Arrived at midnight. Minus 2 degrees C. Long drive, tired, irritable and ready for a meal and bed. Site totally and I mean totally black. No street lights. No building names lit. No signposts lit. No torch with me and none provided. Back to reception twice to ask for help in finding my self catering flat in the grounds of... More

Ordered room on our way to Oslo in July, nok 990 for doubbel room + extra bed for one child. Good bed and clean air all night. Had a great time in the pool with hot tubs next morning. Breakfast buffet was also pleasing and no need to use time deciding where to sit, your nametag is on your table.... More

It is hard to find nice places to stay outside the big cities in Norway. The only nice hotels are resort/conference hotels, but few of them are along the main arteries. Savalen is a strange and mythical names for Norwegians – 30-60 years ago it was the high-altitude ice-skating track in Norway where several world-records was set (I believe). Now... More

The Norwegian version of "Restaurant from Hell" is nicely located in the beautiful mountains of Savalen. The Chef does obviously not care so why should we... Stay safe and stay away...

Like many others here, we went on a four-day trip with Activities Abroad just before Christmas. Similarly, I'd booked because of other very positive reviews. We wanted to take the children to see Father Christmas, but also have a few days of other wintery activities (and a lot of snow). We really can't rate this trip highly enough. Activities Abroad... More

I would echo the review from 9th Jan 2011. We went with various adults and three children (two were 4 and a half, the other 6) in Dec 2011. it was a fantastic trip, very well managed, great hotel were children were made to feel very welcome, great rep from activities abroad, the visit to Santa was done be individual... More

I was concerned that having read all the rave reviews on this site and TripAdvisor in researching the holiday that the experience itself could disappoint. I was wrong. These four days were some of the best of our life and a magic experence with the children. I don't want to share too much about the small details that made everything... More

My review is not just for the hotel, in fact it's more related to the Trip as a whole. I travelled with my 6 year old daughter through Activities Abroad to the Savalen Fell Hotel as part of the 4 day Magical Xmas trip. I can honestly say it's one of the best holidays I've ever had - and I've... More