Flamsbrygga Hotel, Flam

We chose this hotel for its proximity to the Flam Railway. It's a five minute walk along the waterfront to the train. The hotel itself is simple. We booked a room with balcony and fjord view. The hotel has parking, which otherwise sparse in the immediate area. The hotel location is ideal both for fjord rides and the iconic Myrdal train ride. We were on the second floor in the main building. There was an elevator.It was a pleasure to sit on the balcony and enjoy the long summer nights. The hotel has a couple restaurants. The entire area between the hotel and the train station is touristic. We were told that there can be three cruise ships in harbor at a time making it so congested it is difficult to walk. We were fortunate to have no ships while we were there.

Walaker Hotel, Solvorn
This is the oldest hotel in Norway. It was built in 1690 and is now run by the 9th generation of the Walaker family. The current manager hopes that his 11 year old son will continue the line. It is at the end of the road in the charming fjord side town of Solvorn, right at the ferry landing that goes across the fjord. From there, you can hike up to the Urnes Stave Church. Parking initially looks problematic as the public park for the ferry was full when we arrived. However, there was plenty of parking behind one of the hotel buildings. I had booked a fjord view room in the historic building. We were given room 23 that it lists as one of its two best rooms. However, as you might imagine, at the time it was built, windows were small and there was no balcony. There was no place to sit in the room and enjoy the view. Fortunately, the hotel was not full. We moved to Room 104 in a single story building that faced the fjord. We were very happy here even though the room reminded me of a Holiday Inn Express - long and narrow, bathroom, bed, then sofa near the window. it had a large deck area where we had a stunning view.

Dinner was served in the main building. At 10pm, the owner gave a talk in the gallery about the history of the hotel.


Walaker Hotel, view from room 104

Union Oye, Oye
Several have already commented about pleasant stays at this property. It has considerable historic charm. It is roughly a two block walk up from the fjord in the tiny town of Oye. We had booked the Konsul Andreesen room, the largest and most pleasant in the hotel. It was on the second floor with no elevator. It had a minuscule balcony from which one could see the fjord. Rooms that were not rented had doors open with a rope across them. Each was named for a famous person who had an association with the hotel. Each was individual. At least two of the 27 rooms had tiny bunk beds for children. The hotel had a pleasant sitting room adjacent to the dining room. One of the staff played beautiful music during the dinner hours. At 10pm, a talk was given on the history of the hotel. Though the building has existed since 1890, it has been used for many purposes such as occupation by soldiers during WWII. It was a school for a time after that. I believe it was reopened as a hotel in 1989.


Pianist in lounge at Hotel Union Oye