Hotel berhampiran Jula, Lyngdal

A beautifully bright, older house that is really attractive due to its proximity to the fjord. The fjord view is meanwhile severely disturbed by a small forest. The ceiling heights in the description of the house are not as overwhelming because the ceilin

I only stayed here one night after working in Farsund. The hotel is some way out of the town centre and nicely positioned to look over the fjord or get a full on view of ships that are being repaired. Check was quick and efficient, then it was an elevator ride down rather than up to the room. Inside, the room appears very dated, old fashioned furniture and fittings made it all look a bit tired. That said, it was still comfortable enough to get a good nights sleep. The restaurant area is quite pleasant, with a decent number of choices and good service. Options are limited in Farsund and this is as good a palce as any for a short stay - though not sure I'd want to holiday here.

Based on a two night stay at room 15, at the top floor of the hotel (basically the ”penthouse” / roof). There is no elevator, so this may be a problem for you if you have trouble carrying your luggage up the stairs (which we don't). Perhaps you can ask the staff for carrying assistance, though. The room had recently been refurbished, and appeared modern and new. That is to say, that was the first impression. The ”second impression” was that the refurbishing job had taken a couple of short cuts here and there. But - overall a very nice, modern room, not really anything to complain about. We had access to the roof area, which had a table and chairs. The weather wasn't really inviting though, unfortunately. Note: I don't know if all the other rooms have been refurbished as well. Please ask when you book a room, if this is important to you. No air conditioning, but the possibility to get air through the room by opening windows on either side. There's a flat screen TV, but no ironing iron, minibar, or water heater. As a guest, one could get both coffee and tea for free in the restaurant area and bring it to the room, though. We wished there had been bed side tables, but I guess the space didn't permit it. There is some storage room in the head board of the bed itself though. The general atmosphere of the hotel is cozy, warm and charming. The food we had was good, but we didn't eat dinner here. We had a creamy fish soup for lunch which was quite good, and the breakfast buffet was nice (better than the previous hotel we had stayed at, even with Covid-19 restrictions). There's no parking at the hotel, but you can stop outside to unload, and drive to a parking garage not that far away. I think it amounted to 100,- NOK for two days of parking there. Ask the hotel staff if you can't find the parking garage. It's up a hill past the church yard nearby. I can definitely recommend a stay here, at least from the experience we had.

Das Hotel nennt sich selbst das südlichste in Norwegen. Es ist erst ein Jahr alt und belebt das frühere Hafengelände. Alles ist modern und funktional eingerichtet, die Zimmer haben einen zumindest seitlichen Blick aufs Wasser, sogar mein Einzelzimmer hatte eine kleine Terrasse. Man schläft sehr gut. Einziges Manko: Es gibt kaum Ablageflächte für die Kleider, man lebt aus dem Koffer. Das Frühstück im Restaurant mit Blick aufs Wasser und die Stadt ist überaus vielfältig und reichhaltig, die Qualität an typisch skandisnavischen Zutaten sehr gut. Auch das Abendessen hat die in Norwegen übliche sehr gute Qualität. Über die Fußgängerbrücke ist man in 5 Minuten in der Stadt, wo es weitere kulinarische Alternativen sowie zahlreiche Enkaufsmöglichkeiten gibt. Wenn sich nicht gerade die PS-starke Jugend der Stadt au dem Parkplatz trifft, ist es sehr ruhig. Die Umgebung bietet sich für Ausflüge zB auf die Halbinsel Lista oder zum Leuchtturm Lindesnes an. Nach Kristiansand sind es 40 km.