Venabu Fjellhotell

family run hotel with delicious food and lots of hot water. Excellent guides for learning to x country ski. Amazing location. Beautiful place. Open fires. Ski in and out. Sauna. Yoga. Everything fab. Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

What a fantastic place! We stayed at this hotel with a package from Headwater. It was our first time trying cross country skiing and our package included equipment hire, guiding, all food, one yoga class, use of the sauna and shared living areas with unlimited tea/ coffee. We found the hotel extremely friendly and comfortable. All of the staff were helpful and approachable. The food was varied and excellent. I am a vegetarian and my meals were all extremely tasty and well presented - thank you chefs! Our equipment was all very good with help from the ski store to sort any problems we had. Our guiding and instruction was fantastic - thanks so much to Jane for her excellent coaching, and great guiding and inspiration from Tron and Venka. We were taken on some great routes - the best being our trip up one of the nearby mountains with fabulous views over the surrounding area. We also had plenty of opportunity to explore the trails by ourselves - the area is well signposted and the steeper tracks are well marked on the maps with chevrons. There really is nothing I could fault with our trip and I wouldn’t hesitate to return again in the future. Thanks Venabu Fjellhotel!

This place was such a positive surprise! Given the relatively low price I was positively surprised by the excellent quality of the food, the variety of facilities and activities on offer. The staff was super friendly and helpful and provided excellent service. We were there on s yoga and riding weekend and we had a fantastic time, I could not recommend this place more! Extra bonus for the cute reception dog comming over for cuddles when you are chilling in the common area

We stayed for a week at Venabu recently with family and friends, and had a wonderful time. As a group, we stayed in 2 cabins rather than in the hotel, and booked everything directly. The first thing to mention is that our flight to Oslo was cancelled at the last minute, and we had to take a later flight the same day. We ended up arriving at Venabu very late, after midnight. All the staff we contacted at Venabu, for advice, were super helpful, and someone stayed up late to show us to our cabins. We were also left provisions in the cabins - milk, bread, ham, cheese etc - as we'd missed dinner and the supermarket had closed hours before. It was really appreciated and made a big difference to the start of our holiday. Our cabin (Haugbu North) was cosy, warm and comfortable, with a well equipped kitchen. There were some minor flaws like a shortage of wardrobe space and the lack of any mirrors close to a plug socket (other than the bathroom), but these were just details and didn't affect our stay. Also perhaps the cabin would have benefitted from an additional bathroom - our cabin was for 7 people with one bathroom - but again that wasn't really a problem as there were only 3 of us! This was our first experience of cross country skiing and we really enjoyed it. The set up at Venabu is great and the trails start very close to the hotel. We had a private lesson on the first day, and did our own thing the other days. We also rented snowshoes from the hotel and had great fun exploring in the deep snow! Although we stayed in a cabin, we used some of the facilities at the hotel - the atmosphere felt very relaxed and every member of staff we encountered was so friendly. We loved the special Norwegian dinner on the Wednesday evening! Venabu is in a beautiful setting, and we came home feeling very relaxed and refreshed. We'd definitely like to return again in the future

Excellent hotel, comfortable rooms especially in the west wing. Staff are friendly and very helpful both inside the hotel and with outdoor activities. Beautiful location. Very good food and great choice. They will also cater for people with food allergies. I would highly recommend this family run hotel.

We came here annually for a week’s guided cross country skiing from about 2015 until 2020. Looking forward to going back at the weekend. Loads of tracks in different directions from the hotel. Excellent food, guiding and equipment. Love my after ski saunas. Very friendly family run hotel. Huge number of return visitors

We are an older couple with one skier and one who is no longer able to ski. The combination of going out skiing in the morning and walking after lunch worked very well. The atmosphere in the hotel was warm and friendly and the home made food was excellent with many local dishes. After dinner there was live piano music in the cosy lounge with a log fire which we very much enjoyed. The ski hire was first class and with expert advice on waxing. The ski tracks were run up every few days with a machine and the tracks were in good condition. We have stayed at Venabu several times in the winter and also with a group in the summer. Excellent stay every time! We look forward to coming back.

This place is great. The accommodations aren't fancy, but the rooms and common spaces are very cozy. We were here for the Christmas holiday, which is a really special experience here. The food is great, the skiing is excellent in the area, and the folks who work here are really great. If you are looking for fancy/touristy places this isn't for you, but if you want a cozy, family-run hotel with character and good vibes, this place is the best.