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Good sized rooms, outdoor area, very good breakfast

Stayed in July 2025

Good price. Beautiful location with views of the fjord and mountains. Pleasant garden with hammocks and loungers. Friendly and helpful reception and restaurant staff. Clean, tidy, and a very tasty breakfast. Relatively close to Trolltunga. I recommend staying at the Hardanger Hostel!

Stayed in July 2025

Parking is a bit tight. Except if you use the no parking areas.

Good honest breakfast. It was much better than I expected.

Stayed in July 2025

You could hear other doors slamming, you do not get a private bathroom, too many other people, very little room for parking - parking shortage is a major problem! For that money (a little more than 100 Euros for a night) you actually get a good airbnb cottage in other picturesque parts of Norway.

Very clean and fresh linen, well equipped common kitchen, a very beautiful location on the fjord bank: take a stroll down the hill to the church and graveyard and fjord waters! Breakfast was fair enough.

Stayed in July 2025

The bed was old and squeaky but fine for one night

Breakfast was excellent. The property and location are beautiful

Stayed in July 2025

Parking was busy and finding a spot was a bit difficult. Navigation inside the hostel could be improved, it took some time to locate the room, shared kitchen, and breakfast area in the morning. The shared kitchen was not clean, there was an unpleasant odour in the fridge.

We arrived around midnight, but we contacted them in advance about our late arrival, and they arranged everything well, keys were left in a box by the entrance, which made check-in easy. The room was clean, breakfast was good, and the view from the window was beautiful.

Stayed in July 2025

Check in until 10 pm especially for those who commute like us was a bit problematic. Self check in option would be ideal.

Very good breakfast and location (beautiful garden). Room was comfortable and clean.

Stayed in July 2025

The rooms are small, the shared showers/toilets, and the floor are not very clean. The kitchen is not fit for sharing, so you'd have to wait for cooking, but then it is locked at 22:30. However for the price it works.

The price, good breakfast, friendly staff, located in a beautiful area.

Stayed in July 2025

Full credit to the staff, who are doing what they can with an ageing facility and some grotty travellers. Unisex showers only work if everyone is considerate. Here, my experience was that the women put up with the inconvenience of getting dressed inside their wet cubicle, while the men don’t extend the same courtesy and parade their tackle out in the vestibule.

Fabulous location

Stayed in July 2025

There is no lift as rooms are on first floor.

Surrounding is very nice. I travelled with a child and senior citizen and has been very comfortable. Breakfast is very good as well. Kitchen is small but good enough for quick children food. Rooms have basin for brushing teeth etc.

Stayed in July 2025

Cooking area in the kitchen was very small and bathroom facilities seem limitted for the numbers of rooms on the floor

Rooms and facilities were clean. Nice breakfast included, with an option to pay if you want a takeaway sandwhich, which I thought it was great and very convenient. Staff at the reception was great.

Stayed in July 2025

Rooms are very basic, with bad isolation, the rooms facing the sun get very hot during the day and don’t cool down in the evening during summer. The curtains are too short to cover the whole window front which is very unlucky as it doesn’t get really dark or only very late in the night during summer. Small common kitchen. Breakfast starts late (7.30am), in case you want to do an early hike, they do not provide breakfast boxes even though you have to pay for the breakfast every day.

The hostel is well located, close to the fjord with nice swimming spots. Good starting point for activities and excursions such as Trolltunga.

Stayed in July 2025

The rooms get very hot with high outside temperature.

No-frills summer accommodation in a great location overlooking Lofthus appleyards, church and beach. Basic but functional room. Friendly staff. Great garden with cherry trees and fluffy grass. Good breakfast.

Stayed in July 2025

The rooms are a bit dated — a little fresh paint or renovation would make a big difference.

Beautiful and well-kept grounds, clean showers and toilets, a nice shared kitchen. The view from the window was lovely, and breakfast was ok)

Stayed in July 2025

The mattresses were a bit low quality to recover after Trolltunga hike. Not a big issue but it’s not possible to grab anything to eat or order lunchbox if you start the hike early in the morning.

Great location for our hike plans. Friendly staff. Very nice breakfast. Convenient parking space.

Stayed in July 2025

Breakfast was really good, the receptionist was very helpful, the kitchen was well equipped, the room was clean and so were the showers and toilets.

Stayed in July 2025

Bed not very comfortable and ensuite rather cramped.

Great welcome and generally acceptable facilities and breakfast.

Stayed in July 2025

The beds weren't the best, at least in the room we had, but ok for one night.

It is located within a Folkehøgskole, so your room is a dormitory room with a private bath. You eat a buffet breakfast with the students if it is in session, but the breakfast was very good. Staff very friendly. Lowest price in the area when we were there.

Stayed in August 2024

I was out earlier than breakfast was served one morning and was told that I could access the coffee machine 24/7 but when I tried to get coffee and hot water early in the morning all doors were locked to the building where the coffee was.

Very quiet and clean, close to the various activities I was doing. Good selection for breakfast, refrigerator in each building to store personal food. Excellent dinner options available in a short 5 minute drive.

Stayed in September 2024

The sauna was not working when we were there and we had not been warned this would be the case. It was eerily quiet - we were there mid June - perhaps just not high season yet.

Beautiful setting although a steep walk up the hill so be warned. The staff were friendly and polite, if a little reserved. Breakfast was a decent spread and you can pay extra to take packed lunch from the buffet too. We were in a separate outbuilding which had its own small kitchen and lounge area which was nice. There are a few eateries and a shop within a short walk. Good location for Queen Sonja panoramic hike - you can take the bus from the church on the road under the hostel then walk back along the trail to near the hostel, or stop via an apple orchard/ciderie for a drink. There were some hammocks etc in the grounds although we did not use these as we were out walking all day. The robotic lawnmower was funny.

Stayed in June 2024

The washroom could be cleaner, but overall it was quite good.

The room was nice, with a table that's probably quite good for remote working. There was also a nice breakfast for the morning. You can also do a very nice hike right from behind the hostel. The view was also fantastic

Stayed in August 2024

Breakfast was good , even if the spread was not that elaborate. Staffs were very helpful. They even had an option for lactose free milk, View was excellent, it was directly looking to Hardanger Fjord.

Stayed in August 2024

Some noise from doors in a hallway of building H - there are a lot of doors and when guests are actively moving (morning and evening hours) locking/closing sound is almost permanent.

Location in very nice place, great view to the fjord, nice room and good breakfast. Outstanding outdoor area with hammocks, sun loungers and even a barbecue hut. Not so nice but adequate shared facilities.

Stayed in July 2024

Great breakfast.

Stayed in August 2024