Ski Chalets in Geilo, Norway

Description

Geilo is centrally located in South Norway, 800 metres above sea level, half way between Oslo and Bergen.

Geilo belongs to the municipality of Hol, the highest lying municipality in Hallingdal. With the Hallingskarvet mountain as its backbone and Hardangervidda, North Europe’s largest mountain plateau as its nearest neighbour, the municipality of Hol is a typical mountain municipality; 91 % of it is more than 900 metres above sea level.

Geilo is the largest village in Hallingdal and is the municipality’s tourist eldorado.

It is probably a slight exaggeration to say that all roads lead to Geilo, but it is extremely easy to get there!

Getting There

When to Go

Where to Stay

Getting around

Apres

When going out in Geilo you will find as much variation and things to choose from as the rest of the activities in Geilo.

You will find exciting bars, pubs and restaurants, both in the resort hotels and village centre.

You can choose from a good selection of small and large cafes and restaurants, all offering their own specialities.

Eating out

The large hotels have good restaurants with plenty of exciting dishes on the menu.

Outside the hotels you have the choice of a variety of cafes and restaurants with their own specialities. The menus include fresh bread and sandwiches, French gourmet food, delicious dishes based on local raw materials, pizza, and traditional Norwegian cooking.

All the hotels in Geilo have restaurants. Most of them have a varied à la carte menu.
The largest hotels also have extensive wine cellars.

Activities

* Sleigh Ride in the Winter Forest
* Snow Scooter Racing
* Snow Scooter Safari

Ski School

Getting around

Family ski

Group Ski

Childcare

Children have a good time at Geilo. Activities are specially prepared for children of all ages, both indoors and outdoors. All the largest hotels provide special rooms for children with pencils and paper, Lego and other fun things. For older children there are also pool tables, slot machines, table tennis and much more.