Rauland Vandrerhjem — Hotel in Vinje

We stayed at Rauland Vandrerheim for two nights as we visited Rjukan and the mountain Gaustadtoppen.||The hostel is nice, the rooms are simple, but clean and newly rehabilated. Not much places in Norway where you can have a double room for less than 1 000 NOK, but here it is possible. And a good breakfast is included.||Normaly they also offer dinner at ok prices. We had one dinner there, and the food was good.||As the hostel is situated beside a branch of the Telemark University, you very often can find folk artists, both in music and crafts, having breakfast with you. ||Next to the hostel there is a collection of old Telemark farm houses. And also a museum with statues made by the well known norwegian...

Nice, relaxed and informal. Excellent as base for hikes in the surrounding highland area. Very quiet, I slept like a rock. If going by car east-west across southern Norway, e.g. between Oslo and Bergen (using the E134 road), this is about midway, but a little off the E134. I recommend this road as at least as scenic as the main road( E16, Rv7) across Hardangervidda. Maybe take the very scenic road around lake Totak,...

Geografical close connected to a branch of the Telemark University, but an independent hostel, it offers simple, but newly touched up rooms with seperate bath for under 1000 NOK, breakfast included. That's a good deal!!||You can also have a good dinner at the hostal. ||If you are lucky you can meet a lot of norwegian folk artist there, who uses the Akademy for short time courses.||Rooms have a nice view to the...