Rogaland · Norway
Where to stay in Stavanger
Stavanger is a city in Rogaland, Norway, home to about 152,000 people. This guide covers 7 hotels in Stavanger, with about 959 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 7
- Nearest airport
- SVG12 km · Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Currency
- NOKNorwegian krone
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo
- Language
- Bokmål, Norwegian, Nynorsk
About
About Stavanger
Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes Municipality) and the administrative center of Rogaland county.
Stavanger sits on the northern part of the Jæren flatland just south of the wide Boknafjord. Stavanger has a mild, humid Atlantic climate. There is less rain (1180 millimeter annually) but more wind than in Bergen. All months are on average above 0°C, January and February around 0.5°C on average. Snowfall occurs, but snow rarely stays for a long time. There is rarely deep frost. Stavanger is the fourth largest city in Norway, and third largest metropolitan area when nearby Sandnes, Randaberg and Sola are included with a total of some 240,000 people.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Stavanger
See
- Stavanger Cathedral
- Gamle Stavanger
- Fargegaten
- Tou Scene
- St. Petri Church
- MS Rogaland
- MS Sandnes
- Valbergtårnet
- Norwegian Canning Museum
- Stavanger Maritime Museum
- Norwegian Oil Museum
- Museum of Archeaology
Do
The seasons control what to do in Stavanger. Stavanger has a maritime climate, with cool summers and mild winters. Summers features periods of warm and nice weather, although they sometimes can be rainy. Winters usually mean more rain than snow in Stavanger, although going into the mountains will ensure snow.
- Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock)
- Bus to Kjerag
- Hiking trail from Rosenli Beach to Godalen Beach
- Swim at Godalen Beach
- Swim at Rosenli Beach
- Swim at Lervig's Park
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Stavanger
7 places to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Clarion Hotel® Energy hotel | 400 |
| Clarion Hotel® Stavanger hotel | 249 |
| Comfort Hotel™ Square hotel | 194 |
| Home Hotel Skagen Brygge hotel | 116 |
| Thon Hotel Maritim hotel | |
| Thon Hotel Stavanger hotel | |
| Thon Hotel Stavanger Forum hotel |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Stavanger to stay in
Stavanger boasts the largest collection of wooden houses in Europe (Norwegian: trehusbyen, the wooden city). Gamle Stavanger is the oldest district that has been preserved, but much of the designated wooden city that exists today consist of housing built between the mid 1800s and the mid 1900s. Common styles of the period are Swiss, Art Nouveau, and the unique local blend, Swiss Noveau (Norwegian: sveitserjugend). Below are some quintessential districts close to the city centre.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Stavanger
4 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Hotel, Stavanger | 0.4 km | |
| First Hotel Alstor | 1950 | 2.4 km |
| Rica Park Hotel Stavanger | 0.5 km | |
| Scandic Forum Hotel | 2.5 km |
All 11 hotels in Stavanger, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Stavanger
Stavanger has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18 °C; October is the wettest, with about 206 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Stavanger: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU, 51 km) and Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP, 94 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
The most scenic and interesting part of Stavanger for visitors is the waterfront area of town surrounding the inner harbor like a big "U", all of which is quite walkable. On the west side of the inner harbor is the old town with two museums. Also the Tourist Information Office in Stavanger is located at Strandkaien, next to the harbor between the cruise pier and the historic Old Stavanger. The TI office, open 08:00 - 18:00 in the summer, is a good source of free advice, brochures, maps, and wifi. On the east side is also lots of shops and restaurants, as well as the Petroleum Museum.
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SVG · Stavanger Airport, Sola
HAU · Haugesund Airport, Karmøy
SRP · Stord Airport, Sørstokken
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Stavanger
Eat
Stavanger is considered a great place for foodies, with a range of good restaurants and an annual food fair that fills up the harbour area for a week-end each summer. Eating out is generally not cheap, like everywhere in Norway. If you're on a budget you should go for the smaller ethnic restaurants (Chinese, Thai). Several excellent places exist for the traveller on an expense account - or if you want to spoil yourself or a loved one: Try Tango, NB Sørensens (upstairs restaurant) or Renaa.
Drink
Stavanger has a varied and exciting nightlife, concentrated around Vågen (the bay) or a stones throw away. Even weekday nightlife is more vibrant in Stavanger than in most towns in Norway. The eastern rim of the bay gets the afternoon sun, and is the prime setting for an outdoor beer -weather allowing.
Stay safe
Stavanger is generally considered a very safe city. The local police force are efficient, usually speak good English and have a strong presence in the downtown area at weekends. Call 112 in an emergency. During weekends, the small downtown area tends to fill up with intoxicated people. Be careful when wandering around this area late at night, as some people may have had a few too many to drink. Night buses run after midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, but have higher fares than during the day.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Stavanger
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Questions
Stavanger: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Stavanger?
Stavanger has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18 °C; October is the wettest, with about 206 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Stavanger?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU, 51 km) and Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP, 94 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Stavanger?
3 places in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Stavanger?
Norwegian krone (NOK).
Nearby
Destinations near Stavanger
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.