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Dalen Hotel

Type:Hotel

Hotellvegen 33, 3880, Dalen

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About

Welcome to Dalen Hotel Telemark! 

Dalen Hotel is known as “the hotel from the fairytales”. It was opened in 1894 in a grand romantic style with dragon heads, towers and spiers, balconys and cornices.

Combining a visit to Dalen Hotel with sailing the Telemark Canal on board of MS Henrik Ibsen or MS Victoria is a unique historical journey back in time with modern comfort and service.

The hotel is open during the summer season from medio April to medio October. The ships traffic the Telemark Canal from late May to October. 

We are pleased to welcome you to one of Norway’s oldest wooden hotels, only 400 m from Dalen Pier, the end station of the Telemark Canal with easy access to the hotel.

If you want to know more about Dalen Hotels history you will find more information here.

Facilities

Activities

  • boat trips
  • conference
  • fishing possibilities
  • mountain hiking
  • nature trails
  • paddling

Age limit

  • adult oriented

Atmosphere

  • Exclusive
  • nostalgic
  • relaxed
  • Romantic

Boats

  • harbour accessible with car
  • rowing boat

Certificates

  • Fishing permit

Classification

  • Bicycle
  • De Historiske Hotell og Spisesteder
  • Eco-certified

Conference facilities

  • AV technician
  • meeting facilities.
  • photocopier
  • wireless Internet

Credit cards

  • American Express
  • Diners Club
  • Eurocard
  • Maestro
  • MasterCard
  • Visa

Distance

  • Boat rental / Canoe Rental
  • church
  • Info / tourist / welcome center
  • Marked walking trails
  • Museum
  • Restaurant / Café / eatery

Food and drinks

  • à la carte
  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Gourmet
  • Lunch
  • outside dining area
  • private catering
  • reservations are required
  • special beer
  • wine list

General facilities

  • 24 reception
  • banqueting rooms
  • bar
  • business center
  • chambre separée
  • Charging point for electric vehicles
  • check-in time:
  • check-out time:
  • conference facilities
  • fireplace - in lobby
  • Free wifi
  • garden
  • internet
  • library
  • live music
  • lounge
  • luggage room
  • open part of year - from mid-April to mid-October
  • own coastline
  • Parking
  • piano bar
  • restaurant
  • room service
  • smoking restricted
  • table service
  • wine cellar

Intended audience

  • Adults
  • Couple

Language

  • English
  • Norwegian

Licensed premises

  • Fully licensed

Meeting Planner

  • AV equipment
  • Booking and contract negotiation meetingfacilites
  • Booking and contract negotiation of hotel rooms
  • On site management

Member of

  • Historic Hotels & Restaurants

Nature and terrain

  • hiking area
  • nature
  • water

Other services

  • art
  • jewellery
  • souvenirs

Price level

  • top end

Room facilities

  • balcony
  • ensuite baths
  • garden furniture
  • high-speed Internet in room
  • internet in room
  • no phones in rooms
  • no TV in rooms
  • non-smoking rooms
  • sea view

Season

  • open in the season - April - October

Special

  • architecture
  • lake area
  • mountain area

Sports activities

  • bicycle route
  • walking route

Symbols

  • Bed accomodation
  • Environmentally-friendly company
  • Food

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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating:

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      4.5 of 5 stars
    • Value
      4.5 of 5 stars
    • Cleanliness
      4.5 of 5 stars
    • Location
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      346
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      84
    • Average
      24
    • Poor
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    • Terrible
      7

    Recent Reviews:

    • 127wilhelms
      Trip Type:
      Couples
      Pure exellence!
      5 of 5 stars
      Monday, 6th June 2022
      Hotel Dalen is truly an architectural gem in the midst of stunning Norwegian scenery - but there is more! The hotel has an ambience of nostalgia, which transports you instantly back in time - it is... Read full review
    • 898lynna
      Dubai, United Arab Emirates
      Trip Type:
      Couples
      Willing to give it another chance.
      3 of 5 stars
      Saturday, 11th June 2022
      We booked the Tower room weeks in advance only to enter the room and find it was already occupied! We were then offered a much smaller room as an “upgrade” before finally being offered an upgraded... Read full review
    • bentsko
      Kongsberg, Norway
      Trip Type:
      Couples
      Fantastic historical hotel at the end of Telemarks Canal, surrounded by steep high mountains.
      5 of 5 stars
      Sunday, 2nd July 2023
      A fantastic old historical hotel. Very good beds, very good food, a nice big garden close to the big inland lake Bandak, surrounded by high mountains. The hotel staff was very nice and... Read full review

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    Contact

    Tel: +47 35 07 90 00

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