Ringstad Resort

Great location for the. Or the lights This was a GREAT place to seek the northern lights. The room was very comfortable. The view from the room was spectacular. The food was great. The staff could not have been more helpful. Early January was the low season. Yet all staff could not have been more welcoming and accommodating. We loved our three night stay. We will return during the summer, for sure!

What I like : T The view from our bedroom! Amazing!!! Whzt I didnt like : The cost of the different activities.

Fantastic hotel and place to stay. The new rooms are really nice. The staff at the reception when we arrived was exceptional, and in fact everybody was really professional, helpful and very nice during the 3 nights we stayed there. The restaurant is fabulous, for breakfast and dinner the food is really nice. I really recommend this holiday resort, we wish we could have extended our stay a few more days.

Beautiful contemporary modern hotel with a keen eye for Scandinavian design. All rooms have a spectacular view of the fjord. Shame all activities or equipment are extra, even hot tubs. It’s far and isolated and no food is available nearby. Great stay even with clouds and rain.

Quite the place to stay at once you've reached it! Beautiful new rooms, rooms with loads off windows to enjoy the magnificent view. We stayed here for 3 nights in July and can fully recommend it. The good: + The location & view is great from both the rooms and the restaurant (even if it's a bit of a drive to get there) + Fresh/new rooms (we appreciated the massive windows overlooking the water, the mini-fridge, water cooker, the nice bathroom, and the fact that there were plenty of outlets) + The staff is overall very friendly and supporting and accommodating. + The food from the restaurant is simply great (both the dinner and the breakfast) + The jacuzzi (which we used) is a nice extra thing to treat yourself to and relatively affordable and with again a great view. + Several excursions are available by boat or foot, as well as kayaks for rent (if you have the right license) or otherwise with a guide. + The terrace is a great place to be and enjoy the surroundings. + The (needed) black-out curtains. Perfect during the long summer days. + The cleaning overall The less great (though of minor concern to us): - the restaurant was a bit understaffed when we were there. Several guests had to wait quite long and the relatively junior waiters made some extra (understandable) mistakes under the pressure. - It was a bit unclear how the payment for drinks / food consumed during the stay was to be handled, different staff members treated this differently (some required you to pay right away, others suggested to put the drinks on the room while this initially wasn't allowed, etc). - The rooms can become a bit hot during sunny days due to the fact that one side is completely of glass. - There is no option to get food around lunch time, given the relatively desolate place, I would have expected to have at least some basic options.

The rented house was dirty, sofa stained , including mold in the bathroom . Disastrous wifi. To our great surprise, a real disappointment, after 3 weeks in Norway where the hotel business is of a very high standard. As for table service, you have to be very, very patient; you have to wait more than an hour and 15 minutes. The organization of the dining room is totally dysfunctional. We have the impression that this establishment lives off its reputation. The only good note is that the cuisine is excellent.