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Bergen Budget ApartHotel in Bergen
🌍 Norway, Bergen, Kong Oscars gate 48A
● Center: 350 m
✅ Centrally located close to key museums and restaurants ✅ Modern bathrooms and basic amenities like towel provision ✅ Affordable pricing with free parking and WiFi ✅ Some guests found the beds surprisingly comfortable ✅ Building includes a lift and private bathroom options ❌ Multiple reports of poor cleanliness including blocked showers and unclean toilets ❌ Security concerns with men found in women-only dorms and broken locker systems ❌ Noise issues due to thin walls and proximity of bedrooms to kitchen ❌ Unresponsive customer service with unresolved refund disputes ❌ Limited bathroom facilities for the number of guests ❌ Problems with broken curtains/blinds and inability to open windows ❌ Reported bed bug bites and unpleasant odors
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Run of House
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Bed in Dorm
Shared bathroom
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Standard room
Private bathroom
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Description
Bergen Budget ApartHotel is a 2-star property offering a variety of room types including dorm beds, standard single, double, family, and quadruple rooms. The hotel provides essential amenities like air conditioning, heating, WiFi, free parking, and a shared kitchen. Despite its budget-friendly pricing starting at $25 USD, guest reviews highlight significant issues with cleanliness, security, and maintenance. Some guests have reported problems such as blocked showers, poor hygiene in toilets, broken locks, and uncomfortable noise levels. The hotel operates with private check-in and check-out, but customer service has been criticized for lack of responsiveness and unresolved refund issues. Pets are not allowed. The building was noted to have a lift, and some guests appreciated the central location and basic modern bathroom facilities, but overall the hotel struggles to meet basic standards expected even at budget level.
Location
Located at Kong Oscars gate 48A in Bergen, this hotel sits approximately 108 meters from Bergen School Museum and 251 meters from Bergen Leprosy Museum, both notable local attractions. It is about 5350 meters from Vollane beach and 13 kilometers from Bergen Airport, Flesland (BGO). Nearby dining options include Restaurant Egon Kjøttbasaren and Restaurant Kjøttbasaren, within 350 meters. The central location offers easy access to shops and the city's main points of interest, though some guests have noted confusion with the nearby Budget Hostel at number 48 on the same street.
Tips
- If you choose to stay here, bring your own curtains or eye masks to mitigate bright windows and consider earplugs due to noise issues.
- Double-check your room assignment upon arrival to avoid mismatches reported by other guests.
- For security, keep your valuables close as lockers are small and sometimes broken.
Policies and conditions
- Pets: Pets are not allowed
- Paying at the hotel: MasterCard, Visa
- Check in time: 15:00. Check out time: 11:00.
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Services and facilities
General
- Air conditioning
- Smoke-free property
- Heating
- Private check-in/check-out
- All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)
Rooms
- Soundproof rooms
- Room service
- Family room
- Hairdryer
- Linens
Meals
- Common kitchen
- Microwave oven
Internet
- Free Wi-Fi
Languages Spoken
- English
Parking
- No parking
Kids
- Family/Kid Friendly
Pets
- Pets Not Allowed
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Reviews
05.05.2026
This was by far one of the worst accommodation experiences I’ve ever had. We booked months in advance for a room with a large single bunk and a large single bed—what we got was completely different: a double and a single. The room was untidy, the showers were blocked, one toilet had faeces on the seat, another had hair all over the floor, and one had a door hanging off its hinges.
Staff offered a refund if we left immediately—but finding alternative accommodation at short notice was not possible, leaving us stuck in unacceptable conditions.
This isn’t just about budget—this is about basic standards of hygiene, safety, and honesty. We were offered €25 as a gesture, which frankly feels like an insult given the state of the place.
Serious warning to young females travelling alone:
This property did not feel secure or appropriately monitored. Communal areas were in a shocking state, and the atmosphere was uncomfortable. I would not recommend this place to any solo female traveller.
Hotels.com should seriously reconsider listing this property. It falls far below even the most forgiving standards. Avoid.
Staff offered a refund if we left immediately—but finding alternative accommodation at short notice was not possible, leaving us stuck in unacceptable conditions.
This isn’t just about budget—this is about basic standards of hygiene, safety, and honesty. We were offered €25 as a gesture, which frankly feels like an insult given the state of the place.
Serious warning to young females travelling alone:
This property did not feel secure or appropriately monitored. Communal areas were in a shocking state, and the atmosphere was uncomfortable. I would not recommend this place to any solo female traveller.
Hotels.com should seriously reconsider listing this property. It falls far below even the most forgiving standards. Avoid.
28.08.2025
Great central location but very disappointing conditions: rooms were dirty, old and under renovation. We stayed because Bergen was fully booked, but I would not recommend it unless there are no alternatives.
28.06.2025
DO NOT STAY HERE, you have been warned.
-DOUBLE do not stay here if you are a SOLO FEMALE!!!!
-they let a man sleep in women’s only dorm
-cleaners were in the entire hostel for less than 40 mins, they only stripped the beds and vacuumed one line though the hallway
-creepy regulars (old men, one of them trapped me near the bathroom)
-cleaners asking guests which bed they were staying in to strip the beds
-allocated bed was changed because of this, what allocated beds? 🤣
-kitchen is DISGUSTING
-DRYER DOESNT DRY, be weary of this, don’t do a load of washing and expect your clothes to be dry after using the dryer
-when I reported that there was a man in the women’s dorm they wanted me to call someone else, I stated that they need to call someone else, as it would make me unsafe to call and report this and additionally this is literally their job???
-the place is unclean
-smells bad
-curtains/blinds broken in the dorm
-dorm door does not lock
-I was provided a locker and code and I opened it however someone’s stuff was in there
-shower was COLD
-people hanging around the outside of the hostel, if they know the code they can get straight in and there are no locks on dorm doors
-this place deserves negative stars
-photos attached so that they don’t claim this is a fake review!
DO
NOT
STAY
-DOUBLE do not stay here if you are a SOLO FEMALE!!!!
-they let a man sleep in women’s only dorm
-cleaners were in the entire hostel for less than 40 mins, they only stripped the beds and vacuumed one line though the hallway
-creepy regulars (old men, one of them trapped me near the bathroom)
-cleaners asking guests which bed they were staying in to strip the beds
-allocated bed was changed because of this, what allocated beds? 🤣
-kitchen is DISGUSTING
-DRYER DOESNT DRY, be weary of this, don’t do a load of washing and expect your clothes to be dry after using the dryer
-when I reported that there was a man in the women’s dorm they wanted me to call someone else, I stated that they need to call someone else, as it would make me unsafe to call and report this and additionally this is literally their job???
-the place is unclean
-smells bad
-curtains/blinds broken in the dorm
-dorm door does not lock
-I was provided a locker and code and I opened it however someone’s stuff was in there
-shower was COLD
-people hanging around the outside of the hostel, if they know the code they can get straight in and there are no locks on dorm doors
-this place deserves negative stars
-photos attached so that they don’t claim this is a fake review!
DO
NOT
STAY
17.10.2023
I get it it’s a budget place, but you really don’t have to make it bad on purpose
Pros; centrally located, actually quite modern, good and modern bathrooms and of course the price and you Even get a towel!
Cons:
-they use the loudest beds I ever used, everytime you sratch yourself you have to try not to wake up the whole room
-Lockers look like it’s better to just leave your stuff outside, there is no security despite a code on the front door, some lockers are broken and they are very small
-you can’t open the windows (in a Room Full of people it gets really hot and sticky!)
-You either have a bed which is brightened from the outside trough the window or from the emergency exit sign - look at the picture attached, that is how dark it gets, that’s the room with all lights turned off! It’s just so bright, curtains around the bed don’t cost much and would definetly help a lot!
-No place to put your stuff, there are some lockers but they can barely fit a backpack, so you have to put everything on your bed
- the bathrooms are fine, but there are only two. The hostel has about a capacity of 40-50 people, that’s way too few bathrooms for everyone
- it’s just so noisy, the bedrooms are literally next to the kitchen with no isolation whatsoever and even though you can’t open the windows you can hear everything from the street just as if there would be no window at all
Come on, this could actually be a decent cheap Place but somehow they managed to make it bad on purpose
Pros; centrally located, actually quite modern, good and modern bathrooms and of course the price and you Even get a towel!
Cons:
-they use the loudest beds I ever used, everytime you sratch yourself you have to try not to wake up the whole room
-Lockers look like it’s better to just leave your stuff outside, there is no security despite a code on the front door, some lockers are broken and they are very small
-you can’t open the windows (in a Room Full of people it gets really hot and sticky!)
-You either have a bed which is brightened from the outside trough the window or from the emergency exit sign - look at the picture attached, that is how dark it gets, that’s the room with all lights turned off! It’s just so bright, curtains around the bed don’t cost much and would definetly help a lot!
-No place to put your stuff, there are some lockers but they can barely fit a backpack, so you have to put everything on your bed
- the bathrooms are fine, but there are only two. The hostel has about a capacity of 40-50 people, that’s way too few bathrooms for everyone
- it’s just so noisy, the bedrooms are literally next to the kitchen with no isolation whatsoever and even though you can’t open the windows you can hear everything from the street just as if there would be no window at all
Come on, this could actually be a decent cheap Place but somehow they managed to make it bad on purpose
03.03.2023
Very quiet, relaxed atmosphere, clean and comfortable. Great location w/ nice kitchen. Super value!
28.03.2022
Terrible place. Do not go here. They stole my sons money after he made a mistake. He told them immediately but they refuse to refund.
19.10.2019
Short version: Booked a family room, got a twin room, owner wouldn't help us until I threatened with a refund on the CC. We agreed on a partial refund, which we never got. The hotel doesn't respond to any messages.
You cannot call this a hotel. Customer service is non-existent. We booked a twin room, but got it changed to a family room due to being with more people. When we arrived, we got the twin room instead of the family room. We called the customer service, which gave us an extra (broken) bed that did not actually fit in the room. On the phone though, they said they would "fix the situation the next day and reach out to us".
Well, they did not. When I called them to ask them if anything was arranged, he said "someone is coming". That someone was the cleaning lady who only got a text from a boss saying "some people have problems in room XX". Obviously, she could not help us.
I communicated with the boss / manager later on via text, who wouldn't to my messages respond until I finally said "If nothing happens in the next 2 hours, I will charge the money back from my creditcard because this is not what we paid for". After that message, he immediately got back to me, and later on we agreed on a 60% refund (1800 NOK) so we could get out of town to rent a car and get a decent place to sleep at.
After a month, no sign of a refund was there. I tried to message them, mail them but no response was given. Later on, I called them and they finally refunded me. Well.... only a small portion of the amount we agreed on. This did not cover the costs of our rental car and new hotel.
As of now, the owners don't respond to any messages anymore. I wouldn't call this a complete scam, but our experience was the worst we ever had in any hotel. This doesn't deserve more than 1 star, even though it could have been 4-5 stars.
You cannot call this a hotel. Customer service is non-existent. We booked a twin room, but got it changed to a family room due to being with more people. When we arrived, we got the twin room instead of the family room. We called the customer service, which gave us an extra (broken) bed that did not actually fit in the room. On the phone though, they said they would "fix the situation the next day and reach out to us".
Well, they did not. When I called them to ask them if anything was arranged, he said "someone is coming". That someone was the cleaning lady who only got a text from a boss saying "some people have problems in room XX". Obviously, she could not help us.
I communicated with the boss / manager later on via text, who wouldn't to my messages respond until I finally said "If nothing happens in the next 2 hours, I will charge the money back from my creditcard because this is not what we paid for". After that message, he immediately got back to me, and later on we agreed on a 60% refund (1800 NOK) so we could get out of town to rent a car and get a decent place to sleep at.
After a month, no sign of a refund was there. I tried to message them, mail them but no response was given. Later on, I called them and they finally refunded me. Well.... only a small portion of the amount we agreed on. This did not cover the costs of our rental car and new hotel.
As of now, the owners don't respond to any messages anymore. I wouldn't call this a complete scam, but our experience was the worst we ever had in any hotel. This doesn't deserve more than 1 star, even though it could have been 4-5 stars.
01.08.2019
It is a good hotel, unhumaned (without reception), where the bedrooms have kitchen and private bathroom. The location is really good, 5 min from the fish market. The bedrooms are very clean and the building has lift. The entrance where you make the check in/out is not very modern. Good option, comparing with the rest of hotels in Bergen
28.06.2018
Great place for a night sleep at affordable price. It's a hostel with co-sharing doors, they have two one 8 bed and one 12 bed.
27.06.2018
Pretty basic compared to similar priced ones elsewhere even for expensive Norway. Building needs a coat of paint and general maintainance. Things like the doorway into the very small lounge is not finished. There should be a rear fire exit clearly marked that then exits not into a locked backyard.There were people arriving without entrance codes and often at the wrong hostel building as number 44 isn't actually fronting onto the street Kong Oscars Gate that is giving out with bookings. So they knock on the door of Budget Hostel @48 Kong Oscars Gate. Cleaners do a good job.Gets very crowded when full with only two combined toilet and bathroom. Easy to walk to shops etc and the heart of Bergen.
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POIs near hotel
Bergen School Museum (2 min)
A restored 19th-century schoolhouse showcasing Bergen's educational history through period classrooms and artifacts. Open Saturdays, free admission.
Bergen Leprosy Museum (4 min)
Medical history museum documenting leprosy treatment and patients in medieval Bergen, housed in restored 16th-century buildings on Gamle Lregmannsleiningen Street.
Gestapo Museum (8 min)
Documents Nazi occupation and resistance during WWII in Bergen's former Gestapo headquarters building.
Theta Museum (9 min)
Housed in a restored 18th-century warehouse on Bryggen wharf, this museum documents Norway's WWII resistance movement and the underground work of the Theta organization during Nazi occupation.
Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf (9 min)
UNESCO-listed medieval wharf in Bergen featuring colorful wooden buildings from the Hanseatic League era, now housing galleries, shops, and restaurants.
Cafe and Restaurants near hotel
Restaurant «Egon Kjøttbasaren» (5 min)
Vetrlidsallmenningen 2, 5014 Bergen
Restaurant «Kjøttbasaren» (5 min)
Vetrlidsallmenningen 2, 5014 Bergen
Frequently asked questions about Bergen Budget ApartHotel
What types of rooms are available at Bergen Budget ApartHotel?
The hotel offers Run of House, Bed in Dorm, Standard room, Standard Family room, Standard Single room, Standard Double room, Standard Double Family room, Standard Quadruple room, and Standard Quadruple Family room.
Are pets allowed at this hotel?
Pets are not allowed at Bergen Budget ApartHotel.
Is there parking available at the hotel?
Yes, free parking is available for guests.
How far is the hotel from Bergen Airport?
The hotel is approximately 13 kilometers from Bergen Airport, Flesland (BGO).
Is the hotel safe for solo female travelers?
Several reviews warn against staying here as a solo female traveler due to security concerns including men accessing women-only dorms and a lack of proper monitoring.
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