Geilo.

Geilo is a small town and skiresort in Buskerud. Geilo is one of the best known and most popular skiing areas in Scandinavia - but is also a highly cherished area for summer and autumn activities such as hiking, biking, fishing, rafting, glacier walk and more. At an elevation of 794 m (2605 ft) the ski season does not end until late April or early may. Geilo is a small town and has few shops and entertainment spots. The town centre includes several sport shops, tourist information, supermarkets, cafés & restaurants, newsagents and a range of other shops. Down the road there is a small cinema, library, and school. There is also a large sports hall (Geilohallen), which is also the cross country club (Geilo IL). Behind the building is a floodlit prepared cross country track, and a biathlon shooting range.

For a small town there is a large choice of hotels and apartments. One of the hotels is one of Norway’s most famous, Dr Holms. Others include the Bardøla, Vestlia, which is on the door step of Geilolia ski centre, Ustedalen and the Highland Hotel. You will also find plenty of cabins and apartments for rent in Geilo - most on a self catering basis. Geilolia Cabins & Apartments, Kikut and Geilo Apartment is some of the main suppliers for the self catering marked.

Get in

By plane

Earlier there was an small airport at Dagali, this is now only open for small private planes. So the closest option is Fagernes airport (VDB ^IATA). Or Oslo airport.

By rail

Geilo station

Geilo is on the Oslo-Bergen line. The train use 3 hour and 40 minutes from Oslo. There is one nighttrain daily. Travellers find a waiting room for the nighttrain next to the ticketcounter.

By car

Geilo is on route 7. Distance from Oslo is 243 km (151 mi). Geilo is on the end of route 40 from Kongsberg. Another option is route 50 from Flåm.

Eat

• Skarvegrotta, Geilolia Summer Park, Bakkestølveien, 3580 Geilo, ☏ +47 3209 0000. 
• Brasserie (Dr.Holms Hotel), Timrehaugveien 2 (3580 Geilo), ☏ +47 32 09 57 00. A la carte restaurant 
• Bowl & Dine (Dr.Holms Hotel), Timrehaugveien 2 (3580 Geilo), ☏ +47 32 09 57 00. Bowling,dine in or take it away. 
• Cafe Leo (Highland Hotel), Lienveien 11, ☏ +47 32096100. Food for the whole family. 

Drink

• Dr.Holms Hotel, Timrehaugveien 2 (3580 Geilo), ☏ +47 32 09 5700. 
• Bowl & Dine (Dr.Holms Hotel), Timrehaugveien 2 (3580 Geilo), ☏ +47 32 09 57 00. Dine in or Take away. 
• Brasserie (Dr.Holms Hotel), Timrehaugveien 2 (3580 Geilo), ☏ +47 32 09 57 00. A la carte restaurant 
• Alpinisten Bar (Highland Hotel), Lienveien 11. Offer a wide range of beer, spiits and wine. Here you also can see all the big football matches. 

Sleep

• Bardøla Høyfjellshotell, Bardølavegen 33, ☏ +47 32094100, fax: +47 32094501, post@bardola.no. 
• Dr Holms Hotel, Timrehaugvegen 2, ☏ +47 32095700, fax: +47 32091620, post@drholms.com. 
• Norlandia Geilo Hotell, Gamlevegen 2, ☏ +47 32090511, fax: +47 32091730, service@geilo.norlandia.no. 
• Thon Hotel Highland, Lienvegen 11, ☏ +47 32096100, fax: +47 32096101, mail@highland.no. 
• Ustedalen Hotell, Gamleveen 32, ☏ +47 32096700, fax: +47 32096701, hotell@ustedalen.no. 
• Geilolia Cabins & Apartments, Bakkestølveien, ☏ +47 3209 0000, booking@geilolia.no. Check-in: 15.00, check-out: 11.00. Geilolia Cabins are situated next to Geilolia Ski Centre and Summer Park.Cabins with 6-12 beds. Geilolia Apartments are situated at the town centre of Geilo - within walking distance to shops, restaurants and activities. The apartments sleep 4-7 people. 
• Geilo Apartment, Skurdalsveien 14-16, ☏ +47 32 08 83 00. Nice Apartments for rent. 

Go next

• Hallingdal - follow Rv 7 down to Ål, Torpo (with an old stavchurch) and Gol
• Haugastøl, entrance to Rallarvegen and the Hardangervidda - take a bike for the great trip to Finse.
• Numedal, nice valley with a lot of old villages and some of the famous stavchurches, like in Nore or in Flesberg
• Rafting on the Numedalslågen in Dagali