Vander Altona offers a great location, putting you within a 15-minute walk of Hurtigruten Terminal and Bryggen Waterfront. Apartments feature kitchens, Smart TVs, and free WiFi. Public transportation is just a short walk: Byparken Station is 9 minutes and Nonneseteren Station is 13 minutes.
Vander Altona offers a great location, putting you within a 15-minute walk of Hurtigruten Terminal and Bryggen Waterfront. Apartments feature kitchens, Smart TVs, and free WiFi. Public transportation is just a short walk: Byparken Station is 9 minutes and Nonneseteren Station is 13 minutes.
At a glance
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Property size
104 apartments
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Arriving/Leaving
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out time is 11:00 AM
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Special check-in instructions
There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and smart lock details; access will be through a private entrance
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your passport after booking
Guests are required to download the property's Vander mobile app before check-in
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Required at check-in
Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
Government-issued photo ID may be required
Minimum check-in age is 18
PETS
Pets
Pets not allowed
Service animals welcome
WIFI
Internet
Free WiFi in public areas
Free WiFi in rooms (speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices))
LOCAL_PARKING
Parking
No onsite parking
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Other information
Smoke-free property
Property amenities
Internet
Free WiFi, with speed of 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)
Parking and transportation
No onsite parking available
Kitchen
Refrigerator (full size)
Stovetop
Oven
Dishwasher
Cookware/dishes/utensils
Bedrooms
Bed sheets provided
Bathrooms
Shower
Soap
Hair dryer
Shampoo
Towels provided
Toilet paper
Living spaces
Dining room
Sitting area
Entertainment
50-inch Smart TV with digital service
Comfort
Heating
Pets
Service animals only (pets not allowed)
Suitability/Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Elevator
Elevator door width (inches): 35
Soundproofing
Wheelchair accessible (with limits)
Smoke-free property
Services and conveniences
Limited housekeeping
Luggage storage
Location highlights
Near a train station
In the city center
Things to do
Fitness center
Safety features
Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)
General
104 rooms
Fees & policies
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges by the property at check-in or check-out. Fees may include applicable taxes:
25 percent cleaning fee will be charged (varies based on length of stay)
Children & extra beds
Cribs/infant beds are available for NOK 300.0 per stay
Policies
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip.
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property.
This property accepts credit cards. Cash is not accepted.
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express
Also known as
Vander Altona Bergen
Vander Altona Aparthotel
Vander Altona Aparthotel Bergen
Frequently asked questions
Are pets allowed at Vander Altona?
Sorry, pets aren't allowed, but service animals are welcome.
Is parking offered on site at Vander Altona?
Sorry, there's no onsite parking at Vander Altona.
What are the check-in and check-out times at Vander Altona?
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime. Check-out time is 11:00 AM.
What is there to do at Vander Altona and nearby?
Maintain your daily exercise routine at the gym.
Does Vander Altona have a kitchen or kitchenette?
Yes, there is a kitchen which also includes cookware and a refrigerator.
What's the area around Vander Altona like?
Vander Altona is in Bergen City Centre, a short 9-minute walk from Byparken Station and 9 minutes' walk from Hurtigruten Terminal.
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Vander Altona Reviews
Reviews
8.6
Excellent
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9.2/10
Cleanliness
9.2/10
Amenities
9.2/10
Property conditions & facilities
9.4/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
10/10 Exceptional
Jun 29, 2025
Clean and good location to Bryggen.
Yong
Yong, 3-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Jun 23, 2025
This place was absolutely great! My partner and I felt so safe and the place itself was very nice and clean. Also, great location and price!
Maddie
Maddie, 4-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Aug 6, 2025
Home
Cooked some fresh fish
Good size room
Theresa
Theresa, 4-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Jun 10, 2025
Great apartments
Dilshod
Dilshod, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Jun 12, 2025
Clean modern apartment with all needed amenities. Building is secure and in a great neighborhood. Central to all major attractions. I would recommend a stay at this location.
Hugo
Hugo, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Jun 12, 2025
Comfortable apartment
Very comfortable apartment with everything you need in it
Kevin
Kevin, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Aug 15, 2025
Well-designed studio at a perfect location
Brand new studio with all you need for a few days’ stay. Very nicely designed and comfortable. Only a few minutes walk from the city centre, supermarket, coffee shops.
The only minus point is that the Vander app for checkin and digital key did not work for me. I never received the confirmation sms. In any case you can also check in at the self service checkin kiosk on the ground floor, and you can get your keycards from there.
Imre
Imre, 3-night trip
8/10 Very good
May 12, 2025
The location was perfect. The apartment was very clean and a really good size. The only issue was I found the bed to be quite firm.
kelly
kelly, 3-night trip
8/10 Very good
May 10, 2025
Newly refurbished building.
Jose Arturo
Jose Arturo, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
Sep 6, 2025
Just the facts...
I just want to cover all the pros and cons so people will be able to make a good decision for themselves.
Great location- near water and city center, food, shopping.
No parking so you have to park at city parking garages. There are 2 close by , Kloster (4 min) and City Park (6 min). It is about $28 a day.
In lobby print door cards. Its nice to have with your phone key. Easier to use on front door and going up in elevator.
Room is very clean and modern. Has everything you need, but very small. For 2 people, there is nowhere to put luggage and one 10" to hang anything. Bed is comfortable but wedged in a corner. The top mattress shifts a little. Because there is only a small lip from bath floor to shower area. Water tends to get all over floor. We would stay here again because of the location, cleanliness, and room amenities.
Angela
Angela, 7-night trip
4/10 Fair
May 10, 2025
Not great.
Very hard bed. Very poor internet, that only worked sometimes. The TV didnt work. This is not a hotel, but a rental property in a whole house.
Verified traveler
5-night trip
8/10 Very good
May 5, 2025
windows partially open is not good
Paolo
Paolo, 3-night trip
8/10 Very good
Apr 29, 2025
Brand new hotel
All in all, we were happy with the stay. But figuring out the self-checkin and how to use the elevator with the card key was a bit challenging, as was how to use the stove top. Parking was challenging too, until I discovered how close the Klostergarasjen was (the walk from it). The coffee maker worked, then it stopped working, but the manager came and replaced it in the evening. She also showed me how to use the stovetop. More instructions are needed for that.
ANNE E
ANNE E, 2-night trip
8/10 Very good
May 26, 2025
This was a great last minute find. Our other booking fell through so this was a last minute find. The location could not have been better. The unit was in very good condition and they met my disability needs. The check-in was different for us an a little complicated - all automated. The cooktop gave us problems as turning it on and off was way more complicated than it needed to be. The whole unit was on a main power switch that ran all things electric in the unit. An instruction book, more detailed than what was on the door, would have been helpful. If the burner was hot, you could not turn the stove on again. And there was a third layer of a switch you had to hit before you could use it. Not intuitive at all. However, we would definitely stay in this place again. Great value now that we know how to operate things.
Ron
Ron, 3-night trip
4/10 Fair
May 27, 2025
Good location in central Bergen, close to the train station and light rail. The check-in process was difficult as the property asked for my email address in a specific format, which I eventually deduced was with spaces between each character. They also expected me to download their app, but that required my mobile number and for me to message them or email them using a space between each character of their email address. Just too much work! They didn’t send the code for getting into the building, so I had to call them and also needed assistance checking in on their electronic board, which created a keycard. Our room on the second floor smelt of seeerage in the bathroom, as did the corridor outside. Thankfully the manager moved us to another room on the fifth floor, which had a great view,. However, it had a skylight in the bedroom that had no curtain, so we had to wear eye masks to sleep with the midnight sun! Finally, the day after checking out, they messaged to say they hadn’t charged the cleaning fee in the initial booking, so had recouped that - just another indication of the problematic service.
Paul
Paul, 3-night trip
2/10 Poor
Jun 2, 2025
My email to the property - First you promise me a refund as I get locked out for HOURS , food cold, medications missed and since it was Sunday you have limited staff so we waited and waited for HOURS.
Then I get back to Usa and DAYS go by and no refund as promised. Then I email YOU 3 times and you completely ignore my emails. And then TODAY out of the blue your asking me for a cleaning fee???? I stayed 9 nights NOT ONE DAY , Not a single day did you clean the apartment. And you say some thing about expedia rate ? I PAID WHAT YOU ASKED ME TO !!
AND NOW YOUR SAYING THAT AS Gesture of Good will you want me to pay you for the cleaning fee ??? is this a JOKE ? Please make this right and keep you promise and refund me for the INCONVENIENCE AND STRESS YOU CAUSED ME !! shame on you *** I NEED A MANAGER TO CALL ME , This is unacceptable and Fraud AND CERTAINLY NOT PROFESSIONAL.
AND You kept asking me to resend my emails over and over again *** FIX your system
Amanda
Amanda, 9-night trip
6/10 Good
Jun 9, 2025
Overall, my experience with Vander Altona after obtaining my keys was great. The room was excellent for the price. However, the experience leading up to check-in was difficult.
I booked my trip a few weeks in advance. Shortly thereafter, Vander emailed me a payment link to pay for my stay even though I provided a credit card to Hotels.com as part of the reservation. Hotels.com explicitly says to never pay through a payment link sent by the hotel and to only ever pay through Hotels.com's website. Vander also told me to provide them with my contact information. Hotels.com doesn't seem to allow this, so Vander told me how to avoid Hotels.com's automatic censorship of personal information (e.g., by adding spaces to my email address).
I initially ignored Vander's email since it seemed sketchy, and I didn't hear anything further from them. The day of my trip, I clicked on the reservation details and discovered that Vander had canceled my booking weeks prior (presumably because I didn't click their payment link). I never received any notification from Hotels.com or Vander.
I didn't have many other options on such short notice, so I re-booked with Vander and paid them through their link this time. It worked out fine.
Check-in was difficult as others have stated. The app didn't work. I called and was buzzed in, so no trouble in the end. But still--if you're going to have a no-staff-on-site model, it isn't really acceptable to not have a functioning app.
John
John, 3-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Sep 5, 2025
geir
geir, 3-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Sep 1, 2025
Verified traveler
2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Aug 23, 2025
Alina
Alina, 3-night trip
6/10 Good
Aug 4, 2025
Fin liten lägenhet m bra läge
Fin liten lgh i bra skick. Väldigt krånglig digital incheckning. Dålig ventilation så vi hade 27 grader varmt i rummet på natten, vilket var mindre trevligt.
Verified traveler
5-night trip
6/10 Good
Aug 4, 2025
Verified traveler
2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Aug 3, 2025
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