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title: "Hotels in Kristiansand: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 16 hotels in Kristiansand, Norway: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/norway/kristiansand/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-11
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# Where to stay in Kristiansand

Kristiansand has 16 places to stay in our index. 8 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.7.

- **places to stay:** 16

- **ranked by guests:** 8

- **average rating:** 8.7

- [Beach hotels 5](https://stayversus.com/en/norway/kristiansand/beach/)
- [Central hotels 8](https://stayversus.com/en/norway/kristiansand/central/)

## Good to know about hotels in Kristiansand

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Thon Hotel Norge](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/thon-hotel-norge-kristiansand/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Kvadraturen

- **Average guest rating:** 8.7

- **Hotels with a pool:** 2

- **Average walk grade:** 75/100

## Areas of Kristiansand

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Kvadraturen** 5 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/norway/kristiansand/?area=Kvadraturen)
-    [**Gravane** 3 hotels, 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/norway/kristiansand/?area=Gravane)

## All hotels in Kristiansand

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

## Popular match-ups in Kristiansand

-     [**Caledonien Hotel Kristiansand** *vs* **Thon Hotel Kristiansand** Kristiansand, 8.9 / 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/caledonien-hotel-kristiansand-kristiansand-vs-thon-hotel-kristiansand-kristiansand/)
-     [**Caledonien Hotel Kristiansand** *vs* **Thon Hotel Norge** Kristiansand, 8.9 / 9.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/caledonien-hotel-kristiansand-kristiansand-vs-thon-hotel-norge-kristiansand/)
-     [**Caledonien Hotel Kristiansand** *vs* **Thon Hotel Wergeland** Kristiansand, 8.9 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/caledonien-hotel-kristiansand-kristiansand-vs-thon-hotel-wergeland-kristiansand/)
-     [**Caledonien Hotel Kristiansand** *vs* **Scandic Kristiansand Bystranda** Kristiansand, 8.9 / 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/caledonien-hotel-kristiansand-kristiansand-vs-scandic-kristiansand-bystranda-kristiansand/)
-     [**Caledonien Hotel Kristiansand** *vs* **Comfort Hotel Kristiansand** Kristiansand, 8.9 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/caledonien-hotel-kristiansand-kristiansand-vs-comfort-hotel-kristiansand-kristiansand/)
-     [**Caledonien Hotel Kristiansand** *vs* **Clarion Hotel Ernst** Kristiansand, 8.9 / 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/caledonien-hotel-kristiansand-kristiansand-vs-clarion-hotel-ernst-kristiansand/)
-     [**Caledonien Hotel Kristiansand** *vs* **Citybox Kristiansand** Kristiansand, 8.9 / 9.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/caledonien-hotel-kristiansand-kristiansand-vs-citybox-kristiansand-kristiansand/)
-     [**Thon Hotel Kristiansand** *vs* **Thon Hotel Wergeland** Kristiansand, 8.2 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/thon-hotel-kristiansand-kristiansand-vs-thon-hotel-wergeland-kristiansand/)

## FAQ: Kristiansand

### What is the best-rated hotel in Kristiansand?

By StayVersus score, Thon Hotel Norge is the best-rated hotel in Kristiansand, with a guest rating of 9.0 from 46 reviews.

### Which area of Kristiansand has the most hotels?

Kvadraturen has the most, with 5 rated places to stay.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/norway/kristiansand/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/