Straand Hotel

What a wonderful hotel with superb views. We were a coach party of 29 who arrived 3.30am due to delays with the ferry because of bad weather conditions. We were here for a 2 night stay. Our courier was given the keys to our rooms immediately and even that early in a morning you could see how lovely the hotel was. Breakfast was well organised and there was a very good selection of both hot and cold food. The evening meal buffet was also very good with plenty of choice. The rooms were very clean and comfortable with fresh towels provided on day 2 and the rooms cleaned. The staff were very pleasant and when we left the lady in charge came on the bus to say thank you for staying with them and how much they appreciated our custom. We also had a tour of the lake on the Fram the boat owned by the hotel. This was very informative.

Wonderful hotel with great legacy and heritage. A fairy tale type ambience inside preserved over century and half style and decor . Very comfortable room with magnificent view of Fjord . Had great sleep and comfort. We had buffet dinner which was splendid in spread taste . Breakfast also good . Loved staying one night in this hotel at Vradal in Norway Telemark region

Although a little dated it is cozy and quaint with fantastic views of the lake and mountain across the street. Good buffet breakfast. Bed and pillows very comfortable. Relaxing and quiet location away from the hustle and bustle of any city/tourist.

Spent night here in the Telemark area of Norway on our tour. This is a rustic family run hotel. It is on a very picturesque lake and has lots to do around it. Much outdoor activities to suit your content. Room was decent and fit the bill for what you get, I had good sleep and bathroom was clean and decent. We had a great prepared meal buffet they gave us and a selection of very good deserts! Couples or other guests not in a tour, might not get this. Breakfast next day was your standard Scandic fare and did the trick to get going for the day. Staff all seemed helpful and good. I can't complain about stay.

Straand Hotel in Vrådal is an old venerable hotel with buildings of old and newer category that one would expect for a hotel of that vintage in Vrådal. The check-in, check-out and restaurant staff are very nice and accommodating. We arrived on Thursday, February the 9th and reserved a table to have dinner at the restaurant that evening. See photo taken from the attached menu. Our plans were to stay two nights and check-out on February the 11. Unfortunately, our experience in the restaurant on Thursday night was so bad that we decided to check out again already on Friday the 10th. The served Rib Roast was not thoroughly baked and/or roasted properly so the meat was simply difficult to cut and consequently chewy as old "dog meat" to chew. Obviously the unprofessional chefs at work in the kitchen had managed to ruin our dining experience. The coffee they served for dessert was cold. We asked for another hot coffee but that was also cold so we just gave up, paid and left the restaurant. We give the Restaurant the rating "POOR" Straand Hotell i Vrådal er et gammelt ærverdig hotell med bygnings masse av gammel og nyere kategori som man kan forvente av et hotell i Vrådal. Betjeningen i innsjekking, utsjekking and restauranten er veldig hyggelige og imøtekommende. Vi ankom torsdag 9. februar og reserverte bord for å spise middag i restauranten samme kveld. Se bilde tatt av vedlagte meny. Våre planer var å være to netter med utsjekking 11. februar. Dessverre ble vår erfaring i restauranten torsdag kveld så dårlig at vi bestemte oss for å sjekke ut igjen allerede fredag 10. Den serverte Ribbe Steken var ikke gjennom stekt og/eller stekt ordentlig så kjøttet var rett og slett vanskelig å skjære opp og følgelig seig som gammelt "hundekjøtt" å tygge. Tydeligvis uprofesjonelle kokker på kjøkkenet som klarte å ødelegge vår middagsopplevelse. Kaffen som de serverte til desserten var kald. Vi ba om å få ny varm kaffe men den var også kald så vi gav bare opp, betalte og forlot restauranten. Restauranten får terningkast 1 eller "DÅRLIG"

Beautiful setting with friendly staff.

We phoned and the receptionist told us a price/night/room. When checking out, we were presented for another price. Apparently, the receptionist in the morning had told us the "autumn-price", which was about 100 NOK higher than the summer-price. The hotel insisted on receiving the summer price for a few minutes, changing a more or less nice visit into a embarrassing situation - for the greedy receptionist. Even though she admitted the mistake from the hotel, she continued to push me to pay.