Two night stay, Feb 2025
Overall had a great stay, the Hotel is warm and comfortable and the refurbished decor is lovely. The log burner in the lounge/bar area was lit every afternoon/evening and we always found a comfortable corner. Bedrooms are not huge but are comfortable and we had a great view, worth the extra cost for a lake facing room. No tea/coffee making facility in rooms, however available in the dining room all day to help ourselves. Breakfast was pretty good, we enjoyed the Norwegian waffles, there is a good variety of cold meats, cheeses and herring, a limited hot food selection and a great view. The Hotel is very convenient for the train which we took from Oslo (highly recommended) as the hotel location is a few minutes, flat walk so no problem to pull our bags along in the snow. A short but uphill walk to Geiloheisen Express chair lift for access to skiing on the town side (mainly blue and red runs). Great skiing - a day of sunshine and then a day of fresh snow / poor visibility which was a bit tricky on a busy Saturday. Staff were helpful letting us leave our luggage after check-out and use facilities for changing/showering after skiing.
The only real negative was that the bus service for access to the ski area on the other side of town, Vestilia was a bit erratic in terms of where/when the bus stopped so leave plenty of time for that.
