Interesting fact. The city of Molde has two cruise terminals. Not a big deal as the city is small,…read moreunless you are trying to find a cab or catch a tour. When our 5.5 hour tour was unexpectedly cut to 2.5 hours, we decided to book something independently. Since we landed at the second cruise terminal, it took a bit of time for our guide to meet us. Others had to walk into town to find a cab or independent tours as this cruise terminal surprisingly had no services available. Otherwise, this was a very easy terminal to navigate. Get off the boat, show your ship pass and get back on. The walk into the main town and the main cruise terminal where you literally are in the City of Molde is about a 15-20 minute walk away. Check out the Kiwi grocery store near the terminal for some canned sardines, brown cheese and waffle mix.

Great location. Friendly staff. Excellent breakfast. Pay extra for the balcony. We saw the cruise…read moreships, mountains and dolphins. Small fridge in the room. Downside. No wash clothes, small shower. No safe. No restaurant for lunch or dinner. Many of places nearby to walk to lunch or dinner. I researched many places before I booked. I'm so glad we stayed here. It was one of the highlights of our trip with that balcony room.

It was a perfect view and we got a room based on the local football club who's stadium was right…read morenext to us and the breakfast was delicious if you're going on a roadtrip in Norway like me visit here for a night or two!

Our family stayed at the Aak Hotel for 3 nights upon recommendation from a Norwegian friend. To me…read moreit's more like a bed and breakfast because there are only 16 rooms and a wonderful breakfast is included (see photos) with homemade bread, homemade preserves, eggs with chives, camembert with nuts and honey, salmon, proscuitto, and (my daughter's favorite!): reindeer sausage! The new owners and staff provided service as excellent as the facility, room, and food! In fact, the food was so good that a Russian billionaire came for lunch one of the days we were there (but we were hiking so we didn't see him). We felt truly cared for by all the staff. Even the cleaning ladies were smiling and helpful, giving our kids a few extra pieces of candy. The view is fantastic, and we loved the fire pit outside with the picnic tables and the stream running in the back yard (you can take a dip if you're brave!) Hosts are warm, friendly and helpful. Location is not in town so you probably need a car or can take a bus that stops at the hotel. Very convenient to the Trollstigen. Definitely recommend this place for hotel or dinner.

Beautifully situated small family-hotell very close to Trollstigen in beautiful Åndalsnes!…read more Super-friendly great staff greating us when we all arrived (tired wet bikers). A wonderful dinner was prepared by a young and cute chef! Great indian pale ale, and lovely red wine to go with the dinner! Simple but practical rooms. Good beds and a great shower! Breakfast was gourgeous! Home made bread and individual servings of scrambled eggs/salmon/preserves/etc. Truly a gem in Norway!

Quality/Quantity - What a good hike, not easy, but not difficult…read more A real hike, only paved the first 10 minutes, the next 1.5 hours of steep rugged terrain. Rewarded with a glass skydeck when you hit the first 500 meters. Coming down was 3 times faster and so much easier. But be careful as it rained this morning and there are still some slippery wet spots. Or you can pay to take the tram, LOL. You can also pay for one way - Walk up and tram down or tram up and walk down. Atmosphere - Beautiful, beautiful views of the city, forest, Fjords, etc. Then of course, you are rewarded when you hit your first 500 meters with a Skydeck. Service - Self service. Price - Free, as we chose to hike, sorry I guess my tram price menu picture did not get uploaded...? Owner Comment - Thank you for such a rewarding hike.

Visited the beautiful old Skodje Bridges with Trond from Local Trips. He dropped us off on one side…read moreand then met us after a short walk crossing over two bridges and through a tunnel. The Skodje Bridges are a series of masonry arch bridges that were built at the request of a couple of school teachers in 1880. The construction started in 1911 and was completed in 1922. They are the longest masonry arch road bridges in Norway. Due to their age and weight restrictions, they are limited to pedestrian traffic today. A newer steel arch Straumsbrua, Straum Bridge, was built in 2004 to accommodate vehicles crossing the Skodjestraumen. A nice stop for a short walk along the way to Trollstigen Road.