Scandic Bakklandet in Trondheim

In general, this is a good hotel. Great location. If you come from the airport by bus, the bus stop is right in front of the hotel. Good breakfast and friendly staff overall.

The main drawback for me is the noise transfer from the nearby rooms which is shockingly bad for a seemingly modern building. The typical door slamming and heavy-footed thuding can be heard from the rooms above and nextdoor. But the worst part is that I could also hear the luggage clasps clicking sound or the shirt hangers clinking sound from the nextdoor! This doesn't help when the nextdoor wakes up at 5 a.m. when you're still in bed but getting startled by these domestic sounds (and yes, including the luggage being dumped on the floor and the typical thudding & slamming etc.).

Although I could put on the earplugs, but I shouldn't have to, given the expectations from a modern building like this.

Having said all this, it's the fault of the building quality and my luck whether I would be placed next to a "noisy" guest or not. However, you might not be as sensitive to the noise as I am.

The last point, despite I have an elite status and I visited in Jan (which is supposedly a low-season, so the hotel shouldn't be fully occupied) I was allocated a room that faces the other "wing" of the hotel, instead of an outside view. So, that wasn't the best experience as a loyal customer.