Scan Magazine

By Karolina Oestlin

Located in the harbour of Tananger, a charming fishing town on the outskirts of Stavanger, Hummeren Hotell offers a unique experience of maritime Norway.

Tananger developed around its harbour, which was considered one of the best and deepest harbours on the coast of Norway, around the 1650s. In stormy weather, both large and small ships would seek refuge here. With the proximity to Stavanger (Tananger is only 13 kilometres away from the city centre) trade developed naturally around the town.

Today, a number of oil companies, including Shell and Schlumberger, have offices in the area and many of the guests at Hummeren Hotell are business travellers or conference guests.

“Hummeren offers modern meeting facilities and pleasant overnight stays, serves good food and drink in a maritime setting,” Managing Director Roar Sandvoll sums up when explaining what the hotel is all about. Hummeren has 30 modern rooms and a number of meeting rooms in different sizes. Wireless internet access is available throughout the whole building. “We agree beforehand how to set up the meeting rooms,” Sandvoll explains before continuing to point out one of the perks of Tananger: “You don’t have to look for a parking space here. And it’s free. There are no parking inspectors.”

Maritime activities
Hummeren’s maritime theme runs as a red thread throughout their entire offer. One of the activities they help their guests organise is Deep Sea fishing. The hotel also teams up with local companies to organise other activities, such as canoe trips and lessons in learning how to splice rope.

“Whether our guests are business travellers to one of the oil companies here in Tananger, a company having a conference for their employees or holiday guests who are visiting for a weekend, we want them to feel that we at Hummeren are taking good care of them,” Sandvoll concludes.

Website: http://www.hummeren.no/