Dr. Holms Hotel

Dr Holms Hotel above Geilo train station

Dr Holms Hotel is a resort hotel in the Norwegian ski resort town of Geilo.

The hotel was opened in 1909, at the same time as the railway between Oslo and Bergen (Bergensbanen). Dr. Ingebrigt Christian Holm (1844-1918), a specialist in respiratory diseases established the resort along with Ole Schroder II so that his patients could breathe fresh mountain air. In 1916, Dr. Holm left the hotel and it was taken over by Norsk Hotelcompagnie Ltd. The health retreat soon became a magnet for wealthy families and individuals. It has since become one of the more famous resort hotels in Norway. [1]

The hotel stands at the base of the Slaatta Skisenter. It is roughly a ten-minute drive to the Geilolia Skisenter on the other side of the valley. It is a large, grand building with 127 rooms. There are four floors with two indoor swimming pools, a solarium, gymnasium, sauna, boutique, beauty parlour, baby sitting services, and laundry facilities. The hotel is currently being expanded to add 7,000 square metres of floor space, extra parking, a new serving area, an improved spa, seminar and meeting areas, a bowling alley, and apartments for sale. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Holms Hotel". Slaatta Skisenter GEILO. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Geilolia skisenter". stavangertravel.com. Retrieved September 1, 2016.

Coordinates: 62°32′2″N 8°12′25″E / 62.53389°N 8.20694°E / 62.53389; 8.20694

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