Clarion Hotel® Ernst

Weekend in Kristiansand with the family. Small things like visible damage to the door and some bad lighting in the bathroom is the only negative. Great service and nice smile to get from all the staff. Excellent breakfast with something for everyone, good beds, quiet. The hotel is right in the city center a short distance to the main street Markens and the square with Kristiansand Cathedral. The hotel has few parking spaces, but there are several parking spaces and parking garages nearby. (Please note that some of these are closed between 24-06.)

Nice hotel in the center of Kristiansand. Consistently high standard of hotel and all its amenities. Staff are perceived as pleasant and very service friendly! The breakfast was very good and with a selection that should be in the taste of most people, and with the same standard as the rest of the hotel. Recommended!

Hotel is nice, but the interior design and furniture are too elaborate, ornate. This is giving a sense of kitsch to the ambientation. Rooms, as all in Clarion's chain, are too dark because of the furnitures and floors (dark moquette/carpets). When we arrived we asked some suggestion to the guy who was at the reception (parking, dine, sighsteen), but he was not helpful at all (he was very kind, but he seems didn't know anything about the city). The lady who was at the reception next day was much more helpful and talkative. Breakfast was really nice and rich.

I’ve stayed at this hotel for business on numerous occasions, but this time it was for a family vacation and a visit to Dyreparken. The hotel was, as always, neat and clean. The service is impeccable and all in all it makes for a nice experience for both adults and children. The hotels location very near the town square also makes it convenient for going out for dinner or a walk along the city beach.

Lovely hotel! Stayed a night with my husband and we were not disappointed. The person who did the interior design for this hotel certainly knew what they were doing. I really loved the whole historical look with the staircase, fancy lobby, and room interior. We especially had requested a room with a bathtub and were not disappointed! The staff had also left a congratulation card in our room as we had just gotten married. The indoor balcony with a view straight to the lobby was an interesting detail. The breakfast was wonderful as well. The breakfast buffet was very organized and even people with food allergies/intolerances had been taken into accord. I loved that there was a nice selection of gluten free breakfast products. Location wise the hotel is in a very ideal spot right next to a big shopping street and has access to buses that can take you all over the town, to the zoo and to sørlandssenteret shopping mall. The only negatives I could really think of would be lack of windows (for those that want windows, we didn't mind the lack of them) and the room temperature options. Even the lowest temperature felt quite warm. The bathroom floor heating was quite nice but I think it also played a big part with the warm temperature. Also, the ritual shampoos in the bathroom might be bad for people that aren't good with strong scents. I did not have a chance to try out the sauna, gym or other facilities so I cannot comment on those due to our short stay.