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Welcome to Dalen Hotel at Telemarkskanalen |
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Due to the Telemark canal Dalen became a crossroad between Christiania (Oslo) and Bergen. The tourism was quite large as early as 1892 when The Telemark canal opened. Norway was an excotic and exciting country to travel to and Dalen was missing a so called "luxury hotel" for the rich and prominent. With inspiration from our stave churches and elements form the viking period Dalen Hotel was raised in 1894. Hans Larsen, a wealthy businessman from Skien took the initiative together with Lars Rød, also form Skien and Anton Hansen from Porsgrunn. As architecht they hired Haldor Larsen Børve from Ullensvang, educated in Germany ans so called Hannoveran to whom the Swiss building style meant the most.
Dalen Hotel has 38 rooms which are kept the way it was back for more than 100 years. All rooms ar double rooms including 8 with balcony towards the garden, 1 suite and 1 family room. We also have 1 single room where it is said that "The English Lady" stayed. The room is therefore named after her.
Rommene bærer preg av ro og du vil derfor ikke finne hverken TV eller radio. Derimot har hele huset trådløst internett. Idag kan man også nyte nyoppussede flislagte bad med varme i gulvet.
The rooms will bring you back more than 100 years, however, it is our salons and the great Hall which creates the calm and historic setting. The Ladys and the Mens after dinner salons meet in the Garden salon, and up at the Gallery or the Hall with its 11 meters under the lead light roof you can lean back in old styled furniture and deep chesterfield chairs and listen to our pianist play the grand piano every night or feel the heat from the fire place.
> Read more at dalenhotel.no
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