Norefjell Ski & Spa, An Ascend Hotel Collection Member

“Will definitely return ”

We arrived on a Sunday around 5pm. Check in quick and we were in our room (executive suite) in around 10 mins from arriving. I will admit that the room could have done with a lick of paint and some TLC but the facilities in it and the overall functionality far outweighed any negatives. Full kit... more

We arrived on a Sunday around 5pm. Check in quick and we were in our room (executive suite) in around 10 mins from arriving. I will admit that the room could have done with a lick of paint and some TLC but the facilities in it and the overall functionality far outweighed any negatives. Full kitchen with everything you could want, washing machine and drying cabinet - brilliant so you don't have to take smelly ski stuff home and wash it before putting it all away. The bed super comfy, although some may find it too soft - it was perfect for us. The bath in the main bedroom was sublime, great views of the slopes! Food got off to a bumpy start when I said I was vegetarian - not common in that area I don't think. The first few nights they struggled a bit to come up with meals for me but the food just got better and better. The breakfast buffet was amongst the best we've had (and we travel a lot) and the evening meals all had fresh and very tasty ingredients. All staff in the hotel were friendly and welcoming and very apologetic about the vegetarian options at the start of the week. The ski slopes were fantastic, such a choice for different abilities. A special shout out to the staff in the Ski Stua - all lovely, and the food and drink was fabulous. We've been skiing in Austria the past few years but will definitely now come back to Norefjell and the spa hotel.

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“Lovely hotel , good food, amazing scenery.”

If you like peace and quiet , this is the place to go. Very remote. Just one big hotel and apartments. Travelled from Gatwick to Oslo then bus transfer to the hotel. We stayed in one of the apartments over Christmas. Next to the hotel and ski shop. We were half board and glad we did as no supe... more

If you like peace and quiet , this is the place to go. Very remote. Just one big hotel and apartments. Travelled from Gatwick to Oslo then bus transfer to the hotel. We stayed in one of the apartments over Christmas. Next to the hotel and ski shop. We were half board and glad we did as no supermarket around, not ideal if you don't have a car, too far to walk too. No navette or many local taxis. But food at restaurants was really good lots of choices. I have never tasted smoked salmon so tender. 😋 Appartment was nice and cozy, you have everything you need. But we did not have the same service of the hotel guests, like no cleaning or changes of towels or rubbish picked up. I would say its more for the locals. The Spa - adults only- is really good, you have to order your slot early in advance as can be very busy, a small charge per person but worth it. You can enjoy the sunset in the infinity pool. The hotel swimming pool gets very busy after 3pm when the skiing stops. The ski shop is located in the basement of the hotel, the staff is really helpful. We travelled with Crystal Holidays who had organised everything. And it went very smoothly. The pistes are not too busy which is great you don't have to queue long to get on ski lifts. The only activities are skiing, alpine or cross country. And long walks. No luge or rackets, no excursions available. But the scenery is amazing, luckily we had lots of snow. Temperature not as cold as I expected. - 10 at most. We had some skiing lessons again as it was 5 years since our last trip but my husband and I were in a group with 3 kids who obviously were more confident, I feel we had all different level abilities, so there was not much teaching but more like tag along and keep up . Did not feel our instructor was very helpful . Unfortunately I hurt myself before I could try the cross country skiing which is very popular over there . People ski with their dogs So as already mentioned it is a remote location so make sure you take enough pain killers in case of injury as again no shop no pharmacy around and the A&E is 40 kms away!

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