Herangtunet Boutique Hotel

For such a remote and natural location, Herangtunet’s rooms are surprisingly rich in decoration and vary enormously, taking a wide array of themes for their interior style. In keeping with the hotel’s ethos of sparking guest’s senses, each individual room also aims to energise and trigger creativity.

From the cosy wood-cocoon of the Aspen Suite with antlers, wooden bathtub and log burner to the sleek and chic London Suite bathed in velvet, leather, marble and granite, there will be a suite to suit your personality. We rather like the white-on-white purity of the Icelandic Suite, while the French Room is boldly bright and embellished. 

Breakfast is homely, soulful and fresh - adding their own twists to familiar favourite dishes that bring outdoor flavours to the breakfast table. But the gastro triumph here is the fresh foodie concepts that sit so perfectly with the soul of Herangtunet Boutique Hotel - this is the tale of Norwegian food with creative Vivre, by owner-cum-chef, Marie-José.  One fantastic aspect is the foodie platters of everything Norwegian, it's like being on the trail of Norwegian cooking culture - grazing on pickled preserves and condiments that play host to cured meats, cheeses, fish and dried forest fruits - best washed down with local brewed Aquavit and beers.  The restaurant is lovely too, serving an array of traditional dishes with added modernity.

The gastro highlight though, weather permitting, is to sit around the fire pit, OFYR, an oversized bbq and fire that lets you prepare meats, seafood and even fry an egg while you gather with new friends - this is the Herangtunet Boutique Hotel experience, among the pine trees.

Located in the wilderness heart of Norway, 200 km north of Oslo, the Herangtunet Boutique Hotel is in a forested location in Valdres on the southeastern edge of the spectacular lakes of the Heggefjord, close to the Jotunheim National Park and the alpine landscapes of Beitostølen. 

The journey from either Oslo or Bergen is all about visual drama, a route through nature that brings you directly to the Herangtunet Hotel. 

Created originally by Marco and Marie-José Robeerst who clearly fell in love with this location and it too has captured their imagination for creating a hotel of style, naturalness and originality. Today Marco continues the family legacy with his children, who equally love this special spot in the wilderness of Norway.

They are at home here and like nothing more than infusing their passion for this remote corner of the world with each of their guests. Their dream was to marry design with adventure, rusticality with modernity and to harness the natural beauty of their spot.  

“Living here is living the dream.”