Mar Quiñones

We had a great time and the route was well planned out. If I were to do it again I would fly in and out of Bergen. I felt that for us Oslo didn’t add much to the trip and it was a long drive up to our next destination. The last day was way overbooked, thankfully the golden train was not running, otherwise we would not have started our trip back to Oslo till the afternoon. It took us 8 hrs to drive to Oslo and we had to forfeit stopping in Lillehammer as we ran out of time due to a road closure and diversions that increased our driving time. All hotels and excursions were booked without issue, better communication regarding golden train cancellation could have been handled better.

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Aurlandsfjord

Aurland

Parking is very limited for size of hotel. Front desk staff could have been more helpful.

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Lovely front porch to sit out at.

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Dining staff were great, front desk staff could be more helpful.

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Booths were comfortable, but the chairs at tables were very small and uncomfortable. Beds could be firmer

Olden fjordhotel

Olden

Decent dinner buffet, breakfast was ok, however we had a substantial surcharge for gluten free bread.

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More comfortable beds

Grand Hotel

ÅNDALSNES

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Walking distance to shops, golden train and gondola

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Front desk could be more pleasant

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Beds could be more comfortable

Hotel Union

Geiranger

Spa feature is special here. Beautiful location and outdoor hot tub overlooking mountains and fjord.

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Walaker Hotel

Solvorn

Beautiful hotel, pride of ownership clearly evident. Service impeccable, lovely one night stay as town is small.

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Bergen Harbour Hotel

Bergen

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Porthole type windows that you could see out of, made it dark. No real lounge area.

Eidfjord Hotel

Eidfjord

A little rustic, could be cleaner.

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Clarion Hotel Oslo

Oslo

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Activity Reviews

Romsdalsgondolen - Romsdalen Cable Car (round-trip)

Åndalsnes

The views are spectacular. Worth the trip

Geiranger Skywalk Visit

Geiranger

Great views if you’re close by otherwise just a nice views along the road

Geraingerfjord Safari by RIB

Geiranger

I wouldn’t recommend it particularly if you’ve already been on the ferry as you will not see anything new. Very basic, nothing special.

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Hotel Union Spa Evening

Geiranger

The day we booked our spa there was a huge convention going on and it was crazy busy. Hotel gave us a free pass for the following day which was much quieter. Nice way to decompress after long driving or hiking days.

Summer Kayaking Excursion

Norway

Go for the joy of kayaking more than the scenery as we really didn’t go anywhere you couldn’t see from land

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Flåm Railway Round-Trip Experience

Flåm

Definitely a must for tourists. Beautiful scenery.

Njardarheimr Viking Village Visit

Gudvangen

Pretty basic tour, certainly couldn’t spend more than an hr there.

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Past & Present City Walk

Bergen

Did not get to go into churches or buildings, just stood outside them

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City Excursion by Bike

Oslo

Booked e-bikes but only got regular bikes. Tour was pretty basic.

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Guide was very personable.

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We had a wonderful time on our trip to Norway. The hotels were excellent (although in some cases a bit noisy) and the various transfers all worked out well. We particularly enjoyed the walking tour guide in Oslo (Marja), the train to Flam, the activities from Aurland, the fjord excursion from Alesund, and the Grieg concert in Bergen. However, there were a few things that, in retrospect, could have been changed:

1. We were under the impression that the Oslo dinner cruise would include views of the fjords, but it did not go very far away from the port, so we would not have taken that cruise.

2. The food and culture tour in Bergen did not offer enough of either category, so we would not have taken that tour.

3. Although we did enjoy the cable car ride, we wound up spending too much down time in Andalsnes, waiting for the bus to Dombas.

4. Had we known that almost all retail establishments and museums in Trondheim are closed on Sunday, we would have tried to alter our itinerary so that we would have spent an extra day in that city.

Overall we had a nice trip,

We were only disappointed by the room grades in some of the stays, they seemed secondary to what was available.
A few times when I asked to upgrade to better room the hotel staff told me this was not doable because of the booking grade that was made by Kimkim?

Mar was pretty much non communicative once the payment for the trip was made, and she never responded to my last message while on the trip?
Jacob on the other hand did an outstanding job at customer service and always responsive and available!

The first hotel drive from Oslo was extremely long (8 hours, 10 with rest stops and fueling ) I feel should be shortened since it was just driving not very scenic at all, or maybe train to Bergen from Oslo to begin the road trip would be a lot more relaxing ? ( electric vehicle charging proved to extremely difficult to get to work with American credit cards until finally the car rental company explained the situation) might want to alert your staff?

The silent cruise trip in Oslo was boring and the food quality was not great, I would eliminate this unless you are looking for a senior night out?

On the positive side overall hotel choices and locations were outstanding!

The itinerary itself was very nice and made for a wonderful trip

Thank you for the trip and we will give Kimkim another try for a upcoming trip I’ll just be more specific about the room locations.

Hotel Reviews

Radisson Blu Airport Hotel, Oslo Gardemoen

Gardemoen

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Grand Hotel

ÅNDALSNES

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Hotell Utsikten

Geiranger

The best hotel of the stay- charm, Amazing views, great restaurant, and friendly staff!

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Loenfjord hotel

Loen

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Pretty vanilla

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Nice river view

Hofslund Fjorhotel

Sogndal

Terrible hot upper attic room that felt dated and weird!! Top attic floor rooms were extremely hot as well! Couldn’t wait to leave

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Not very flexible about room change, I feel they very pretty much rude , I also noticed other guests complained about some conditions

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Hotel Aurlandsfjord

Aurland

Great food, we had an attic room that was very hot and with a view of the backyard with a house overlooking you, nice hotel but only if you have the lake view!!

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Det Hanseatiske Hotel

Bergen

Wonderful and outstanding location

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Hotel Victoria

Stavanger

Horrible room condition initially with views of a construction site that started working very early

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Hotel Christiania Teater

Oslo

Loved it!

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Activity Reviews

Romsdalsgondolen - Romsdalen Cable Car (round-trip)

Åndalsnes

Short and sweet! Nice hike ontop

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Geiranger Skywalk Visit

Geiranger

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Geraingerfjord Safari by RIB

Geiranger

Fun !

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Faster!!

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Cider Tasting with Food Pairing

Balestrand

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Amazing

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Summer Kayaking Excursion

Norway

Did not provide supports for seating so whole time your back is being dug into by rim of kayak, at least three people were complaining and guide never took breaks. Very uncomfortable experience

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Flåm Railway Round-Trip Experience

Flåm

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Private Floating Sauna Experience

Norway

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Food & Culture Walk

Bergen

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Preikestolen cruise & hike - Summer

Stavanger

Outstanding

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Oslofjord Dinner Cruise

Oslo

Boring and couldn’t wait to get off!

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Mar listened to all my thoughts and desires. She gave suggestions and feedback which was very much appreciated. Starting in Copenhagen: we had a terrific guide, So drs, who really explained to us the Hygge life. The ferry to Oslo was really terrific and a great way to relax and enjoy the next destination. The food on the ferry in the “ special” restaurant was quite good. We adored our hotel in Oslo. Great location … great rooms. Have to admit…. We were shocked at prices of food, alcohol and Ubers in Norway. Our guide was quite good but as many Norwegians… a bit stoic. Loved the Munch Museum and enjoyed the Norse Folksmuseum body’s 1 $ 2.
The train ride of 7 hours to Bergen was truly a highlight. Absolutely great, fun hotel in Bergen: Charmaine. Away from maddening crowds. A bit if a mixup with tour guide… but all handled beautifully and added Furnicularvtude was included. Would suggest shorter boat ride seeing the fjords and skip visiting Rosendal. The Kode Museums somewhat meaningless but enjoyed the town overall.
Mars planning was spot on. Would highly recommend her and Kim Kim..

Hotel Reviews

Hôtel Charmante

Bergen

We adored this hotel… a cross between Maxims in Oaris and a French bordelli… it was kitschy, cozy… lots of lively private spaces to enjoy. Staff were si terrific and mindful. Had a terrific” private” room for cocktails. Restaurant was also quite good. Well-served breakfast. Quiet… chic rooms.

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Karl Johan Hotel

Oslo

Could not have been better. Great location. Staff professional, kind and extremely helpful. Loved the spacious lively room. Breakfast was terrific

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DFDS overnight cruise

We had fun. Paid for a terrific meal in steakhouse as opposed to the buffet. Quite goid. Sang at cocktail lounge for hours. Room was small but comfortable enough. Loved seeing Znirwegian coastline in morning.

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Axel Guldsmeden

Copenhagen

Relaxed. Comfortable. Good size room and clean. Right near both train station and two blocks from Tivoli Gardens.

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Just a bit informal and relaxed . Young staff

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Activity Reviews

Cultural Walk with a Local

Bergen

I felt it was important to take this tour but our guide was a bit odd. He spoke of the many languages he knew… and pointed out artisans etc.just a bit if an @ odd@ msn.but nice!

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Maybe a more personable guide who emoted a bit more humor and history

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Private City Walk

Oslo

Bjorn was a lovely older gentleman who knew his history. He was a bit dry and stoic… very few funny stories and a bit lacking in humor. He didn’t try to I get to know us nor did we really get to know more about him.

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Hygge Tour Copenhagen

Copenhagen

Sondra was fabulous. It absolutely pored in us the whole time and we didn’t care. She made it such fun. We stopped along the way for Danishvtreats and conversation was great. Learned soooo much.

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