A big business hotel with more than 340 rooms and the full suite of facilities including a gym. Beyond its vast atrium-like lobby, it's split into several box-shaped wings projecting over the water, so many rooms have river views. Standard rooms are smallish but Scandi-styled, and the breakfast is a corker – Twinings has awarded it 'Norway's best hotel breakfast' 11 times.
The Nidelven regained the crown in 2017 after slipping to third in the previous year but that hasn't swayed our opinion. Why? A fresh juice bar, a real-life barista and a truly overwhelming choice of every possible breakfast food imaginable…