Visnes Hotel Stryn

This hotel is situated in a lovely building. Rooms are nice and have a warm touch and the ambience is cozy. The reception during check in and out was very friendly. Dinner was solid, I liked the food but wasn’t blown away by it. The dining room is lovely m. Breakfast was decent and limited but had the basic staples. But here’s where it loses points. Service at the restaurant was not friendly. I was being served by a waitress with a full black outfit on Sept 7 and she had pretentious attitude. The hotel is located in front of the main local road and you do hear the cars zipping past it. Finally, because it’s a wooden house, you can hear every step from the guests in the floor above you. Sadly, the guests above me had a family and every thomp could be heard and made it difficult to sleep. I don’t think the hotel can do much about the floors but perhaps they can diligently ask all guests to be cautious of their steps and hopefully the guests can all be mindful of it. So while I really wanted to rank this hotel higher, I’d give it a 3.5/5. Having said that, it may still be one of the better options in the area.

We stayed at Visnes for 3 nights during a 3-week trip through southern Norway, and we loved it. The staff was very helpful and accommodating. We desperately needed to do laundry, and they kindly let us use the facilities free of charge. The hotel is charming and authentic, and we loved the rooms. The porch offers a lovely view, and the lobby is warm and welcoming.

What others have said about the beautiful view and also noisy setting is true as it’s on a main road in a gorgeous part of gorgeous Norway. I wish we’d asked for a better view but that said, our room was absolutely lovely and the attention to detail in this hotel is wonderful. Unexpected and interesting touches throughout. The staff is warm, welcoming and helpful - even during a very unusual heatwave. The food was an unexpected surprise. Excellent dinner as well as superb breakfast. Don’t miss the home made nougat, honey or jams. The smoked salmon was the best we’d had so far. Everything local.

Hello, I want to say on behalf of many travelers who love Norway that you are champions!! At a time when there is a war in Israel, you agreed to be flexible and not charge money from Israeli travelers who booked accommodation with you, and the free cancellation period has passed. You showed humanity!! Caring!! Compassion!! You didn't just chase the money. We will remember this and always, all of us on the Norway Traveler Forum and on other platforms, will recommend accommodation with you. Well done 👏👏🤩🇮🇱

We had dinner here while visiting. Easily the best food we ate during our Norway trip. Recommend the Ling! The hotel staff, chef, and owner personally checked on us and wished me happy birthday.

Excellent older style hotel, very comfortable and clean. Food in the restaurant is wonderful and the breakfast was great too. Staff are extremely helpful with suggestions of routes to take and things to do.

We had here fantastic dinner. The surprise was to know Mikołaj from Poland. Very professional and kind waiter. Thank you for the evening :)

I struggled with this review because I wanted to love this hotel so much. On the upside, the service was superb. The owners have poured their hearts into creating a hotel that is amazing. And it is. The hotel is historic with vintage antiques everywhere. Breakfast was good, but dinner was amazing, the best I’ve had in Norway. The rooms were large and spacious. The bathroom was especially large and nice. The walls were paper thin and normal conversations could be heard with ease through them, but it is an old hotel. My real issue is that the hotel sits right next to a main local road with traffic whizzing by up until late in the evening. With no AC, we really had to keep the windows open and thus heard cars and trucks during most of our visit. Yet, I still recommend this beautiful hotel over others in the area.