Hotellet er sjarmerende.

Because hotellet is the definite form of the noun, meaning the hotel.

• et hotell = a hotel
• hotellet = the hotel

Norwegian often adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

The ending -et is the definite article for many neuter nouns.

Here, the base noun is:

• et hotell = a hotel

When it becomes definite, you add -et:

• hotellet = the hotel

So -et here works like English the.

Er is the present tense of å være, which means to be.

So:

• er = is / are / am depending on context

In this sentence:

• Hotellet er sjarmerende = The hotel is charming

This is a very common pattern in Norwegian:

• Noun + er + adjective

For example:

• Huset er stort = The house is big
• Byen er vakker = The city is beautiful

Because sjarmerende is one of those adjectives that usually stays the same form.

Many adjectives in Norwegian change depending on gender or number, but adjectives ending in -ende often do not change:

• en sjarmerende by = a charming city
• et sjarmerende hotell = a charming hotel
• sjarmerende hoteller = charming hotels
• Hotellet er sjarmerende = The hotel is charming

So it is normal that sjarmerende stays the same here.

Yes. Sjarmerende is an adjective meaning something like charming, pleasant, or appealing.

In this sentence it comes after er, so it is being used as a predicate adjective:

• Hotellet = subject
• er = verb
• sjarmerende = adjective describing the subject

This is similar to English The hotel is charming.

The word order is the standard Norwegian order for a simple statement:

• Subject + verb + complement

So:

• Hotellet = subject
• er = verb
• sjarmerende = complement/adjective

That gives:

• Hotellet er sjarmerende.

This is very similar to English word order.

Yes. If the adjective comes before the noun, the structure changes.

Compare:

• Hotellet er sjarmerende. = The hotel is charming.
• Det sjarmerende hotellet. = The charming hotel.

This is an important difference in Norwegian:

1. After the verb: no extra article

   • Hotellet er sjarmerende.

2. Before a definite noun: you usually need both

   • a determiner like det
   • and the noun in definite form
   • det sjarmerende hotellet

This is sometimes called double definiteness.

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article onto the noun itself.

English uses:

• the hotel

Norwegian usually uses:

• hotellet

So the idea of the is already built into the noun form.

But if there is an adjective before a definite noun, Norwegian often uses both a separate determiner and the definite noun:

• det sjarmerende hotellet = the charming hotel

Yes, but it means something slightly different.

• Hotellet er sjarmerende = The hotel is charming
  (a specific hotel)

• Et hotell er sjarmerende = A hotel is charming
  (one hotel, not a specific one; often sounds more general or less natural without context)

If you are talking about one particular hotel, Hotellet er sjarmerende is the natural choice.

A rough guide for English speakers is:

• hotellet ≈ hoo-tel-leh

A few things to notice:

• the h is pronounced
• the t is clear
• the final -et is not pronounced like English it; it is softer
• the stress is usually on the last syllable of hotell

Pronunciation can vary a bit by dialect, but that rough shape will help.

A rough guide is:

• sjarmerende ≈ shar-meh-REN-deh

A few helpful points:

• sj sounds like English sh
• the word has four syllables
• the r is Norwegian, so it may sound different from English depending on the speaker’s dialect

The exact pronunciation varies somewhat, but shar-meh-REN-deh is a useful approximation.

Usually, yes. It is a very good match in many contexts.

It can describe something that is:

• attractive
• pleasant
• lovely
• appealing
• endearing

So Hotellet er sjarmerende suggests the hotel has a nice, appealing character. It may feel cozy, pretty, old-fashioned in a nice way, or full of personality.

Yes, absolutely. This is one of the most useful basic sentence patterns in Norwegian:

• Hotellet er stort. = The hotel is big.
• Hotellet er dyrt. = The hotel is expensive.
• Hotellet er moderne. = The hotel is modern.
• Hotellet er hyggelig. = The hotel is nice/pleasant.

So once you know noun + er + adjective, you can build many simple descriptions.