Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel Brosundet, Alesund, Norway
Facts in brief
Official star rating 4
Location In the historic centre of Ålesund on the waterfront
Annual opening All year
Closest airport Ålesund
Distance from airport 20 minutes by car
Hotel facilities and services
Restaurant with outdoor seating for lunch, Arkivet bar, lobby shop, 3 lifts, laundry service, public parking (street and garage at a charge), fitness area, guided tours and excursions arranged.
Complimentary
Wi-Fi, water/tea/coffee in room
Out and about nearby
Ålesund is a gateway town to the fjords and also to many activities on land and water. The town itself is known for its Art Nouveau architecture as it was rebuilt after a fire in 1904 which destroyed the old town. Today the cobbled streets are lined with appealing houses and buildings decorated individually with towers, turrets and ornaments. The historic fish warehouses line the harbour of Brosundet but today house hotels, shops and galleries. The town has an Art Nouveau centre and Art Museum KUBE. For a panoramic view over the town and coastline climb the 418 steps to the Aksla viewpoint. Take a city tour on foot in the footsteps of Viking Rollo or an Ålesund city walk without the Viking guiding you. The Sunnmøre region is renowned for its spectacular mountain scenery and scenic roads. By car you can visit Trollstigen, Ålesund and Geiranger and explore the scenic national routes, finding glaciers, secluded fjords, remote villages and authentic farms.
Sports nearby
Hiking, kayaking, biking, fishing, wildlife safari by boat (puffins, seals). Winter skiing (cross-country and downhill) and snowshoe walking.
It was an excellent holiday - due to excellent planning on your side. Super efficient, very professional.Mrs F, Holiday to Norway, Oct 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Standard double room for 5 nights
From about
£990 Sep to May
£1,140 June to August
Holiday Code EXH46352
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel Brosundet, Alesund, Norway
The Hotel Brosundet is a 4-star, family-owned, design-hotel in the historic centre of Ålesund, occupying two traditional warehouse buildings in a cobbled street alongside the Brosundet waters. The hotel has been created as a fusion respecting the traditional architecture of the warehouses with attention given to the heritage of the sounds, smells and texture of the traditions of the building, whilst creating a stylish and comfortable abode for the 21st century guest. The interior of the hotel presents the guest with inspirational artwork, antique beams, and restful design. The 131 bedrooms are situated in two buildings and are reached by three lifts serving five floors. There is a wide choice of bedroom, from standard to suite as well as the unique room in the Molja Lighthouse, at the end of the city jetty. This room, number 47, is rustic and modern, and offers an unforgettable experience in the lighthouse facing the outer islands and the sea, just five minutes on foot from the Apotekergata main buildings. The hotel’s restaurant, bar and coffee shop are situated in the building at number 5 Apotekergata with service also outside on fine days on a barge moored in the harbour. The dinner menu offers regional specialities such as cured meats, cured wild salmon, fresh fish and local cheeses including Lille Aske goats’ cheese and Rosalita which is matured on milkcap mushrooms. With the Hotel Brosundet as your base there are numerous activities to undertake, both in the town itself and nearby, by boat and car.
Room descriptions
The Hotel Brosundet has 131 in two buildings on five floors. Each room has free Wi-Fi, hairdryer, bathroom amenities, shower and WC, work desk with map, coffee maker or kettle. Junior suites and suites may have bathtub and will have a sofa or sitting area. Bathrobes and slippers are provided in the junior suites, suites and Molja Lighthouse.
It was an excellent holiday - due to excellent planning on your side. Super efficient, very professional.Mrs F, Holiday to Norway, Oct 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Standard double room for 5 nights
From about
£990 Sep to May
£1,140 June to August
Holiday Code EXH46352
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel Brosundet, Alesund, Norway
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to the Hotel Brosundet you fly via Oslo to Ålesund. If you are just staying in the city then we suggest you take a taxi from the airport (cost about NOK 900) or you might want to have the use of a hire-car to explore the area. We can arrange this for you.
It was an excellent holiday - due to excellent planning on your side. Super efficient, very professional.Mrs F, Holiday to Norway, Oct 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Standard double room for 5 nights
From about
£990 Sep to May
£1,140 June to August
Holiday Code EXH46352
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel Brosundet, Alesund, Norway
About Norway
Norway is a fascinating destination for a luxury, tailor-made holiday. The land and the culture of Norway lend themselves to a diverse and rich array of holiday experiences and a choice of mode of transport. At first glance, Norway offers magnificent, dramatic, severe and wild natural surroundings in its glaciers, Arctic snow and ice, majestic fjords, crashing waterfalls and mystical natural phenomena such as the Aurora Borealis and Fata Morgana. However, Norway also offers cultural ties, a shared history dating from the days of the Vikings, a cosiness in its orchards and pastures, brightly-painted wooden houses, folk tales and mythology, world-class art, literature and music in the works of Munch, Ibsen and Grieg, to name but three, and international philanthropy as exemplified by the Nobel prize. Many towns have superb museums, ancient wooden stave churches are well-preserved, the heritage of the Vikings is visible not just in major centres such as Oslo but all around, and seemingly small places are rich with music and drama festivals. Whilst the length of Norway with is 2518 km poses a challenge to the visitor, this also means that it makes sense to use a variety of transport modes to travel around; scenic trains, sleeper trains, boat rides, coastal cruises and car-hire can all be incorporated. The landscape lends itself well to hiking and cycling and there are many national parks that offer a variety of conditions depending on your ability. Norway’s cities are vibrant and manage to blend modernity with tradition. The iconic Oslo Opera House sits a short distance from the Akershus fortress, the Old Town Hall dating from 1641 is a stroll away from the Akrobaten pedestrian bridge, a near-futuristic construction of steel and glass.
Highlights of Norway
The numerous fjords: Eidfjord – branch of the Hardangerfjord, Geirangerfjord – precipitous, one of Norway’s signature images, Hardangerfjord – rolling hills and pretty villages, Jossingfjord – vertiginous fjord in the flatlands of the south, Lysefjord – plunging cliffs, cruises and look out points, Naeroyfjord – narrow and very pretty, Sognefjord – Norway’s longest and one of the most beautiful, Trollfjord – very steep fjord on Lofoten, Vestfjord – sheltered bays and pretty villages separating Lofoten from the mainland. The Hurtigruten ferry that covers over 2500 km from Bergen to Kirkenes with over 30 stops. The Midnight Sun and the Northern Lights. Stave churches, beautifully preserved in wood, dating from Viking times, for example at Borgund, Lom, Ringebu and Urnes. Viking ships and artefacts, burial mounds and trinkets in museums throughout the country. The red, wooden houses perched stilts over the sea on the Lofoten Islands. The modern architecture of Oslo. Picking wild blueberries, sampling aquavit made from potatoes and caraway, and tasting reindeer steak with cranberries. The charm of Oslofjorden with its pretty, arty village and towns, harbours with sailing boats, islands offshore and beaches. Hike over the Jotunheimen and relish the natural landscape of this stunning National Park.
Cultural highlights of Norway
The architecture of stave churches dating from the Viking era and Viking treasure in museums around the country. The literature of Henrik Ibsen and Knut Hamsun. Folk tales and mythology. The music of Edvard Grieg and the art of Edvard Munch. Contemporary jazz and folk music.
Gastronomy of Norway
Norway’s gastronomy is a clear reflection of its land and sea. From the land come reindeer, venison, lamb, cured meats and potatoes of all types: boiled, roasted and fried. From the freshwater lakes and streams come salmon served grilled and smoked, and freshwater fish. Sea fish is a vast array of cod, haddock, shrimps, mackerel, fish soup, fish balls, salt cod. From the orchards particularly around the Hardangerfjord come apples, cherries and plums as well as berries of all sorts including blueberries, cranberries, bilberries and, a great delicacy, cloudberries. Cheeses include Jarlsberg and brown cheese. Coffee is almost certainly the national drink, followed by beer, of which there are all sorts of craft beers brewed locally, and Aquavit is the national spirit made from potatoes and caraway.
Facts in brief
Capital OsloAirport Oslo Gardermoen
Size 323,878 sq km
Population 4.4 million
