Ratings based on 31 Verified Reviews
4.4 Room cleanliness
4.3 Service & staff
3.6 Room comfort
3.6 Hotel condition
Expedia Verified Reviews
by Miron
Posted 7 Aug 2016 on Hotels
by Kathryn from Spartanburg, SC
Great view with lovely staff
Posted 21 May 2016 on HotelsThe hotel provides a beautiful view, and the hotel staff were lovely- helpful but not intrusive. When we stayed there we were the only guests we saw, but we still had a full breakfast buffet with many delicious local meats and cheeses. On the not-so-great-side, the hotel looks like it hasn't changed since the 70s. To be honest it's a little ugly, and it's also in the middle of nowhere.
Comment from Hotel Management
23 Jul 2016 by Olav Lindseth, Hotel Management
Dear Kahtryn,
Thank you for your honest feedback.
The hotel is from the 60s and part of an architecture named top 10 in Norway (modern buildings), but the functionalistic/brutalistic style is a little different:).
We try to change as little as possible with the original building, we are a historic hotel (member of Historic hotels of Norway). We agree that our location is "in the middle nowhere" (but also central when touring the fjords, midways between Preikestolen and Trolltunga), that is part of our concept, we are located in a small village, where the nature (hiking) and silence are factors we try to provide to our guests.
We know that the "brutalistic/functionalistic" style and the location in "the middle of nowhere" is not for everyones taste, but it looks like you enjoyed your stay anyway which is nice to hear:)
Thanks again for your honest feedback and we hope you will enjoy the rest of your holiday
by Jason from Los Angeles
brutal comfort
Posted 10 May 2016 on HotelsUnmatched design and comfort in the area much less anywhere. Liveable Brutalist design but with warm staff and good food all set in a magical landscape makes for this hotel to be a true gem.
by Kenneth J
Posted 1 Sep 2013 on Hotels
by A verified traveler
Spennende industri- og arkitekturhistorie
Posted 14 Oct 2016 on HotelsSpennende industri og akitekturhistorie knyttet til hotellet. Hotellledelse veldig interessert og engasjert i å formidle historie
Recommended
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from Philadelphia
Traveling back to Oslo
Posted 12 Oct 2016A unique hotel in a beautiful setting. Rooms are simple and functional. Views are great. Staff was very friendly and welcoming. They are very proud of their hotel and its unique design. Dinner and breakfast were excellent.
by A verified traveler
Posted 2 Aug 2016 on Hotels
by A verified traveler
Cool arkitekttur
Posted 28 Jul 2016 on HotelsBra hotell i fin miljö. Cool arkitekttur på hotellet. Jättenöjda!
by Ola from Bergen
A place with real character, which isn't for every
Posted 27 Jul 2016 on HotelsThe place is run by enthusiasts, motivated by the architectural significance of the 60s hydro-electric project. If that rings your bell, go for it. If not, think twice. The food is good and honest, I enjoyed the local trout for dinner and hand smoked salmon for breakfast (you can tell it's the real deal because there's the odd bone in, a machine wouldn't miss that). Apart from the food, view, nature, history, architecture and some pool access I didn't use, there isn't much else. No disco, no 24 hr room service, no turn down service, no chocolate in your pillow, none of that useless onboard magazine fluff. Apart from the blazing fast WiFi perhaps. Do your research properly, if you like this stuff it's a five, if you don't it's your own mistake.
by moshe from הוד השרון
לא ממליץ בכלל
Posted 20 Jun 2016 on Hotelsזה יותר אכסניית פועלים ממלון, חדרים קטנים ללא מקרר, ללא ארון, ללא כספת, אינטרנט גרוע מאוד, חדר אוכל כמו בקיבוץ, ארוחת בוקר בסיסית מינוס
Comment from Hotel Management
22 Jun 2016 by Olav Lindseth, Hotel Management
Thank you for your review and for staying at Energihotellet.
It is correct that almost all off our rooms are without safe, fridge or closet and we are going to keep it that we, since that is a part of our concept Energihotellet is a historic minimalistic design hotel, the focus in the rooms are good beds and and beautiful view, the interior in the rooms are minimalistic.
