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Summer in Geilo - Sample Short Breaks and Summer Holiday Packages Hotel Accommodation Options 3* Thon Hotel Highland is centrally located in Geilo. The hotel was recently renovated, and boasts a new SPA with tempting therapies on offer and a new swimming pool. It also offer friendly places to eat, a library and, not least, the Alpinisten Bar & Utsikt, which features entertainment and a good atmosphere. All rooms feature a private bathroom, with shower and/ or bathtub, hairdryer and toiletries. Free wireless internet access, phone, mini-bar, and TV with a variety of channels, as well as movies. 3* Thon Hotel Vestlia was completely renovated in 2005-2006 and is beautifully decorated in a warm, comfortable lodge style. The family rooms were all renovated in 2008. Wireless Internet is available in all of the hotel's rooms. Vestlia Resort features one of Norway’s most exclusive spas, with a square kilometre large facility for body and soul. Offering a variety of suites and rooms all with private bathroom, with shower, hairdryer and toiletries, phone, mini-bar and TV with a variety of channels.
5* Dr Holms Hotel Resort & Spa is situated in the heart of the beautiful mountain scenery of Geilo. The rooms in Dr Holms Hotel are uniquely appointed. If you prefer the romantic, English style, you will enjoy the classic atmosphere of the original section of the hotel. If you are attracted to the modern and minimalist style, enjoy the clean simplicity of the brightly decorated rooms in the new section which also offers connecting rooms suitable for families. All rooms feature cable and pay-TV, minibar, telephone, hairdryer and wireless internet access. The hotel has its own Health Centre which includes Dr. Holms Shiseido Spa, swimming pool, kids pool,sauna, steamer bath and exercise room. The hotel even boasts Norway's highest altitute bowling alley! Sample package 2012: 7 nights Half Board including return flight Dublin/Oslo from €1009 pp sharing. Coach or train transfer to Geilo (paid locally) approx €62 pp. Dr Holms is a member of De Historiske hotels and restaurants. These are not ordinary hotels. They are estates, country houses, manors, large and small timber-built hotels in pseudo-Swiss and Jugend (Art Nouveau) style, old coaching inns and many more historic buildings that have been transformed into beautiful, small, romantic hotels and restaurants throughout Norway.
Self-Catering Accommodation Options Geilolia Ferieleiligheter has 26 comfortable apartments for rent in the centre of Geilo. Terraces were added to each apartment for the 2010 season. Facilities include TV room, play room for the children, table tennis, sun bed, sauna, laundry room, drying room and a comfortable lobby lounge. Free broadband access. The apartments have two separate bedrooms; one with double bed and one with a bunk bed, cosy livingroom with cable tv and comfortable sofa and chairs, bathroom and fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher. For larger groups there is also a suite with three bedrooms and also some apartments with six beds (two bedrooms). Sample packages 2012: 5 -7 nights, self catering including return flight Dublin/Oslo. Includes bed linen and departure cleaning service. Coach or train transfer to Geilo (paid locally) approx €62 pp.
Geilolia Hyttetun offers high standard wilderness style cabins located just by the slopes at Geilolia Ski Resort. Cabins are available to sleep 6 (three bedrooms), 10 (four bedrooms) and 12 (five bedrooms). The idyllic cabin village is located 1 km from the centre of Geilo. Here you are close to biking and tracking routes, Ustedalsfjorden and fishing lakes. Cabin facilities include: Livingroom with pine furniture, fireplace and TV, fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher, fridge/freezer and stove, two baths with shower and toilet, sauna, large entry hall with heated floor and storage room, parking outside the cabin, terrace with table and chairs, free broadband access in all cabins. In 2006 & 2007 UK travel agency, Neilson, named Geilolia Hyttetun the "Best Cabins in the World". Sample package 2012: 7 nights self catering including return flight Dublin/Oslo from €525 pp based on 6 sharing. Includes bed linen and departure cleaning service. Coach or train transfer to Geilo (paid locally) approx €62 pp. There are plenty of other options available and Project Travel is familiar with them all. Give us a call on 01-210 8391 to discuss your requirements and we will guide you towards the most appropriate accommodation. We can also put you in touch with guides, equipment suppliers, and information for suggested route maps. All packages offered subject to availability & exchange rate at time of booking. Prices correct at time of publication (March 2012). E&O E. |
| Photo Credits: Marius Rua, Geilo Tourist Board, Terje Bjornsen, Dr Holms, Thon Hotels, Geilollia | |
