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Fengselshotellet i Arendal
Arendal District Prison has become a hotel! In the prison building from 1862 in red brick and neo-romantic building style, the cells can be restored and transformed into hotel rooms.
The old prison from 1862 has become a hotel!
About the rooms
The rooms are newly renovated in 2022, and are 9m² large with both toilet, sink, electricity and wifi. As well as a small desk. The theme we have chosen is a type of black and white pattern in the cell rooms. The prison has 24 newly renovated prison cells on the first and second floors.
It offers 21 single/small double cell rooms and 3 double to triple rooms.
Walking distance to the center
It is 900m down to Arendal center, ie it takes about 10 minutes to walk.
Guided tour
It offers a guided tour through the prison's 160-year history with a previously rehabilitated inmate who also tells about "the life of an inmate" here, spectacular escapes from the place and shows both open and closed areas in the prison.
For more information about facilities, check-in, opening hours, regulations etc, check out the hotel's website.
Source: Arendal Turistkontor
Fengselshotellet i Arendal