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( 53 64 00 00; www.tyssedalhotell.no , in Norwegian; Tyssedal; s/d Nkr995/1295;
) Thehighlyrecommended TyssedalHotelhasterrific roomswithparquetfloorsand
a real sense of style. But this is above all a place for lovers of ghost stories - the hotel is
reputedly haunted by the ghost of Eid-fjord artist Nils Bergslien (especially on the ground
and 3rd floors, we were reliably informed), whose fantastic fairy-tale and Hardangerfjord
landscape paintings adorn the hotel. The restaurant (lunch mains Nkr79 to Nkr99, dinner
mains Nkr229 to Nkr299) is also Odda's best, using local produce to create fusion dishes
such as duck breast with raspberry sauce.
Vasstun GUESTHOUSE €
( 55 09 28 00; www.vasstun.no ; Vasstun 1, Odda; d/tr with shared bathroom
Nkr355/435, d with private bathroom Nkr435-535; ) There are 27 recently refur-
bished rooms at this delightful guesthouse close to Odda Camping at the southern end of
town.Therooms(somehavelakeviews)aremodernandcomfortable,andthewholeplace
has a more personal feel to it than many hotels in the region.
Odda Camping CAMPGROUND €
( 41 32 16 10; www.oddacamping.no ; Odda; tent/caravan sites Nkr140/150, 4-bed
cabins Nkr690-890; mid-May-Aug) Themostconvenient camping isontheshoresof
the lake Sandvinvatnet, a 20-minute uphill walk south of the town centre.
Information
Odda tourist office ( 53 65 40 05; www.visitodda.com ; 9am-7pm Mon-Fri,
10am-6pm Sat & Sun mid-Jun-mid-Aug, shorter hr rest of yr) Rightonthewaterfront;
it also has internet access (from Nkr10).
Getting There & Away
BetweenOddaandJondal(Nkr161,2½hours),localbusesoperateonetothreetimesdaily;
they travel via Utne. Buses also run to/from Bergen, Geilo and Oslo.