Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to the Hotel Ullensvang, Loftus, Norway
Facts in brief
Official star rating 4
Location Lofthus, on the edge of the fjord
Annual opening All year
Closest airport Bergen
Distance from airport About 2 hrs 30 minutes from Bergen by car
Closest railway station Voss
Distance from railway station About 50 minutes from Voss by car
Hotel facilities and services
Two restaurants, wellness area, heated indoor pool, heated outdoor pool, infinity pool, private sand beach, water trampoline, rowing boats, paddle boats, children’s playroom, excursions on offer.
Complimentary
Access to wellness area, use of garage, use of private beach, use of rowing boats in the summer time.
Land sports
Tennis, squash, bowling, table tennis, pool table.
Out and about nearby
Lofthus is an excellent location for exploring the beautiful Hardangerfjord, either on foot or by boat. The most popular hikes include HM Queen Sonja’s Panoramic Hiking Trail, the only trail entitled to use the Queen of Norway’s name, and the world-famous Trolltunga, a challenging hike which is well worth it for the views you will receive at the end. The peaceful village, known as the fruit orchard of Hardanger, has inspired many artists throughout the years and still bears remnants of the small monastic community which once existed here.
Sports nearby
Hiking (there are good and varied paths that are well-marked and walking maps are available), cycling and fishing.
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
£1,660 1 May-30 September
£1,440 1 Oct-31 Dec
Holiday Code EXH46401
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 the Hotel Ullensvang, Loftus, Norway
The Hotel Ullensvang is a luxurious resort hotel which has been owned and run by the same family for five generations. Founded in 1846 by 14-year-old Hans Utne, the hotel was used as a retirement home for citizens of Bergen during the Second World War and received multiple refurbishments across the decades whilst retaining the old and traditional features. Today, the hotel has an impressive range of facilities which capitalise on its unbeatable location on the edge of the Hardangerfjord. Rooms are spacious and most have a balcony with views over either the fruit gardens and mountainside or the fjord and the Folgefonna glacier. The Spisesalen dining room serves a large range of dishes comprising mostly local delicacies, whilst the Zanoni restaurant serves Norwegian and international dishes a la carte in a modern setting overlooking the fjord and glacier. The wine cellar on the lower ground floor is named after the ancient monastery in the local town of Lofthus, and can host a pre-dinner drink or a special private dinner. The hotel’s main appeal however is its extensive spa, the main feature of which is its indoor pool with one of Europe’s longest outdoor swimming channels, ending in an infinity pool. There is also a wellness area with heated indoor and outdoor pools for adult use only. Outside you will find a large garden with private sand beach and boating facilities. The town of Lofthus is within easy reaching distance and is often referred to as the orchard of Hardanger thanks to its abundance of fruit trees. The area is particularly beautiful in May when there are over 600,000 fruit trees in flower in the Hardanger area. The area was an inspiration to Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, whose original cabin can be visited in the hotel garden.
Room descriptions
The Hotel Ullensvang offers 168 rooms and suites, all with complimentary Wi-Fi and TV.
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
£1,660 1 May-30 September
£1,440 1 Oct-31 Dec
Holiday Code EXH46401
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 the Hotel Ullensvang, Loftus, Norway
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to the Hotel Ullensvang we include scheduled flights with British Airways from London to Bergen via Oslo. From here we recommend using a hire car to drive the 2 hours 30 minutes to the hotel.
Additional information
Children: Children aged 0-2 stay free of charge. A baby cot is available for a fee.
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
£1,660 1 May-30 September
£1,440 1 Oct-31 Dec
Holiday Code EXH46401
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 the Hotel Ullensvang, Loftus, Norway
About Vestlandet and Norway's fjordland
Vestlandet contains many of the archetypal sites the visitor associates with Norway: spectacular fjords, colourful fishing ports, stave churches and dramatic panoramas. Vestlandet is a long, thin region in the west of the country, bordering the North Sea and interspersed by jagged inlets from the sea into the mountainous interior: the fjords including Sognefjorden, Geirangerfjord, Lysefjorden, Hardangerfjorden and Eidfjord. Bergen is the outstanding jewel as a town in this region, a World Heritage City, with ancient history, attractive buildings, world-class museums and superb restaurants. Sognefjord is Norway’s longest and deepest fjord and is composed of five large arms with fingers, of which Naeroyfjorden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To complement the dramatic natural scenery, there are ample man-made delights in the area too, with charming villages, waterfronts, well-preserved Viking heritage sites and local foodie specialities. You can witness the drama of the Sognefjord by boat from Bergen to Flam on a journey of about five hours. Just north and south of the innermost reaches of the Sognefjord are the outstanding stave churches of Borgund, unchanged since the Middle Ages, and Urnes, the oldest stave church in Norway. The Geirangerfjord is one of the best-known and justifiably so as it contains ten miles of dramatic natural beauty with numerous waterfalls tumbling down the vertical cliff face. The Hardangerfjord runs from the North Sea to the Hardangervidda Plateau and offers a wealth of attractive scenery and pretty towns, with numerous activities. There are also apple orchards and farmland, hiking and cycling. Towards the north of the region is the coastal town of Alesund, whose centre consists mainly of striking Art Nouveau buildings, constructed in the early 20th Century after a fire destroyed most of the old town centre.
Highlights of Vestlandet
Vestlandet is fjord country and the most well-known and spectactular are Sognefjorden, the Geirangerfjord, Lysefjorden, Hardangerfjorden and Eidfjord. The seafaring cities and ports of Bergen and Alesund offer a mixture of cultural, food and sightseeing possibilities. Bergen has the UNESCO World Heritage site of Bryggen with museum, shops, galleries and restaurants. There is the KODE museum of art and design and at Troldhaugen you can visit the home of Edvard Grieg. The region is also home to the Flam railway and cable cars take you to mountain tops. Alesund is renowned as an Art Deco town after a fire in 1904 destroyed the old town. From here it is the gateway to the Geirangerfjord and the Trollstigen mountain road. Combine land and water sports as well as spectacular scenery in Vestlandet. You can also visit glaciers in this region and take the Atlantic Road for coastal vistas.
Cultural highlights of Vestlandet
There is a wide range of cultural visits throughout the region: KUBE art nouveau centre in Alesund, Agatunet traditional Norwegian village on the Hardangerfjord, Kinn stone church from the Middle Ages, Alesund medieval age museum, The Vicarage at Nesset childhood home of Nobel Prize for Literature winner Bjornson, Bergenhus Fortress in Bergen, Suldal living museum farm, Eldhuset at Undredal on the Sognfjord showing local traditions, pasture farming and goat's cheese production, Sirdal mountain musuem, Bergen school museum, Geirganger timber church, Flam railway museum, Steffagarden on Ona croft from 1793, Visnes mining museum, Hardanger fold museum, Baroniet Rosendal manor house and gardens, Viking exhbition at Eidfjord, Vik historical tour, Kaupanger stave church on the Sognefjord, Trollveggen visitor centre, Viking village at Gudvangen, Borgund church, Osteroy museum, Ardal old church Ryfylke.
Festivals of Vestlandet
Kristiansund has a food festival in June, there is a Viking festival in Avaldsnes in June, Sola holds a kite festival in June, Floro holds the world's longest herring table in June, early July sees the Skudefestivalen the largest gathering of coastal culture in western Norway, Floro holds a sea sports festival in mid July, Molde holds the oldest continuously running jazz festival in the world in July, Haugesund harbour days is a yearly tradition in mid August, The Tomato festival is held in mid August at Finnoy on the Ryfylke Islands near Stavanger, Hardanger holds a music festival at the end of August, Bergen has a food festival at the beginning of September.
Gastronomy of Vestlandet
The mild climate and soils of the region lend themselves to the growing of fruit and berries that produce apple juice, cider and jams. Strawberries, raspberries and cherries are also grown locally. Cheeses are produced in the region including the Tingvoll cheese that has been produced here since 1303. Smoked salmon and cured meats are also local. Clipfish (dried salted cod) in the Alsesund area.
