Clarion Collection® Hotel Hammer

Enjoy this hotel because of great rooms with wooden floor, nice colors on the rooms walls. Rainfall shower head was also present in addition to the regular one. Very good breakfast and included dinner. Besides this it has a very nice placement in Lillehammer and nice commons area.

I chose this motel based on its reviews. We have been traveling though Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and now Norway, which tends to be pretty expensive. This motel offers dinner and breakfast for 2 in addition to the room. First, parking was easy. Lillehammer is a wonderful place and we parked right out front and is just a few yards down the street from downtown. The room is large and clean with a desk and other areas to unpack your bags. The dinner was pork, pesto, mushroom soup, salad and a shrimp dish which I didn't eat. This is not s Michelin restaurant but I paid $160 US for this place and the dinner alone saved us $40 or more. Breakfast was also wonderful. They also put out coffee and a sweet at 3-5pm daily. I truly think this motel is one of my favorite places I have stayed in Scandinavia and if you are going to Lillehammer I definitely strongly recommend staying here and would stay here again anytime.

We arrived by bus from Oslo and as it was an arrival before the check out time of 12pm, we anticipated that a room would not be ready for us. Marthe who was at reception suggested that we leave our luggage in the storage room to enable us to then explore the town. We opted to have breakfast and enjoyed the assortment of food which was being offered. We indulged in some “hygge” by having “fika” after an afternoon spent at Maihaugen. The evening meal which was a buffet was good with a selection of pastas, stew with rice or cous cous and salads. It’s much appreciated that “fika” and dinner are included in the cost of the stay. The room was clean, adequately spacious and comfortably furnished. We would have stayed more than a night if we weren’t part of a tour. It’s central location is definitely a plus and friendly staff added additional value to our stay.

This hotel in conveniently located in the downtown area. Easy to find restaurants and many cute shops on that street. The room is simple but comfortable. The shower is on the smaller size. There is no refrigerator in the room. The breakfast was very standard.

Clarion is somewhat more expensive compared to other hotels nearby. But they are located in the city centre which is a plus and the only one offering an evening meal. They also take pets for a fee of 250 kroner. My first night there had a delicious evening meal of chicken with a rich choice of salads and soup. The second night had a very hohum vegetarian lasagne and vegetable soup. The pet room cannot be used to compare the other accomodations, but as a pet room there is room for improvement. No water cooker for us humans to make coffee or tea and no fridge for refreshments. And a pet room should with no expense to Clarion be able to provide a water bowl for animals. However, the pet rooms are close to parking and an exit for walks. The tv was excellent and there were charging outlets for phones. The beds were comfortable and the room quiet for the most part. All in all Clarion provides a nice stay for singles and couples.