Dalen Bed & Breakfast

Spent a night on our way from Oslo to Kristiansand. Olivier gave us a warm welcome, knows everything there is to know about te region and enthusiastically talks about his Norwegian adventure. Rooms are clean and cosy. Breakfast had all we needed. Limited options for dining out - around the corner, Dalen Brygga (only in the weekend) and the main fancy hotel, but reserve welk up front and foresee the right dress code. We booked the Soria Maria sauna on the lake - amazing place, great to relax just a short walk from the B&B.

We rented canoes from them (never tried the accomodation part). He is a nice person and easy to reach, but he gave some bad information when we were trying to get advice about our itineary. He said we could easily reach Lunde in 5 days, and even Skien if we wanted to. In reality Lunde is more like 6-7 days if you are lucky with the wind and I can't even imagine how long would it take to reach Skien. For context we were two fit men. The canoes came with barrels which were useful. In the end we had to end our trip earlier than we booked because of the weather and because it was hard to keep the schedule we thought we can easily keep, but he didn't give us any refunds.

Just a short review of our single night stay at this nice B&B. It’s a little more than a B&B, our room was fine, clean and comfortable. Olivier the proprietor was the best! He is very well informed, speaks multiple languages, and gave us excellent, useful and true advice about places to eat, things to do or see on our intended travels the next day. Thank you very much!

A lovely place ran by a very kind man. The breakfast choices are amazing and the beds were very comfortable. Glad we stopped here for a night! Thank you so much for the coffee, Olivier!

I came here for a Canoe trip, and rented one here. I was met by great service from Olivier. I got tips about places to camp and Expert instructions on how to paddle both safe and effective. This is my second year renting a canoe from Dalen Bed and Breakfast. And I'll be back soon enough. Highly recommend!

Dalen is a small place so there wasn’t much choice when we planned our trip. However Dalen B&B was fine - clean and comfortable and with a very welcoming and thoughtful host. He was able to recommend where we could eat and the recommendation of eating at the harbour was great ( only weekend nights though). He also recommended walks and advised on the boats trips ( Dalen to Ulefoss and the bus back - it takes all day but really interesting and huge drops in sea level as you go through the locks). We also did a challenging walk up to Eidsborg which was steep rather than difficult but well worth it for the views and we caught the school bus back! All in all a good stay but we felt rather pricey.

We had a great stay here. The owners were so accommodating (and exceedingly friendly) when we booked at the last minute and then decided to stay an extra day. The location is convenient to many things, including being steps away from the trailhead to a hike to the West Telemark Museum (it will also take you by the cottage/farm of the two Rui sisters and Eidsborg Stave Church, with some good views in between). If you go to Dalen, this place is a solid option.

The BB has a dozen rooms and my room was very clean with an en suite bathroom. The standard is basic but it is a nice surprise that a BB can be like this. Very friendly owners. I came by car and there is ample parking space. There is no bar or amenities but a 3 minute walk, 260 meters, you'll find Hotel Dalen anno 1894 with a bar and a very fine restaurant. As a guest of Dalen BB you'll get a 10 % discount in the restaurant.||||It was very quiet and nice at Dalen BB and I had a very good rest during the night.