Haugastøl · Hol, Norway

Oldemorstugu

Norwegian for “great-grandmother’s cottage”

An authentic log cabin from 1900, renovated to modern standards

Welcome

A place to slow down

The log walls have stood since 1900. Inside you will find a fireplace, a sauna and a long table seating nine, and outside lie the lake and the mountain plateau.

The cabin originally stood as a log house down in Kvisla, where great-grandmother and all her children lived. In 1964 it was moved to Karistøltangen, where it stands today, and in 2003 it was extended and modernised.

About the cabin

The bay window overlooking the lake and the plateau

9beds

2 + 2bedrooms and lofts

9seats at the long table

Saunaand shower

Discover

Old timber, modern comfort

The living room with a sleeping loft and high ceiling

All year round

The mountains right outside the door

Summer

Hiking trails right outside the door. Ten minutes to Ustaoset, with a shop and a café.

Winter

Ski trails right outside the door, and 20 minutes to the ski slopes in Geilo.

Location

High in the mountains, 20 minutes from Geilo

Oldemorstugu sits on Karistøltangen at Haugastøl, around 1,000 metres above sea level, where the Hallingdal valley meets the Hardangervidda plateau. It is quiet up here, the light is clear, and the snow comes early and stays late.

You are out in the open mountains, yet everything you need is close by. Geilo, with its ski slopes, restaurants and shops, is just a short drive away, and the cabin lies halfway between Oslo and Bergen, along Route 7 and the Bergen Railway. The railway is part of Norway in a Nutshell, so you can take a day trip over the mountains to Finse, Myrdal and the Flåm Railway.

Right outsideSki and hiking trails
10 minUstaoset, shop and café
20 minGeilo, ski slopes and restaurants
HaugastølThe Bergen Railway and the start of the Rallarvegen cycle route
National parksHardangervidda and Hallingskarvet

Karistøltangen 26, 3595 Haugastøl Open in Google Maps

Rates

NOK 1,450first night · then NOK 990 per night

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Cabin mood, wherever you are

We have our own YouTube channels

Light the fire, put the coffee on and let the music do the rest. We have made a soundtrack for cabin life, and it plays around the clock, whether you are sitting at the long table here or missing the mountains from your sofa at home.

Live 24/7

Nordic Cabin

Laid-back lounge music made for that cabin feeling, set to calm drone footage of the mountains and lakes around the cabin. Soft tunes and no hurry at all. Perfect for breakfast in the bay window, card games and long evenings by the fireplace.

Listen on YouTube

For the little ones

Nordic Lullabies

Gentle sleep music for the children. Once the little ones have drifted off in the family bunk, it is the grown-ups’ turn by the fire. Guaranteed peace and quiet in the loft, well, almost.