Ramme Fjordhotell

We stumbled upon this place by accident - it's south of Oslo about 40 minutes or so & the hotel is 10 or 15 minutes west of the E6. The hotel is secluded we did not see any other businesses nearby. The rooms were nice - I believe there are only 40 rooms, the hotel was built in 2020. Breakfast was great & it appears some of the food served was sourced from the property. The gardens are incredible - I imagine people travel to this hotel just to tour the gardens. It was a short 15 minute walk to the waterfront to see Edvard Munch's Villa. There was lots to do on the property - you could spend a day just touring the property, distillery, museum, waterfront. We will stay there again when we visit Norway.

This is the most unique hotel, or even place, I have been to for many years. Fantastic, unique and charming hotel. Incredible unbelievable garden and a lousy restaurant. Hard to rate correctly because of the out-of-sync food experience but if you want to see what an eccentric billionaire could do with a creative mind you should go here…

We loved everything about this hotel. It has been tastefully renovated so that it appears to be centuries old, All the rooms are different, and there’s art everywhere. The bed was very comfortable, the shower had good water pressure and hot water right away. All the soap and shampoo is organic, made in Lofoten. There’s also a coffee maker in the room. Breakfast was excellent; Lots of organic and local products of high quality. Parking is free and ample. Service was friendly and professional. As a guest in the hotel, you can visit both the art gallery downstairs, the farm shop and greenhouse in the courtyard and a beautiful park behind the barn (“Havlystparken”). You can also see various farm animals. There are many walking paths in the neighborhood. We walked to the picturesque town of Hvitsten and took the “Munch trail” to the house of the artist. We also found a nice little beach close to the hotel where we went swimming a couple of times.

This is a nice hotel but I would describe it as quirky. The restaurant and breakfast room are in separate buildings. This means having to go outside in the snow to get to eat. Not a massive issue just quirky. There is an array of door push switches and card readers to get around. There are no TVs in the rooms or reception area. This wasn't an issue for me but might be for some. The car park is a fair walk from reception. There is no path so you have to walk in the road which is on a slope. With snow and ice was quite slippery. It could really do with a handrail or separate flat path. The carpark is protected by a barrier. You have to press a button or call a number to have it raised. Both of these failed on my first morning. It would be much better if the barrier operated by room card or pin number. With just a few improvements this would get a better rating. It was still a nice place with friendly helpful staff and I would stay again.