Brekkeseter Hotel and Mountain Cabins — Hotel in Sel

Location is beautifull. The shared spaces look renovated at some level, were clean and the variety of activities like pingpong etc. are a nice addition. The interior of the cabins is supposed to be authentic, however they are in need of a serieus renovation. The seats in the living room have outserved their years. Same for the carpets. The fireplace wasn’t cleaned out. The beds were not made, which wouldn’t be a problem if the sheats and the pillows didn’t look that dirty. The different shades of wood wouldn’t be a big problem if all the wood would be treated properly. When people come skeeing or walk through rain, they take all that water inside. For this reason proper treatment of the wood is needed. The doors of the cabin don’t open proparly, some of them are black of the mold. The sockets look old which isn’t reasuring with all this wood. Our cabin would be suitable for five persons max, however on the website you can rent it for eight. Which is rediculous cause you can’t cook for eight in this cabin. For example their are only five seats at the table in the diner. We had to heighten the table because our knees didn’t fit under it (i am 1m58). The double bed doens’t fit in one of the rooms so my luggage had to stay in the hall way. This was also caused by the fact that the cabinet has no shelves nor coathangers. The hall way is bigger than this room. In this room we heard something scratch in the morning, could be mice, however i never saw one. The bed base broke down multiple times every night which would wake us up. There is also a small hole in the wall that is filled up with toilet paper. There is only one toilet of which the seat slides off, it is located in a bathroom of about 1,5 square meters with a very small shower. As a result their is an immense line up in the morning to get everyone ready. In Belgium, when you pay for something it means everything is ‘all in’. This is not the case here. The sauna costs 56 euros to rent for an hour. There is no wifi in your cabin, only in the main building. It is not necessary fir me but we live in 2025 guys, keep up. Also, on the side we read about the availablity of bikes to rent, the boy at the recepetion didn’t know about this and told us to figure it out by ourselfs. I have the feeling that Norwegians communicate more directly than us but this is not how you treat guests. I have to say that he looked like a student so its possible he was inexperienced. There are some great routes to travel, the sight is incredible. So with a little bit of renovation and a bit more attention to details this could be an incredible place. But at this point i wouldn’t recommend to stay here. I heard their were new owners, maybe they haven’t had the financial stability to fix it...

This is a very unique hotel in what feels like the middle of nowhere, the greeting is very warm although we were surprised when we were asked if we needed bed linen and towels, we stayed in a log cabin but expected these to be provided - this wasn't the case and we had to make the beds ourselves. Our cabin was very warm which was welcome on such a cold, rainy day but was a bit dusty. The wifi only reached the kitchenette area of the cabin and unfortunately the handwritten wifi password was not clear (however this was not a huge issue for us but maybe for others). One of the main issues we had with the cabin was that the bathroom had no curtain! The window at eye level made us feel slightly exposed to the gaze of other guests who are free to roam right outside your cabin. The food is very good, but we were only offer one set menu and if you do not fancy trying moose not sure what you will eat (come prepared). A big disappointment with dinner was the price of drinks, a 500ml bottle of Pepsi Max was around £9 stop on the way and get four bottles for the same price!!! Another point was that the gentleman who we assume Owns the hotel barely said 2 words to us during dinner, we assumed he had little English skill and that's ok but the following day we spoke to him at length about his dog and how he got his name. The breakfast was good, although limited compared to others - the smoked salmon was to die for! The check out was fine but we were very surprised to find we had been charged for the linen and towels. There is no mention of this on the website that we can see and at nearly £20 it's not...

Brekkeseter is a small, family run hotel, with a lot of character. The hosts are friendly and welcoming, and it is clear that they have put a lot of effort into making this place special.||You can stay in hotel rooms in the main buiding, or in nearby cabins. The accomodation is simple, but comfortable. All hotel rooms have good views. The cabins are all different, but most of them are tradtional Norwegian houses that have been moved to Brekkeseter and restored. Some cabins are more than 200 years old. The cabins provide a real Norwegian "hytte" experience; includning wooden panels and a fireplace. We stayed in a cabin called "Plassen", that was somewhat smallish, but cosy and surprisingly warm and With very comfortable beds.||In the main building, there is a very good restaurant, serving the best food in the area. Dinner is a three course set meal, usually based on local traditions, but with a cosmopolitan twist. When we were there, the mains were reindeer fillet and poached salmon, beautifully presented and with equisite side dishes. Breakfast buffet is also excellent.||The main buiding has nice sitting areas, some with comfortable chairs, some with antique funiture and a lot of character. Here you can read a book, enjoy a coffee or a local beer or just watch the fireplace.||Brekkeseter is situated at the edge of the village of Høvringen, an exellent and very quiet location. Well-marked tracks for hiking and skiing starts just outside the door, and it is a real good place for outdoor activities as well as pure relaxation....