Norefjell Ski & Spa

A beautiful hotel located in a very pretty area, next to a small lake. The kitchen is perfect, each and every meal we had was delicious. There is an amazing swimming pool, perfect for both grown ups and kids. The staff was very kind and helpful during our stay.

Drive from airport is fine and you stop at a Supermarket for 30 minutes, so you can collect groceries, but if travelling on a Sunday, you can’t buy alcohol. Therefore your only option is to drink in the reception lobby area or the Matbaren restaurant. Which was £15 a pint. Shopping from Spar delivery. Had to order the Friday before we arrived on the Sunday. Arrived on time and already to collect on our arrival. However please check items.. I was given 36 eggs, hot chocolate I hadn’t ordered and it was very expensive for what we got. However, if you’re self catering, it’s the only option, other than the 30 mins stop at a Supermarket from the airport to resort. Tried to order more food on Monday for a Wednesday delivery, but was told 10am was the cut off, so no more opportunities to order food to the resort. There is a new taxi service at 200NOK pp, but we didn’t use this, so unable to comment.. Rooms are on the small side, but clean and have most essential items needed to cook. Smaller 2bed apartments do not have a microwave. No drying cupboard for wet clothes. No signs in the room, so we didn’t get housekeeping all week.. Shower leaked onto floor, but didn’t cause us any pain. Towel rail didn’t work, but once we reported it, they fixed it. Bedding and towels didn’t arrive till 17.00 & then you have to make the beds up yourselves. Ski shop ok, if there’s no more than 2 families wanting to get their ski gear. It’s small with very little seating, which is essential when trying ski boots on. The staff are very friendly & helpful and make the process smooth.. There’s just not enough space. Know your height & weight prior to arriving, as there is no equipment to measure this in the shop. Communication is poor. There are no details instructions in your room explaining where to take trash etc. No communication telling you if slopes/lifts are open or closed. They opened slopes for a night ski on one of the evenings, but we had no idea this was happening until we looked out of our window and saw the lifts had been reopened. I feel like this resort is new to Crystal Ski and the processes aren’t as smooth as they should be.. Google translate is essential in order to understand read menus/signs etc.. Slopes Only open 9.30-15.20 Not as much snow as there should be, so slopes closed and the ones that were open became icy very quickly.. Even after a good snow fall, the wind blows the snow off the slopes. Some of the blues are very intense and I’d say probably are on the verge of being reds.. If you are a beginner, the only slopes available are the 2 close to the resort.. There are greens over the other side, which aren’t easy to get too, but once you ski back, you can’t get back to the resort, unless you take a red slope or you take your skis on and walk up hill, which is possible, but hard work.. If certain lifts close due to windy weather, you are the limited to the couple of slopes near the hotel, as you are cut off from the rest of the resort, unless

Fantastic choice of food, great facilities and extremely comfy beds. Nore Reins activities were fabulous for the kids & adults.