Thorbjørnrud Hotel
Jevnaker, Norway
Thorbjørnrud Hotel
Sagvegen 8, Jevnaker, Norway, 3520 Original Property Opened in 1762 Historic Hotels Worldwide member since 2024
Originally built as the director's residence for one of Norway's oldest industrial craftsmanship complexes, Thorbjørnrud Hotell remains integral to its local area and a destination for travelers looking for a unique cultural experience. Guests can stay in comfortable rooms or even glamp during the summer months while enjoying the area's natural beauty and museums. The hotel emphasizes its culinary experience, featuring tastings from its vineyard and brewery along with traditional dinners and teas in elegant settings.
Discover
- Stroll through the hotel's expansive lush gardens. These gardens and the hotel's nearby vineyard have been specifically planted to endure local winter conditions.
- Learn more about the hotel's connections to the local glassworks. Hotel buildings served as the plant director's residence for over two hundred years, during which time Hadeland Glassverk produced some of Europe's finest glassware.
- Take in the hotel's façade, an example of Norway's hallmark vernacular architecture. Key features include steeply pitched roofs and prominent dorners.
Explore
- Tour Hadeland Glassverk, an eighteenth-century glassworks and the oldest existing craft enterprise in Norway. Guests can discover iconic designs and experience professional glassblowing up close.
- Visit Kistefos, a cultural institution and modern art museum set in a unique, twisted building. The site includes a sculpture park with over fifty works, many specifically inspired by the area, seasonal art installations and original machines and structures from its past as a factory.
- Enjoy family fun on the water at Randsfjord Water Park, one of the largest inflatable water parks in Northern Europe. Visitors can play on colorful equipment in two parks respectively designed for younger and older children.
Experience
- Enjoy summertime glamping on the property with views of the stunning local fjord. These intimate tents connect guests to the local area while still boasting modern amenities. Tents are in high demand, and guests are asked to book well in advance.
- Explore kilometers of local trails year-round. Guests looking to ski, hike and cycle can find trails for all skill levels through stunning landscapes and trails that go by the area's cultural institutions.
- Experience a traditional Nordic sauna in an untraditional location – floating in the middle of a fjord. Nearby Flyt Fjordsauna offers a relaxing experience with a sauna on a raft, allowing for swimming, sunbathing and ice bathing in the winter.
Taste
- Savor delicious Nordic classics as part of a seasonal four-course meal in the hotel's dining room. These dinners prominently feature ingredients grown on the property. In addition, guests can enjoy a traditional afternoon tea in the British style in the Director's Residence or the Orangery.
- Taste flights of local beers, wines, and cheeses under the guidance of the hotel's sommelier. The hotel's new vineyard, planted to endure winter temperatures, is preparing for its first harvest, and the on-site brewery highlights Norwegian ingredients.
- Dine out at the local glassworks, enjoying pizza, baked goods and a waffle and pancake house among shops and fun activities for the whole family.
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