Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping & Eating
DNT maintains staffed huts along most of the routes and there's also a choice of private
lodgesbythemainroads.Thefollowingplacesalllieon,orareaccessiblefrom,theSogne-
fjellet Rd. Most open from May to September.
Elvesæter Hotell
HOTEL €€
( 61 21 99 00;
www.elveseter.no
;
Bøverdalen; s/d from Nkr850/1150, 3-course din-
ner Nkr325; )
Run by the sixth generation of the Elvesæter family, this gorgeous hotel
has pretty rooms and lovely architecture, and is high on novelty value, adjacent as it is to
the
Sagasøyla
, a 32m-high carved wooden pillar tracing Norwegian history from unifica-
tion in 872 to the 1814 constitution. A great Jotunheimen base.
Turtagrø Hotel
MOUNTAIN LODGE €€€
( 57 68 08 00;
www.turtagro.no
; dm from Nkr370, s/d Nkr1440/1900, tower ste
Nkr2350, full board from Nkr1835/2690; )
This historic hiking and mountain-
eering centre is a friendly yet laid-back base for exploring Jotunheimen and Hurrungane
whatever your budget. The main building has wonderful views and supremely comfortable
rooms. The hotel also conducts week-long climbing courses and guided day trips (hiking,
climbingandskiing)andthere'sagreatbarfullofhistoricNorwegianmountaineeringpho-
tos. The dining room serves hearty meals (three-course meal Nkr425; daily special Nkr89,
available until late afternoon).
Røisheim
Hotel
TRADITIONAL
HOTEL
&
RESTAURANT €€€
( 61 21 20 31;
www.roisheim.no
; Bøverdalen; s/d incl breakfast, lunch & dinner
from Nkr2100/3600, with open fireplace Nkr2275/3950;
)
This charming place com-
