides, Lucien and Maria. Despite our initial concerns with weather, sleet, rain, thick fog, we were able to end our day with lots of history, beautiful scenery and a wonderful place to view a glacier. Awesome trip. To imagine the mountains and the tremendous glacier in all their glory.

The hotel was centrally located. My room was ready early but not pristine. Some remnants of the prior guest left behind. I would have rather waited.

This hotel was very convenient for walking around Tromso.

This hotel was easy to find with beautiful views and walking paths.

I loved the yellow outside color of this building and the fact that it sits on a waterway.

The hotel setting couldn't be more beautiful!! The owner was very inspiring!

I liked getting out on the water, the kayaking was easy and provided another way to see the fjord and waterfalls up close.

This was a great way to see the fjord up close.

Everyone in our group loved this activity! I had never been white water rafting so I was very nervous, but the guides were excellent and told us exactly what to do. I would go again.

The elevator broke and nobody was there to fix it . Almost missed a major scheduled event . Took us 45 minutes to get down from floor 4 to the lobby.

A really nice city hotel located directly across from the train station. Easy access to and from the airport and located in a well renovated historic building (American Line shipping and cruise ships). Interesting art, cool architectural features, and a quick walk to the Munch museum as well as the opera house and lots of other significant monuments. make this hotel an ideal place from which to explore Oslo. they were accommodating of an early checkout (5:30 AM) and provided us with breakfast on the go. Can't ask for more than that.

Herangtunet (and that's the last time I am going to attempt to spell it) was a lovely stop between Juvet in the north and Oslo in the south. Located in a ski town, it is quiet in the summer. An old farm converted into a hotel with a series of buildings and run by a Dutch woman - who could not have possibly been any nicer. Very authentic farm buildings in a nice setting. The restaurant is run separately with a small menu - but good solid food nice service - and very friendly staff. If you are in this area for whatever reason, I would not hesitate to go back or recommend it. Thankfully, the hotel had 2 electric car chargers located on site. Sure I paid a premium to use them, but the convenience made it more than worthwhile.

The Juvet is famous - internet famous. Lots of Instagram posts and articles written about the super cool architecture located in the Norwegian wilderness. And all of it is true. the modern glass lodges nestle into a bend in a river and blend in. they are not high end in any way - but comfortable - adequate and fulfill their purpose of allowing you to look at nature - commune with it - from an angle that you would not otherwise do. I thought the architecture was the key to the place. It is what drew me. But I was wrong. The real reason to come to Juvet is for the communal dinners. It is here where the staff shines. And it is here where you get to spend time with your fellow guests. Staying at Juvet doesn't;t eel like stain gin a hotel as much as it feels like staying in Phillips Johnson's Norwegian getaway. Interesting folks from around the world gather around a table for a gourmet meal replete with wine pairings. a nice fire. A comfortable chair. The conversation id all about where you came from, where you are going. What you have seen etc... the bathhouse - spectacular. The river - bracing. the architecture - unique and fun. But it is the communal dinner that I will remember!

The Hotel Union is the nicest hotel at the head of the nicest fjord we saw in Norway. Which is saying a lot - because every fjord is beautiful. The Union is a bustling place - with tour groups rotating in and out - buffet breakfasts and dinners catering to large crowds. It is not the place to go to get away from it all. That said, it is a historic hotel with a commanding view of the fjord. It is directly across from the waterfall trail, and is well renovated. the pool / hot tub/ spa facilities were all top notch, and our room - in the new wing with a balcony, was comfortable and had a great view. The people were helpful in recommending hikes and a spot for lunch (Westeros farm - I may have gotten the spelling wrong - but it is like the place in Game of Thrones). All in all a great place in a great place. If you could get rid of all the tour groups and cruise ship passengers - this would be paradise. That said - don''t let that deter you. We had a spectacular time - and the hotel handles everything super efficiently.

the Store Hotel is a real agritourism spot. Lovely l0ocation on a hillside outside of Voss with a spectacular view over the valley. The people working there are super friendly, and the foot is fantastic. whether you et on the deck, in the dining room, or in the gazebo, the views are lovely - and the quality of food is really high.

Stig was a fantastic guide. As a 50 something guy who has spent his life in and around Oslo and the surrounding area - he is deeply knowledgeable about the city and its environs. He also has enough experience to connect with people on many levels. A lover of music, we talked about different festivals and concerts he had seen over the years - and he showed us a number of venues. His recommendations of restaurants were really good - and he has enough context in terms of world travel (having lived all over South America for example) that he can provide some connections that a younger, less experienced guide might not have made. He was a pleasure to have spent time with.

Beautiful fjord tour on a very quiet electric boat. No seats up on the top deck - which is likely where you might like to be to fully immerse yourself in nature. the second deck is quite small inside - so get on line early to grab an indoor seat by a window on the first deck - then take numerous trips outside to get the nest views. The viking village at the end is quite cool - and the town of Flam is worthwhile.

I'm not sure anyone has anything to add to this trip. The views are spectacular. The show at the waterfall is kitschy - but fun. the crowds in summer are legion. but it is a must do.

A good location, nice breakfast but no bar in hotel. Room was clean

This hotel sat on the edge of the Fjords in a sleepy quiet town. It felt like an authentic Norwegian hotel with excellent meals and a spectacular view.

It is centrally located and had clean rooms and a most awesome breakfast!!

Beautiful smooth cruise to a wonderful small town where we hiked a majestic waterfall.

The guide was so knowledgeable and hit all the highlights! Excelelyn tour guide

Beautiful

Great knowledgeable guide beautiful Hike

Great guide, and a beautiful gorgeous ride

We were only there for about 10 hours so not a lot of experience. It is a pretty hotel. We were on floor 4-5 and had a lot of luggage. Had to haul it up and down stairs as there was no direct walk to our rooms. We were saddled with a lot of luggage as we were taking a kid to school We arrived at midnight after the dining room had closed. The very nice man at the front desk brought us plates of fruits which was great as we had not eaten most of the day. Very nice breakfast. When we left the young man up front managed all our horrible baggage and was delightful The room is very small. No bath tub.

We had two rooms reserved and they put us in the wrong rooms and then said it was our mistake. The last day I left cleaning the night before and asked twice if they were. certain I would get it back I was assured I would. Of course we got back to our room late that night and of course there was no cleaning. The woman at the front desk asked me 3 times if I was sure I had left it and when I left it. She could have just apologized and said she would get on it but instead tried to pass off responsibility. The rooms are very, very dark. There is no AC or fan so you have to open your windows at night. It is a very loud area at night so none of us slept very well. Location is good and breakfast was very nice. We had dinner there one night and my steak was stone cold. I know it is supposed to be an important hotel and the dining room is beautiful but the rest is very mediocre

The room assigned to us had a drainage problem in the bathroom. Tub drain overflowed, flooding the bathroom. When I asked to be moved, I was told there were no rooms available and they offered to send up extra towels. I insisted that was no solution and they were able to find a room for us. We had no assistance in moving to the new room.

The historic nature of this hotel means that you give up a little in the comfort of the accomodation. Specifically, the shower over tub in the bathroom was difficult for us.

Our driver had a battery problem with his car and was unable to pick us up. He said we were being assigned another driver. I called the company because I had not heard from them. They gave me information on the new driver. However, he was not the one who picked us up. We ultimately made it to the airport, but felt it was a little dicey.

Cruise was just a boat ride. The cruise out of Flåm was way more interesting. We were there on a Monday and much of Rosendal was closed. We visited the rose garden at the Baroniet, but the castle was closed.

Fun was to spend a few hours. Great views

Thomas was quite a good guide and gave us a good experience. He was somewhat difficult to understand,

Well, it was an experience. My husband thought the food and beer pairing were good. I didn’t drink beer. The food was OK for the most part and you have to consider the experience. I did not care for 2 of the 5 dishes.

Was pleasantly surprised and pleased with this activity.

Very cute village, if somewhat touristy.

We were not able to complete this hike due to time and physical ability constraints.

Did not go there.

We saw only part of the exhibit, but it was very interesting.

Lene was excellent.

Itinerary was too much to accomplish in the afternoon we were there. We visited the National Museum, which was great.