I booked this hotel for new years eve, I chose it based on its location in the centre of town, plus being a Radisson I had a pretty good chance what to expect. Let me just say it is probably the worst Radisson I have stayed in so far, mainly because the hotel is looking so dated and could really do with a serious refurb.

The next disappointment was the small rooms! I booked a business room which brought with it free internet access, free access to all the films, but the reason I went for the business room was because I wanted the extra space. I would honestly consider the business room to be a standard size room in comparison with other Radisson hotels or equivlalents that I have stayed in.

The breakfast was pretty decent, the service at Breakfast was not, the hotel was pretty quiet at this time of year, (generally because an overpriced city like Stavanger isn't particulary popular with tourists at new year) so I was surprised to notice that they could barely make an effort to keep the tables clean.

If you are taking a car, be aware that parking will set you back £12-15 per day, a bit of a rip off to charge guests in my opinion.

As for the staff I did not experience any really poor service but nor was impressed, if anything I would say they were polite but not neccessarily helpful.

To summarise, look elsewhere. I haven't stayed anywhere else in Stavanger yet, with the exception of the Rica Hotel Airport, but I certainly will do on my next inevitable trip there.

Var på endags møte/konferanse på dette hotellet i januar 2012. Opplevelsen var overraskende dårlig! Det tekniske utstyret i en av de største salene fungerte dårlig. Prosjektoren skrudde seg av 10 ganger og gjorde kurset til en dårlig opplevelse. Betjeningen prøvde å hjelpe, men beskjeden var at "slik er det bare".

Lunchen var en spesiell opplevelse. Følelsen av å bli skjelt ut foran de andre gjestene av en av servitørene fordi jeg "tok en feil stol" var særdeles dårlig. Utrolig dårlig oppførsel! Det er flaut og på ingen måte akseptabelt. Maten var av heller dårlig kvalitet, og det gikk tomt mat.

Ellers virker hotellet slitt og gammelt

Just a brief overnight stay but a very comfortable room and good staff service. The beds were a little too comfortable, a bit on the soft side. The breakfast was one of the best I have had in a hotel for years, very good choice and nicely cooked. A variety of TV channels in English with Norwegian subtitles.

The location is excellent, in the middle of the city center. However, the rooms are small, weared out and needs a completely renovation. The even have small old fashioned TVs. The reception staff are grumpy, have they heared about smiling? I had to check in twice due to a computer error. Any apologies from the receptionist? No way - just some comments about stupid software. The breakfast was ok, but not more than that: scrambled eggs from powder, canned fruits (it is not ok to refill the tray with canned fruits directly from the thin when you have guests in restaurant.
Rezidor: it is time to brush up your cash cow in Stavanger. Until then: stay away!