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Sleeping
Fretheim Hotel
HOTEL €€€
( 57 63 63 00;
www.fretheim-hotel.no
; s/d Nkr1245/1690; Feb-mid-Dec;
)
A haunt of the English aristocracy in the 19th century (they came for the fishin'), the
vast, 121-room - which, despite its size manages to be intimate and welcoming - Fretheim
is as much sports and social centre as hotel. In the original 1870s building, 17 rooms
(Nkr400supplement)havebeenrestoredtotheirformercondition-includingreplicaclaw-
foot bathtubs - with 21st-century amenities. The hotel will arrange and advise on walking
and bike trips. Exertions over, the 3rd-floor bar in the tower does a great range of beers
and is a pleasant place to enjoy the view (but for the very best panorama, climb the spiral
staircase to the glass-floored eyrie at the top).
Flåm
Camping
&
Youth
Hostel
HOSTEL,
CAMPGROUND €
( 57 63 21 21;
www.flaam-camping.no
; car or caravan sites Nkr185-195, dm
Nkr200-270, s/d from Nkr330/470, cabins from Nkr685; May-Sep)
This friendly
spot is only a few minutes' walk from the station. In 2010, Hostelling International judged
it to be Norway's best hostel and the ninth best in the world. You can see why - there's
a brand-new block with en suite facilities, amenities are impeccable and the welcome
couldn't be warmer.
Heimly Pensjonat
GUESTHOUSE €€
( 57 63 23 00;
www.heimly.no
;
s Nkr795-895, d Nkr895-1095)
Overlookingthewater
on the fringe of the village and away from all the port hubbub, this place has straightfor-
ward rooms. The more expensive ones, plus the small patch of lawn, have a magnificent
viewalongthefjord.FromlateJunetoearlyAugust,theguesthousealsooffers
dorm beds
(Nkr255) in an adjacent building; nothing fancy and no cooking facilities but the price is
right.
Flåm Marina & Apartement
APARTMENTS €€
