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4 out of 5
Vestlia Resort
Bakkestolvegen 81, Geilo, Hol, Buskerud

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 287 out of 641 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 238 out of 641 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 92 out of 641 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 641 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 641 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel very good room with a view.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Agnieszka

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lorna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great room and facilities. Staff were very accomodating.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ennis, Edgartown

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room itself was nice. However, it had a door connected to another room which the staff had left unlocked. At 1 am during our stay the person next door walked into our room!! The staff apologized, but leaving the doors unlocked between the rooms is a HUGE safety and security issue. So, it was overall a disappointing stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Lisa, Franklin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I was here in the off season - September- so, the outdoor activities and benefits were not part of my stay. I did not realize the spa hours would be minimal for my stay, and dining was also all reserved for the evening stayed, so that is my reasoning for amenities not being great. Otherwise, staff was very friendly and a beautiful hotel and location. It is a cab ride from the train station and/ or I would call the resort next time to come and pick up, if that is an option.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Colin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room not to same standard as previous stays.
As usual, staff and location excellent. Good improvements to the games room. Accommodation was disappointing. Despite the décor being in excellent condition, plastic bathroom facilities cracked/broken and no sink plug. No i room tea/coffee facilities. Also, bed sheets are too small for the bed mattress, so sheets do not stay in place. Sofa bed also too small for sleeping two persons, unless very young children. Room should be considered as a twin/double and a single sofa bed. Booking was for same accommodation as previous stays, but definitely not to same standard.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

kjetil

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel in general. But we was booked in the old part of the hotel. Not very frech witout ventilation, and was not possible to open window just porch door.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Hotel with potential, but bad cleaning and mngmt
Dirty hotel, broken rooms - not in line with high price per night or expectations. Hair, dust rabbits, old toothbrush in bed etc... At the same time facilities are nice and location is good, so definitely potential with better management and follow-up.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Torben

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Arunas

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Hussain

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

Gerardo, CDMX

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not impressed. I spent a few days here in Chistmas and it was Ok. This time the room seemed very deteriorated, not very clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Kristine Zakariassen, Adm. Assistent -booking on 12 Aug 2020
Thank you for your visit, and thank you for your feedback. We are deeply sorry that you were not satisfied with your stay with us. Our goal is that we will deliver the same good quality as our guests expects when they visit Vestlia Resort. We have taken your email to consideration and we thank you for sending your observation.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not clean!
The room was dirty and full of dust! The room booked was not like in the pictures. Definitely not a 4 stars hotel.. besides the room price!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Kristine Zakariassen, Adm. Assistent -booking on 10 Aug 2020
Dear Guest, Thank you for your feedback. I am deeply sorry to hear that the room was not properly cleaned when you arrived and for the unfortunate room allocation. We have taken your email to consideration and we thank you for sending your observation to us.

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Looks over quality. Get your priorities straight!
Easy parking. Location is perfect close to the Vestlia ski/bikepark. The hotel is spacious, great play area for the kids, pool and good fun for youngsters outside. The room was a bit boring with no special features. Clean, but would expect more at the price tag. Breakfast was really plane, sweaty cheese no taste, swimming bacon and terrible big pooring lousy coffee.. would expect much more from *4* stars pricy hotel in this area of the world, but they obviously cheerish looks over quality :-(
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Geilo Resort Hotel
Excellent resort hotel at the base of the ski slopes. Perfect for families - highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel with fantastic leisure facilities including bowling alley and soft play room in a beautiful location. Ski in/ski out. Unfortunately the rooms were tiny and those little extras you would normally expect from a 4* were lacking i.e. kettle/safe.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

RICHARD, CLARE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly & knowledgeable staff. Reasonable room. Excellent amenities.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
2* impression
I (40+) went on a Christmas getaway with my mom (70+). We booked a Standard room which turned out to what the hotel refer to as Economy. This meant we walked far into the old section of the resort, down a staircase, into a very old, tired room with a view of a pile of snow outside. I went to the reception and was given the impression that Economy guests have no rights to expect anything. Though my mom is fit, she was not too happy about the stairs. They told that we had not given any special requests upon booking. When I asked if a lift is a special request in a 4* resort, we were moved up a floor, very happy about that! Room was 1-2* still. The place states to be a "World of wellness". It's however the first hotel (I've been to about 40-50) where hotel guests are required to pay for the spa entrance. It turned out as a non-issue, as the wellness was full (priority was given to internal/external guests paying for treatments). The pool (and resort in general) was pretty crowded, but great for families with kids it seemed. On the plus side, the staff was doing well, and impressed me with smooth delivery of the meals, despite the crowd. The gym was big and nicely equipped. The location is good, right next to cross-country tracks and slopes (but I recommend taking the free bus to the other side: more slopes/sun/visibility). All in all, a confirmation of my old rule: Better to have the best room in a 3* hotel, than the worst room in the higher end. This was a 2* experience.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Leo, San Antonio

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Indoor pool with a huge slide, restaurant was awesome and our dinner was well prepared and the breakfast was amazing - great options and quality selection. The room we were in was horrible, there were vent covers pulled out and left on the counter, our blow dryer was “fixed” by a duck tape and our sheets smelled really bad.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Silje

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed here in the off season. the area around the resort is very nice and quiet. We requested two twin beds or double bed and pull out sofa but only got a room with a double bed.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Thonas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and clean room. Out of the season, and the price was still 208$ a night.. Expensive.. But nice breakfast included.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Impressive main building. Huge lounge and bar. Meal good tho choice limited In the one restaurant on site. Breakfast good. Has pool and bowling alley. Not so much to do in the rain tho ...
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family Vacation
Our stay was great, the water slide and pool are kids favorite! The complementary breakfast was amazing and the rooms are nice and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful facilities.
Wonderful facilities. Best we saw in Norway. High volume due to bus tours.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alvaro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonder in Geilo
Wonderful place, beautiful decoration, small rooms, good breakfast, very nice personal attention in reception and restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Beans, Botswana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Huge. Many buses. Room was clean and large. Not much more to say.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Elisabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Disappointed easter holiday
The room location was terrible, the view was directly in to a wall. The double bed was terrible. The hotel did not meet the standards of a "luxurious mountain resort" at all. Also very pricy.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Robin on 24 Apr 2019
Hi I am so sorry you got to experiance this. We want to give all our guests a nice experiance, and we appreciate guests taking time to give feedback. I apoligize for our shortcomings, and hope you will return and let us know you had this room next time and give you a good room. Best regards Robin in the reception.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Robin on 24 Apr 2019
Thank you for yor rating, hope too see you return. Best regards Robin in the reception

10/10 Excellent

Alisha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing ski vacation
Lovely room ! Ski in ski out very easy. Spa was very relaxing. Only downside is bit of a walk from the shops and other restaurants in town but everything you would need is at the resort so not a big deal.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Vestlia Resort on 12 Feb 2019
Thank You so much for your kind response! Best Regards Vestlia Resort

8/10 Good

Frode Fosse

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great mountain experience
Overall an excellent stay. Ask the staff when to avoid the big tourist groups. The a la carte is amazing and especially the mountain trout fish. Excellent wine selection. Avoided the spa and went trekking in the beautiful mountain in stead. Maps available in the reception.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is beautiful with many displays of art and antiques. The room was very warm because of the warm weather.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice resort, great staff, a relaxing spring stay. Bartending staff extremely helpful.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Fred

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our stay at the Vestilia
Nice hotel, friendly and very helpful staff. Leaves you with a good impression of Norwegian people. Only real issue was Wifi in the room, which was excellent for first 3 days of our stay but deteriorated when a convention kicked off in the hotel. Wifi in the public areas remained 100% so maybe it was a network balancing issue.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A comfortable stay
This is a cozy and comfortable place to relax. Reception and public areas are warm and welcoming, with a nice interior. The spa/recreation area is for people over 16 and will cost you a fee of NOK 100 if you're staying at the hotel and NOK 150 if you're just a visitor. It's nice and quiet with a pool, hot tub, steam sauna, dry sauna, cold pit and a relax area with nice and soft beds/chairs. Tea and fruit is complementary for visitors, and a selection of drinks can be bought in the spa reception. There's a seperate pool area for the kids, so everyone will be happy here. The room was clean and have a nice "cabin"-feel. There's a ski-lift next to the resort and a lot of activity options for the whole family in the area. Only downside with my visit is that there was some construction going on outside and on the way to the resort. Free wifi.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Modern design with traditional accents
Vestlia is beautiful - the style is modern with accents of traditional furnishings throughout the resort. We were in a large "family room," which was fairly basic with a view of rooftop equipment (which was surprisingly quiet). We got a great price, so as long as the beds were comfortable and the bathroom was clean we were fine. Our dinner was delicious - we each ate very well. Breakfast was also delicious, with lots of choices for each family member.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Umakant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Perfect stopover on grin from Bergen to Oslo
We left Bergen to take the Norway in a nutshell tour which included a train to Voss, bus to The fyords, 2 hour boat trip to Flam, the Flam railway. Instead of then taking the train back to Bergen we continue on to Geilo and arrived early evening which was perfect for a stopover and a lovely dinner before getting back on the train to Oslo the next day.

8/10 Good

Sarah, Bristol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A mixed review
I feel mixed about the resort. The room was a one bedroom suite which had its own kitchenette area and lounge with a balcony. It was tastefully decorated and the bed was comfortable. My issue was that the kitchen area had not been thoroughly cleaned before we checked in. The fridge still had food in it and the dishwasher was still on. I reported this and housekeeping came and sorted it out. We also ate at the resort and the food was good. Unfortunately, after making a reservation as requested, the staff obviously had no record of this as the booking had not been passed on. Thankfully a table was found for us though. Hence my mixed feelings.

8/10 Good

Tommy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, large and clean room, but boring breakfast. Our room had a kitchenette, and I do not appreciate a note telling us to take out our own trash when paying close to 2000 NOK for one night.

8/10 Good

anders, Porsgrunn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ski weekend
We had a father and son weekend and this hotel. great hotel With a lot of kids attractions. food was great and the location was spot on regarding the ski slopes. will defiantly come back one day.

10/10 Excellent

David, New Orleans

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
High Altitude, High Class
Great hotel in a resort town ringed by ski slopes and incredible landscape, up on the Norwegian plateau. This place is highly regarded by locals for very good reason. A first class resort.

6/10 Okay

Dan, All over

Liked: Cleanliness
Given the options it was ok
The hotel is more of a ski resort and thus the rooms we were given seemed pretty run down and not well mantained in addition to construction buzzing early in the morning. On top of it they either did not put in the wake up call I booked or the phone did not work (their explanation). On the other hand the area is beautiful and it is a reasonable hotel. Breakfast, the eggs were cold but there was sufficient variety and choice.