Such a crazy little airport with only a few 'gates' and one shop/bar/cafe…read more The place was packed with the afterwork crowd going back to Oslo. There were three Oslo planes in quick succession, which meant that all of the seats were gone by the time I was through the remarkably zealous security system. I ended up leaning against a wall for the best part of two hours as the planes were all delayed. Good job for the free wifi! One point for travellers is to know about the airport bus instead of taking a very expensive taxi. There is a fairly regular bus service to the town centre bus station for 130NOK return ticket. Takes the same time as a taxi but will save you a ton in comparison.

During my visit to Kristiansand I stayed in the the Yess Hotel. It's a budget concept which is a…read morepretty cool as a thought. However, the price isn't that budget which make it hard to real to push a good budget hotel. There is parking but the hotel has very limited amounts of parking spots which has to be reserved in advance. The hotel is located in the city core of the city and within walking distance to most things. The room I stayed in is the smallest room I ever stayed in but nice and clean. The interior is a small shelf in the all a photo wall of a forest a small bedside table and a small bathroom. Small but totally okay. The things that makes it a good hotel to stay at is its very central location in the city core and that it's nice and clean. The breakfast is toast, egg and yoghurt in other words the absolute basics of a breakfast In summary it's a central, clean and okay hotel but I didn't get that value for money that I've expected out of it.

In my opinion it is important to review a hotel based not just on the overall quality of the hotel,…read morebut based upon how well it does what it was designed to do. This is a budget hotel. If I were to compare it to a Ritz Carlton, I would have to give it one star...but it is not trying to be a Ritz Carlton. It is trying to deliver a clean, comfortable room for a very reasonable price. It does a very good job at that. It has a modern, if not a little funky atmosphere. Our room was clean...although the wall paper was torn in a couple of places. The bathroom was tiny...but the room was comfortable and clean. Service was extremely friendly.