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Under the same ownership as Mosjøen Camping and about 100m north of the train station,
this run-of-the-mill roadhouse offers cosy, good-value but unexceptional rooms and serves
an ample buffet breakfast.
Fru Haugans Hotel
HOTEL
( 75 11 41 00;
www.fruhaugans.no
; Strandgata 39; s/d Nkr1250/1650; )
Don't be deterred by the bland main facade that somehow slipped past the planning author-
ities. Fru Haugans (she was the original owner; see her stare from her portrait in the lounge
beside the hotel's Ellenstuen restaurant) is northern Norway's oldest hotel. Dating in part
from 1794, it has rooms that range from old-world to simple and modern.
It occupies several buildings and has grown organically over the years with a new an-
nexe under construction when we visited. Drop by its little museum, which recounts the
hotel's long history. The lovely green garden gives panoramic views directly onto the
fjord. The hotel has two magnificent restaurants: Ellenstuen and Hagestuen.
Eating & Drinking
Sjøgato Cafe og Restaurant
CAFE
( 90 57 16 39;
www.sjogatocafe.no
;
Sjøgata 35; mains Nkr76-140; 11am-3pm Mon-Sat)
The food here is tasty - from a warming chicken soup to sandwiches, salads and omelettes
- but it's the setting in one of Mosjøen's loveliest old buildings along Sjøgata that will
make you want to linger.
Café Kulturverkstedet
CAFE
(Sjøgata 22-24; mains from Nkr115; 8am-4pm Mon-Sat)
Run by the local heritage society, this delightful cafe enjoys, appropriately, one of
Sjøgata's largest renovated buildings. There are books to leaf through and you can sip and
nibble in its interconnecting art gallery.
Hagestuen
NORWEGIAN
(
75 11 41 00; mains Nkr190-265)
