Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to the Hotel Union Oye, Norangsfjorden, Norway
Facts in brief
Official star rating 4
Location In countryside near the small village of Øye a few hundred metres from the Norangfjord.
Annual opening All year except in January and February
Closest airport Alesund, Ørsta Volda Hovden
Distance from airport Just over 2 hours from Alesund, about 50 minutes from Ørsta Volda Hovden
Hotel facilities and services
Restaurant, parking, 24-hour reception, limited laundry service, wi-fi, sun lounge, car and helicopter transfer can be arranged, guided kayak and hiking tours can be arranged
Complimentary
Wi-Fi
Chargeable watersports
Kayaking (kayaks available for rental with life jackets from the hotel), with guided kayak tours being on request.
Out and about nearby
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. The hotel also offers private boat trips on their own boats with a capacity of 10 to 30 people. The wondrous Geirangerfjord is about 1 hour and 45 minutes by car from the hotel. The hotel can arrange a car and driver to take you but also chartered boat trips. The national tourist route from Geiranger to Trollstigen is known as the Golden Route and is one of the most spectacular roads in Norway.
Sports nearby
Hiking, kayaking, biking. Guided hiking and kayaking tours can be arranged at the hotel. Skiing at Stranda ski resort, about 50 minutes away by car.
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
£2,080 1 Mar-31 May, 1 Oct-31 Dec
£2,350 1 Jun-30 Sep
Holiday Code EXH46346
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 Oye, Norangsfjorden, Norway
The Hotel Union Øye in Norangsfjorden is a distinctly traditional, boutique 4-star hotel with 30 rooms, situated in countryside near the village of Øye and a few hundred metres from the Norangsfjord. The hotel has been welcoming guests since 1891 and has attracted many well-known figures in that time from kings and queens to writers and composers including Knut Hamsun, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Edvard Grieg and Henrik Ibsen. It is the dramatic location, scenery and tranquil surroundings that appealed over a hundred years ago and that continue to appeal to the visitor today. A peaceful garden, magnificent scenery, mountain peaks and the waters of nearby fjords await you. The hotel’s 30 rooms are individually furnished: perhaps with painted wooden panelling or richly coloured wallpaper, some have 4-poster beds, paintings of local scenes. One room, the Blue Room, is, according to legend, haunted and one of the most haunted sites in Norway. Apparently the removal of the silver salver of garlic left in the room is meant to help summon the spirit of Linda. Other rooms are named after the well-known guests of the past who have stayed here. Dinner is served in the elegant dining room, a 3-course meal, created by the chef from seasonal, local ingredients. The Sun Lounge has cosy armchairs and sofas, antique tapestries and paintings, potted plants and rugs thrown over the parquet floor and is a wonderful place to sit and read or to enjoy an after-dinner coffee. The natural location of mountains and water attract visitors and the hotel will help you to enjoy the area to the full with local guides for hikes and kayaking that can be arranged, kayak and bike hire, and excursions on the fjords in the hotel’s own boats. If you prefer to have a car and driver for a day’s scenic drives, that can be arranged too. This is a unique place to stay in a remote, stunning, natural landscape.
Room descriptions
The Hotel Union Øye has 27 rooms with bath or shower and wc, free wi-fi, hairdryer. Junior suites have bathrobes and slippers and in the deluxe room and junior suite there is a sofa or sitting area.
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
£2,080 1 Mar-31 May, 1 Oct-31 Dec
£2,350 1 Jun-30 Sep
Holiday Code EXH46346
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 Oye, Norangsfjorden, Norway
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to the Hotel Union Øye at Norangsfjorden you fly via Oslo to Ålesund which is just over 2 hours by car or to Ørsta Volda Hovden airport which is about 50 minutes 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.
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
£2,080 1 Mar-31 May, 1 Oct-31 Dec
£2,350 1 Jun-30 Sep
Holiday Code EXH46346
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 Oye, Norangsfjorden, 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.
