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Best Dog-Friendly Hotels in Bergen, Norway
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Best Dog-Friendly Hotels in Bergen

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Where can my dog actually go?

Bergen is one of the easier cities in Europe to walk a dog and one of the harder ones to book a dog into with any confidence. The centre is small and the waterfront is continuous, so you can go from Bryggen round the head of Vågen to Nordnesparken without leaving the water. The Fløibanen funicular at Vetrlidsallmenningen, four minutes from the Fish Market, carries dogs free of charge and puts you in real forest in eight minutes. Twenty-four hotels here and in the fjords take dogs.

What separates them is not the fee, it's how much they're willing to tell you. Moxy Bergen out at Solheimsviken publishes the clearest dog terms in Norway that we've found, two dogs per room, no weight limit, and a flat line that dogs aren't in Bar Moxy. The six Scandic properties in the centre are equally plain the other way, pet-friendly rooms only and no dogs in the restaurant, the bar or the spa. Clarion Hotel Bergen Airport runs an actual dog product, a fireworks-free New Year stay, and will send your meal to the room because the restaurant is a dog-free zone. Everyone else is silent. Thon's three Bergen hotels, the Clarion Admiral on the Vågen waterfront and both Home Hotels on Bryggen publish a fee and a room type and not a word about breakfast. Opus XVI, the only five-star in the city, says in its own FAQ that it warmly welcomes dogs and cats as part of your family, and then publishes no fee, no weight limit and no rule about the breakfast room.

Fees run from NOK 200 per stay at the five city-centre Scandics and Scandic Flesland Airport, through NOK 300 per stay at the Clarion, Home Hotel and Quality properties, up to NOK 400 per stay at Hotel Norge by Scandic and all three Thon hotels. The distinction that matters is per stay against per night. Moxy gives you the choice, NOK 300 per stay or NOK 70 a night. Out in the fjords it's per night either way, NOK 350 a night for the first dog at Hotel Ullensvang and NOK 100 for each extra, and NOK 400 per dog per day at Hotel Alexandra in Loen. A week with two dogs is about NOK 300 in the city and about NOK 5,600 on the fjord. Moxy is the only hotel in Bergen that publishes no weight limit, which makes it the pick for a big dog. Everywhere else the cap is simply not stated, so ask.

Norway is outside the EU customs union and this catches people out. A dog arriving from the EU or EEA needs an ISO microchip, a valid pet passport, a current rabies vaccination and a treatment against the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis given by a vet in the country of departure between 24 and 120 hours before the dog arrives. Frequent travellers can run continuous treatment at intervals of no more than 28 days instead. Dogs from Finland, Malta and Ireland are exempt. Arriving by air, you use the red customs channel whatever country you flew from, and that applies at Bergen exactly as it does at Oslo. Norway also bans certain breeds outright, and a banned breed at the border is turned back or kennelled at your cost.

One gap worth knowing before you plan a route. Flåm and Balestrand have no confirmed dog-friendly hotel at all, and Flåm is where nearly every fjord visitor ends up. The four fjord properties we can stand behind are Hotel Ullensvang at Lofthus, Hotel Alexandra at Loen, Thon Hotel Sandven at Norheimsund and Quality Hotel Sogndal. In the city, several of the grandest names are a clear no, including Bergen Børs, Skostredet, Grand Hotel Terminus, Det Hanseatiske and Thon Hotel Orion, which is absent from Thon's own pet list rather than covered by it.

Daisy's picks

Where Daisy would book

  1. Moxy Bergen, dog-friendly hotel in Bergen01
    Moxy Bergen

    The only hotel in Bergen that answers the whole question in writing before you book. Two dogs per room, no weight limit, and an honest line that dogs aren't in Bar Moxy. NOK 300 per stay or NOK 70 a night, your choice, with the Store Lungegårdsvann waterside path a few hundred metres from the door.

    NOK 300 · max no limit kg

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  2. Hotel Ullensvang, dog-friendly hotel in Bergen02
    Hotel Ullensvang

    The Hardangerfjord anchor, and dogs go in all rooms except the allergy-friendly ones rather than a handful of designated ones. NOK 350 a night for the first dog and NOK 100 for each extra, with no weight cap published. The Monk's Steps climb from the village and the orchard lanes run flat along the shore. Dogs aren't in the spa.

    NOK 350 · max Unknown kg

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  3. Clarion Hotel Bergen Airport, dog-friendly hotel in Bergen03
    Clarion Hotel Bergen Airport

    The one Bergen hotel running a real dog product, a fireworks-free New Year stay built for dog owners, and straight about the restaurant being a dog-free zone with your meal sent to the room instead. NOK 300 per stay, NOK 400 for more than one dog, designated pet rooms arranged before you book.

    NOK 300 · max Unknown kg

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Before you go

What happens when you get there

Getting a dog into Norway
From the EU or EEA a dog needs an ISO microchip, a valid pet passport and a current rabies vaccination, plus a fox tapeworm treatment given by a vet in the country of departure between 24 and 120 hours before arrival. Frequent travellers can run continuous treatment at intervals of no more than 28 days instead. Finland, Malta and Ireland are exempt from the tapeworm rule. Arriving by air you use the red customs channel, whatever country you came from.
Bandtvang, the lead law
The national lead period runs 1 April to 20 August inclusive, to protect grazing livestock and nesting birds, which is why it ends in late August rather than at the end of summer. Bergen kommune layers stricter rules on top. Lead is required year-round in the city-centre zone that covers Bryggen and the harbour, in parks between 07:30 and 20:00, in cemeteries, at schools and playgrounds and on named walking paths. Plan on a lead everywhere in Bergen all year and treat off-lead as the exception.
The Fløibanen
Dogs ride the funicular free. The operator's own FAQ says yes, dogs travel free of charge, asks that the dog isn't a nuisance to other passengers, and states that dogs stay on a lead on the Fløyen trails all year round. The lower station is at Vetrlidsallmenningen beside Bryggen and it runs from 07:30 to midnight. A free ride from the Fish Market into proper forest in eight minutes is the best dog fact in the city.
The Flåm Railway and fjord cruises
All dogs travel free on the Flåmsbana, stated in the operator's own words. The fjord cruise is the other half of the Norway in a Nutshell route and it's a different story. The Nærøyfjord sailing between Flåm and Gudvangen and the Fjord1 and Norled services publish nothing about dogs either way, so the honest answer is that it isn't known and you need to ring the operator. Vy's rules for the Bergen Line are also unpublished as far as we can read them, so don't assume the main line works like the Flåm one.
Buses and the Bybanen
Skyss allows animals but doesn't guarantee them. The dog must be on a lead or in a carrier, off the seats and out of the aisle, and the conditions of carriage say plainly that passengers have no right to bring an animal and staff decide. No fare is mentioned for the dog. In practice a calm dog on a short lead is routine on the Bybanen, but a driver can refuse.
Off-lead parks
Bergen has four fenced dog parks, all free and all run by the municipality. Liavatnet in Åsane, Løvstien above Solheimslien, Tveitevannet between Fantoftåsen and Vilhelm Bjerknes' vei, and Tennebekk on Gamle Tennebekksveien. None of them is in the centre. If your dog needs to run loose, that's a Bybanen ride or a short drive, not a walk from Bryggen.
Vets and out-of-hours cover
Bergen has no single 24-hour animal hospital. It runs a rotating out-of-hours rota for small animals on 820 90 060, covering every day of the year from when the clinics close in the afternoon until they open again. Ring the rota first and agree where to go before you travel. For daytime cover, AniCura Dyresykehuset Bergen Sør at Søråshøgda 7B in Rådal is on 55 11 60 60 and AniCura Dyresykehuset Bergen Nord at Åsamyrane 82 in Ulset is on 55 53 52 20, both open 08:00 to 19:00. There's no equivalent in the fjord villages, so carry the rota number before you leave the city.
Fees, and per stay against per night
NOK 200 per stay at Scandic Ørnen, Byparken, Torget, Bergen City, Neptun and Flesland Airport. NOK 300 per stay at the Clarion Admiral, Clarion Bergen Airport, both Home Hotels and the Quality hotels, rising to NOK 400 for more than one dog. NOK 400 per stay at Hotel Norge by Scandic and the three Thon hotels, which also cap the stay at six nights and take two dogs. On the fjords it's per night, NOK 350 at Ullensvang and NOK 400 per dog per day at Alexandra. Hotel Oleana, Hotel No 13, Opus XVI and the Radisson Blu Royal don't publish a figure at all.
Best walks
The Bryggen boardwalk and the wooden alleys behind it, on a lead and watching for slippery boards in the rain, then the Bergenhus fortress grounds at the north end for open grass inside the walls. The quayside from the Clarion Admiral out to Nordnesparken, about 900 metres of sea air on the peninsula tip. Byparken and the Lille Lungegårdsvann lake loop in the centre, with the Store Lungegårdsvann waterside path running south from there. Nygårdsparken is the biggest park in the city, with mature trees and looping gravel paths. Then up the Fløibanen for the Fløyen trails, or out to the Sandviken waterfront path towards the old boathouses. On the fjords, the Monk's Steps from Lofthus towards the Hardangervidda, the Lodalen valley road out of Loen towards Kjenndalen, the Sogndalselvi river path and Steinsdalsfossen at Norheimsund, where the made path goes behind the waterfall.
When to go
May to September is the fjord season and the only window when everything is reliably open. Kviknes at Balestrand, for example, runs 1 April to 31 October and shuts for the winter, and although Ullensvang, Alexandra, Thon Sandven and Quality Sogndal all appear to run year-round, we haven't confirmed each calendar, so check before booking a November stay. The trade-off is that 1 April to 20 August is the national lead period, so a summer trip means a lead everywhere. Late August and September give you the fjords without bandtvang. Bergen rains in every month, so pack for it rather than planning round it, and remember the sea is cold enough that swimming is a short business whenever you go.

Dog-friendly hotels in Bergen

Questions we get asked

Dogs in Bergen

Is Bergen dog friendly?+

To walk, very. The centre is compact, the waterfront is continuous and the Fløibanen carries dogs free into the Fløyen forest. To book, it's harder than it looks. Twenty-four hotels take dogs, but nearly all of them publish a fee and a designated room type and nothing about whether the dog can sit with you at breakfast, so the phone call before you book is the job here.

How much do Bergen hotels charge for dogs?+

NOK 200 per stay at most of the city-centre Scandics, NOK 300 per stay at the Clarion, Home Hotel and Quality properties, and NOK 400 per stay at Hotel Norge by Scandic and the three Thon hotels. Moxy lets you choose NOK 300 per stay or NOK 70 a night. On the fjords it's charged per night, NOK 350 at Hotel Ullensvang and NOK 400 per dog per day at Hotel Alexandra, so a long fjord stay costs many times a long city one.

Where should I stay in Bergen with a big dog?+

Moxy Bergen. It's the only hotel here that publishes no weight limit, and it takes two dogs per room. Nowhere else in the catalogue states a cap either way, which isn't the same as there not being one, so if your dog is large and you'd rather be on Bryggen, ring the hotel and get the answer before you pay.

What do I need to bring a dog into Norway?+

An ISO microchip, a valid pet passport, a current rabies vaccination and a fox tapeworm treatment given by a vet in the departure country between 24 and 120 hours before you arrive. Dogs from Finland, Malta and Ireland skip the tapeworm treatment. Frequent travellers can run continuous treatment at no more than 28-day intervals instead. Use the red customs channel, and check the banned breed list, because a banned breed is turned back or kennelled at your cost.

Can dogs go on the Fløibanen and the Flåm Railway?+

Yes to both, and free on both. The Fløibanen operator asks only that the dog doesn't bother other passengers and stays on a lead on the Fløyen trails year-round. The Flåm Railway states that all dogs travel free. The Bergen Line is a different matter and its rules aren't published in a form we can read, so treat the main line as unknown.

Can I take a dog on a fjord cruise from Flåm?+

We don't know, and we won't guess. The Nærøyfjord cruise between Flåm and Gudvangen and the Fjord1 and Norled services all publish nothing about dogs either way. Ring the operator directly before you build a day round it, because this is the one question every visitor with a dog asks and nobody has answered it in writing.

Are there dog-friendly hotels in Flåm or Balestrand?+

Not that we can confirm, and that's a real hole rather than an oversight. Flåm is where nearly every fjord visitor goes and there's no hotel there we can stand behind. Kviknes at Balestrand, the historic four-star on the Sognefjord, is the same story. The four fjord hotels we can confirm are Ullensvang at Lofthus, Alexandra at Loen, Thon Sandven at Norheimsund and Quality Sogndal.

Can my dog be off the lead in Bergen?+

Mostly no. The national lead period runs 1 April to 20 August, and Bergen adds year-round lead rules in the city-centre zone covering Bryggen and the harbour, in parks between 07:30 and 20:00, in cemeteries and at schools and playgrounds. The right to roam gives you access to the forest and mountain but it doesn't override the lead law. For proper off-lead time, use one of the four fenced municipal dog parks, none of which is central.

Which Bergen hotels let dogs into the restaurant or bar?+

None that publish a yes. The Scandics state the opposite outright, no dogs in the restaurant, bar or spa, and Moxy says no dogs in Bar Moxy. Clarion Hotel Bergen Airport calls its restaurant a dog-free zone and sends your meal to the room instead. Opus XVI, the Radisson Blu Royal, Hotel Oleana and Hotel No 13 say nothing either way, so ask by name when you book.

Where do I take a dog in an emergency in Bergen?+

Ring the city's out-of-hours veterinary rota on 820 90 060 first and agree where to go before you set off, because Bergen has no single 24-hour animal hospital and the duty clinic changes. In daytime, AniCura Dyresykehuset Bergen Sør in Rådal on 55 11 60 60 and AniCura Dyresykehuset Bergen Nord in Ulset on 55 53 52 20 are open 08:00 to 19:00. If you're touring Hardanger or Sogn, save that rota number before you leave, because the villages have nothing like it.

Research updated 2026-09-21. Policies change, always confirm with the hotel.