Grotli Høyfjellshotell

We spent one night in august. We booked one standard room and one comfort room. The comfort room has more space, with space for sitting, and nice view on mountains, so if you can, book a comfort room. The hotel is very charming, kind of chalet, beautifully decorated, many spacious places for meals but also a very large lounge and bar, and other sitting rooms. The food for breakfast and dinner was suite good, with many choices in the buffet. The location is a bit lost, but very close to Geiranger, and in fact very nice, on a great scenic road. The only inconvenient I must however point out to give an honnest and complete review is that in the room we could hear all what was happening next room, so the wall was thin. For that reason I am not sure we would stay longer than a one night stop. But overall for just a stop, it is a completely nice hotel we can recommend.

We booked an overnight stay on our way from Oslo to Loen. The receptionist wasn't aware that we were coming even though we booked the room approx one month in advance. We got a room and after struggeling our suitcase upstairs by a narrow staircase we could check into a room that was really air trapped. When we opened the windows the traffic sound was loud. And believe it or not, this is a hotel in the middle of nowhere. The wifi didn't work properly, but we weren't there for the internet connection 🤷‍♀️ We took a shower before dinner. Nice, but a cold and small bathroom. The dinner was a set 3 course menu. The entre was some lettuce leaves with a couple of cured ham slices, the main was salmon with a no taste pea puré and cold potatoes complimented by a Hollandaise sauce that most likely was store bought. The dessert was some bits of fruits which they called a fruit salad. Gordon Ramsey, if you are reading this, this is a candidate for Hotel Hell. They had every opportunity to make it special, but couldn't bother the effort. The bar and bartender were the highlights. But we took an early evening looking forward to the breakfast 😁 But no. They served cold cuts, cheese and spreads dumped out of their packages on to some plates. The bread was store bought. The Coffee was brewed Coffee standing on some heating plates and the omelette had a metallic taste with a spungy consistency. We paid 1800 NOK for the room and breakfast. And 1300 (450×2 for dinner) for the food with drinks. Was it worth it? Absolutely not. The only feeling we're left with is the regret that we didn't just drive the last hour down to Loen.

Stopped by for dinner during our vacation passing through Grotlid. Althouth my wife and I were not hotel guests we were greated in the most friendly manner and given good trip advice… This resulted in us deciding to have dinner at the hotel… Great food and excellent service. All in all a wonderful experience. Thanks!!