Although this is a very large complex, the design is such that it doesn’t feel like it. The hotel is beautifully designed and furnished. We chose a suite and double room with interconnecting door, for 4 adults and 2 children, which gave us plenty of space and the added facility of a kitchen area. We opted for half board and the meals were excellent, as were the children’s and breakfast buffet. So much choice and plenty of healthy options. All the staff we came into contact with were professional, helpful and friendly. The ski/snowboard instructors were all great. With an 8 yr old and 10yr old nervous first timers, both confidently managing red runs after 3 days. Private snowboarding lessons booked 6 months in advance had unfortunately been booked as ski-ing and although this was eventually sorted out it did mean that 2 of the party lost an hour of lessons and had to change instructor after the first day. The hotel is adjacent to the lifts, ski school , ski shop and cafe and you can literally ski in to the hotel. The swimming pool, games room and bowling alley were a great hit. We used the spa once for a more relaxed swim/jacuzzi, but opted out of treatments which were expensive. The only shop on resort is the ski shop. The resort would benefit from having a small general shop on site. There is a ‘Spar’ approx 15 min walk away and the only other shops we saw were near the station area. We wanted to buy an instructor a small gift but there was nothing other than ski stuff, so we opted for a voucher from there. Fortunately, we had taken snacks/coffee etc with us so avoided having to make the trip to the Spar, and took a jug of milk from the restaurant in the mornings and kept in the fridge. We booked a husky ride with Geilo Huskies which was excellent. It is a five minute walk from the back of the hotel. As we were unsure of what the road conditions would be like we booked a taxi which charged us 420 NoK (£32) for less than a five minute journey. This could have been because it was New Year’s Eve. We walked back in less than 10 minutes The path was wide and safe. We flew into Oslo and then took the train to Geilo. The train was very comfortable, with a cafe, and the scenery is stunning. We were collected from the station and the paid transfer to the hotel was about 10 minutes. We had the best time and would definitely stay here again.
50 Ulasan