One of the city's oldest taverns, the Altona (c. 1600) used to stand on the site of the present hotel. The Altona was long renowned as a base for Bergen artists and musicians, and concert-master Ole Rødder and other luminaries of the 1700s were regularly to be found here. Musikselskabet Harmonien, Bergen's venerable orchestra, used to rehearse there, as for some periods did the theatre company Det Dramatiske Selskab. Other memories of those days may be seen in the hotel's wine cellar, which dates from the 1600s. This has now been renovated opened to the public in May 2000. Wide selection of fine wine and liquor.

 

Norwegian name:	Altonakjelleren.
Location:	Center of Bergen.
Address:	C. Sundts gate 22, Bergen.
Telephone:	+47 55 30 40 00.
Fax:	+47 55 30 40 10 55 30 40 10.