First Hotel Marin

Hotel description

This central hotel is in Bryggen, Bergen’s old Hanseatic harbour area. It is about 1 km from the train and bus stations and offers free Wi-Fi, gym and sauna access.

Each guest room at First Hotel Marin has satellite TV, a minibar and a work desk. All guest rooms offer views of the street, courtyard or mountains. Rooms on higher floors have harbour views.

The in-house restaurant and bar serves cod and other Norwegian classics as well as international specialities such as pork tenderloin.

Airport buses stop 200 metres from First Hotel Marin. Three of Bergen’s ferry terminals are less than 15 minutes walk away. The Fløibanen funicular and the Fish Market are both within 3 minutes’ walk of Hotel Marin.

• 5/10 Katherine Solo traveller

  Muscat, Oman
  July 30, 2011

  Please provide Bath mat Window dressing for privy a spoon and to compliment complimentary tea Flat scene tv Better choice of tv channels a pen Cooked as you like eggs for breakfast Guest obey lifts Easier to access free wifi

• 7.9/10 Anonymous Group of friends

  Norway
  July 5, 2011

  Great location and very nice breakfast. Big rooms and no noice!

  The rooms could need a upgrade

• 6.7/10 Jan Young couple

  Woluwe-Saint-Pierre / Sint-Pieters-Woluwe (Brussels), Belgium
  July 3, 2011

  Big rooms, excellent location

  The hotel staff could be more professional - this relates both to the room service/room cleaning as well as the reception. For the price charged per night, a first class service should be offered.

• 6.7/10 Koen Solo traveller

  Wevelgem, Belgium
  June 18, 2011

  Right in the middle of the city centre, but still quiet environment.

  Lack of professionalism; key card didn't work several times, half a day no internet facility; confirmed late check-out not respected; 4 times people from staff entered my room, of which 2 times without knocking on the door.

• 4.6/10 Anonymous Group of friends

  Ireland
  June 13, 2011

  Leaving, we left 2 days earlier than planned

  From the start everything was inefficient. We were told there was no booking for us, it was their computer system or lack thereof, in first name order rather than surname. We were designated a room already occupied. Breakfast was extremely poor, orange juice watered, when there was any, if food ran out even long before breakfast times finished then it was not replenished, coffee/tea machines not working at times.Computer in foyer for guests not in working order.Staff smoking outside on pavement during working hours. Total lack of any management figure.Lack of housekeeping supervision, carpets not vacummed day of our arrival. The list of complaints is endless.

• 4.2/10 Gary Mature couple

  Mount Edgecombe, South Africa
  May 23, 2011

  The location is great.

  Very dated interiors in rooms and the pillows are shocking. The breakfast selection is very limited.

• 10/10 Anonymous Young couple

  United Kingdom
  January 13, 2012

  Great location close to Funicular, Bryggen, Fish Market, Restaurants, Centre. Friendly and welcoming staff, lovely rooms and tidy simplistic decor.

• 7.9/10 Andrey Family with older children

  Novouralsk, Russia
  January 10, 2012

  Close to Bryggen and Floibanen.

• 9.6/10 Nicky Group of friends

  Aberdeen, United Kingdom
  December 14, 2011

  Nice easy-going hotel in a great location. Staff very friendly. Nice room.

• 10/10 James Solo traveller

  Bath, United Kingdom
  November 28, 2011

  Easy to find from the airport bus and centrally located to Bergen restaurants and bars.

• 7.9/10 Peter Group of friends

  Kosice, Slovakia
  November 15, 2011

  Location, interier & exterier

  Reception: nice staff, but the services were with problems as promised packed breakfast were not prepared, computer was not working, so we didn´t get invoice. Room: we wanted separate beds (twin room) and it was not prepared (we should seaparate it ourselfs), quite dangerous shower in the bath - very slippery when using built-in side shower.

• 6.7/10 Niels Mature couple

  London, United Kingdom
  November 13, 2011

  The upgrade from standard to deluxe room was brilliant.

  It was expensive but everything is expensive in Norway and particular in Bergen.

• 6.7/10 Anonymous Mature couple

  Norway
  October 19, 2011

  Standard of room 617: eventhough we have nothing worthy of complaining about, we felt the room was a bit shabby and in clear need of an upgrade, particularly since this was a combined conference /bed room. I would not have accepted this room if I had booked it for a conference. The walls needed painting, the curtains were torn, the furniture could do with an upgrade, and the conference table had a worn table top.

• 4.2/10 Anonymous Solo traveller

  Norway
  October 18, 2011

  Foof

• 7.9/10 Donald Mature couple

  chipping norton, United Kingdom
  October 3, 2011

  Location on waterfront chef is friendly

  A bit big and impersonal

• 9.2/10 Anonymous Mature couple

  U.S.A.
  September 3, 2011

  Very nice hotel. Good room and great breakfast. No complaints.

• 5.8/10 Anonymous Young couple

  United Kingdom
  August 31, 2011

  The hotel's location in the Bryggen is excellent.

  The room was very small and the furniture/decoration is in need of refurbishment, although the bathroom was in good condition. The furniture was very dark which made the room feel dark, as there didn't appear to be much sunlight coming into the room and the lighting in the room was not that bright. The walls were very marked. The towels in the bathroom were very small and thin. The communal areas, especially the corridors, were in poor condition. Hopefully the refurbishment the hotel has planned will address these areas.

• 7.9/10 Stuart Mature couple

  BRADFORD, United Kingdom
  August 30, 2011

  Location is excellent and there is a good choice of breakfast

  Parking is very limited and access is difficult for anything larger than a hatch-back. The harbour views are nice but the area is very noisy and the room is not sound-proofed. Take earplugs if you select harbour view rooms. Harbour view rooms are also a long walk from reception and breakfast areas.

• 5.8/10 Anonymous Group of friends

  Greece
  August 29, 2011

  Excellent location, very nice old traditional building. Room was spacious with nice view over the harbor!

  The room at the first floor we initially got, had no a/c and the ventilation system brought a bad odor from the restaurant below. After we complained twice (the reception guys were not very helpful at the beginning) the hotel manager seemed to be aware of the problem and we got another room at the 4th floor where the odor was not so annoying!

• 4.2/10 Paul Mature couple

  Fort Worth, U.S.A.
  August 22, 2011

  The location, although it was noisy in the evening, but then one expects noise if one choses to stay along a busy harbor area

  Poor service, no one to help with luggage, particularly since there were steps to navigate, shabby furnishings, not particularly clean and cluttered parking facility.

• 6.3/10 Ekaterina Group of friends

  Oslo, Norway
  August 22, 2011

  Good location and room design.

  Non working lamp in the room, not very friendly staff, not very well organized breakfast.

• 7.9/10 Anonymous Young couple

  United Kingdom
  August 20, 2011

  Bergen city is very pleasant.

  Facilities would have a better score but they were not working.

• 5.8/10 Anonymous Mature couple

  United Kingdom
  August 19, 2011

  Great location. Comfy bed.

  Staff pleasant but not very organised. Breakfast buffet limited and not replenished often.

• 5/10 Anonymous Mature couple

  Israel
  August 1, 2011

  The location is excellent. Parking is available

  The level of general cleanliness and maintenance of facilities is not suited to a hotel which charges this much.

• 6.7/10 Tatiana Family with older children

  moscow, Russia
  July 27, 2011

  Breakfast is very bad.