Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to the Hotel Union Geiranger, Norway
Facts in brief
Official star rating 4
Location Overlooking the village and fjord of Geiranger
Annual opening All year
Closest airport Ålesund
Distance from airport Just over 2 hours from Ålesund
Hotel facilities and services
Three restaurants, spa, two swimming pools plus children’s pool, lobby bar, lounge bar with pizza menu, wine cellar with wine tasting, garden terrace, parking, car charging point, vintage car museum, gift shop, children’s playroom.
Complimentary
Wi-Fi
Chargeable watersports
Kayaking (explore on your own or with a guide)
Land sports
E-bikes for hire, hiking, explore the Geiranger river by bridges and zip-wires
Out and about nearby
The Norwegian Fjord Centre is a living visitor and information centre for the world heritage area of the West Norwegian fjords. The national tourist route from Geiranger to Trollstigen is known as the Golden Route and is one of the most spectacular roads in Norway. Visit the chocolate factory in one of the old boathouses at Geiranger. Employ a local mountain guide to accompany you on a hike to one of the nearby mountain summits. Enjoy the views from the Geiranger Skywalk, at 1,500 metres, Europe’s highest fjord view from the road. Take a RIB safari on the Geirangerfjord. There are many walks from the hotel including walks to a local farm. Take a boat trip on the fjord and witness the Seven Sisters, Friaren and Budesløret waterfalls close up.
Sports nearby
Hiking (on your own or with a guide), kayaking (on your own or with a guide), e-biking
I enjoyed every minute of the tour. Cindy-Marie was simply fantastic and her knowledge, kindness and humour was all that I could have asked for. This was a first class experience. Thank you for making it all happen.Customer on Tuscan wine tour, June 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Double room for 5 nights
From about
£1,640
Holiday Code EXH46581
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 Union Geiranger, Norway
The Hotel Union Geiranger dates from 1891 and was bought by the current family owners in 1899. The hotel is located in the village of Geiranger which sits at the southern end of the fjord of the same name. The Geirangerfjord is a UNESCO world heritage site – take walks around the fjord, where you can pick wild strawberries and blueberries in the summer or hire a kayak and experience the fjord from the water. The Hotel Union Geiranger is well-positioned for you to take advantage of these natural surroundings. The original hotel was built in wood, inspired as was typical at that time in the area, by the ‘dragon or Swiss’ style but in 1979 the hotel was expanded and is as you see it today. However, the fourth generation of the Mjelva family are your hosts. The hotel combines superb location and an excellent range of facilities for activities both in the hotel and outside in the stunning local area. There is a range of hotel rooms, many of which have a fjord view, including junior suites and suites. The choice of restaurants offers dining in the main Restaurant Fjorden with buffets for breakfast and dinner, or at Restaurant Julie on the first floor you’ll find simple lunch dishes and A la carte dinners using fresh, local ingredients. Kafé Løsta serves lunches outside in the summer and pizza is available in the lounge bar. The hotel has a spa, but entrance is chargeable at about NOK 400 per person per day and should be booked in advance. The spa includes sauna and wet room, but treatments are charged extra. The hotel has an indoor and an outdoor swimming pool with free access from 06.00 to 22.30 hrs for hotel guests. The indoor pool is heated to thirty-two degrees and its high windows afford views of the mountains as you swim or relax. There are many activities in the area from hiking and kayaking to driving the hairpin bends of the Trollstigen. After a satisfying day in the open air, you will appreciate the cosy lobby bar with its open fire and mountain views.
Room descriptions
The Hotel Union Geiranger has 197 rooms with private bath or shower and WC, TV, minibar, coffee machine, kettle, phone, hairdryer, dressing gown and slippers.
I enjoyed every minute of the tour. Cindy-Marie was simply fantastic and her knowledge, kindness and humour was all that I could have asked for. This was a first class experience. Thank you for making it all happen.Customer on Tuscan wine tour, June 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Double room for 5 nights
From about
£1,640
Holiday Code EXH46581
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 Union Geiranger, Norway
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to the Hotel Union Geiranger you fly via Oslo to Ålesund which is just over 2 hours by car. We include a hire-car for your use for your stay here to give you maximum independence. However, the hotel can arrange a car or a boat transfer for you. There is a ferry from Ålesund town centre to Geiranger which takes about three hours.
I enjoyed every minute of the tour. Cindy-Marie was simply fantastic and her knowledge, kindness and humour was all that I could have asked for. This was a first class experience. Thank you for making it all happen.Customer on Tuscan wine tour, June 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Double room for 5 nights
From about
£1,640
Holiday Code EXH46581
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 Union Geiranger, 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.
