Hemmingodden Lodge

We stayed 2 nights in one of Lottebua appartment. Wow, what a view !!! It is really a marvelous scenery and surrounding. It is a small fishing village, quite sauvage, with mountains falling in the sea. It was the end of our 2 weeks in Norway, and we had seen many nice scenery, but this is truly beautiful. From our apartment we had a terrasse facing the mountains and sea, where we could sit, and we very much enjoyed this. They have also a restaurant that we tried one night. The menu is small and simple but the food is excellent, and the staff is very nice (as in the reception by the way). So definitely recommend it. There is no breakfast served, but there is a Joker 5 minutes walking distance where you can buy coffee, bakery, and other things there or for your stay. So that was not a problem for us. Other things to be known, which could be a problem, or not, depending on your needs: - the 3 bedrooms were small with only twin beds, which were fairly small (don't think they are 90cm large). So it was a bit rough the first night, but we accomodated. - there is only1 bathroom with shower and toilet inside for the whole apartment, so if you are a family of 4-6, it can be sometimes not ideal. - it is not very well equipped. There was absolutely no drawer, cupboard, ... nothing where to put our clothes. So we kept everything in the suitcases on the floor of the living room. Not a problem for a short stay but not sure for a longer stay. There was very minimum equipement also for the kitchen, which again could be, or not, an issue. They have other types of apartments which may be equipped differently, so worth checking if these things are important to you. - our apartment was upstairs and we could hear our neighbours. It was not too noisy, so ok. But there are apartments downstairs, and don't know for them, if they hear steps upstairs,... Last thing we realised that in fact this is a paradise for the fishers. They have many boats of all sizes, that can be rented or there also organise all sorts of sea trips. We regretted not to have used them to do a day trip on a boat, and even may be try fishing. It would have been much nicer than to do the road to Reine and A which we found very touristic and disappointing. So overall we definitely recommend and would (will) go back, knowing the plus and minus and adapting the stay in consequence.

Organized a PhD course with 15 participants. The staff found good solutions to all challenges during planning, and shoved warm hospitality during the stay. The cabins/rooms was great, the conference facilities fine, and the food was excellent! And all this for a reasonable price. Higly recommended!