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Reviews of Havila Hotel Raftevold

3.5 out of 5
Havila Hotel Raftevold
Grodås, Volda

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 152 out of 439 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 206 out of 439 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 58 out of 439 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 439 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 439 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sharon, Westminster

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

luke

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joyce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommend
Room was nice as was the view and service. Breakfast was great.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Anil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hotel needs good renovation! Location is beautiful.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Anna

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
To noisy, could hear other costumers and people from the street all night. And asked for a room with view that couldn’t fix, but there were lots of rooms available.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020
Response from Johanne on 23 Jul 2020
Hi, We're sorry to hear that you had this experience staying with us. We would of course had offered a lake view room, if we had availibility. But we were fully booked. We hope to welcome you to our hotel again! Have a lovely evening,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Happy Stay at Havila Hotel Raftevold
Had a lovely stay at this little hotel on my way from Bergen to Alesund. Once I arrived at the hotel, I wanted to change my room from street facing to lake view, and they were able to accommodate me with a small fee. The hotel has a stunning view so definitely splurge for the better view. The room was a good size with a comfy bed. The hotel breakfast was filling. I'd recommend staying here - the price was affordable and accommodations were great!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Håvard on 21 Oct 2019
Thank you so much for nice feedback! It is great that you have had a good stay and we hope you will come back soon :) Best regards Håvard, Havila Hotel Raftevold.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great view! Decent breakfast included. Great water pressure
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Johanne Dybevold on 29 Sept 2019
Thank you so much for the feedback!

8/10 Good

Lee

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Håvard on 7 Aug 2019
Thank you for the rating and we`re all hope you`re coming back some other time :) Best regards Havila Hotel Raftevold

10/10 Excellent

Marianne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic view
This hotel is located in amazing surroundings (if this place doesn’t make you calm and peaceful, nothing will!) The balcony view was fantastic. Didn’t explore much in the neighborhood but it was a perfect place to stay for one night on our Western Norway road trip.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Johanne Dybevold on 7 Aug 2019
Hello, Thank you so much for the feedback! We are glad you enjoyed your stay. Welcome back :)

8/10 Good

jarl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Håvard on 27 Jul 2019
Thank you so much for the rating and I hope that you had a nice stay :)! Best regards Havila Hotel Raftevold

8/10 Good

Yitzhak, Haifa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Beautiful view, very nice staff. Hotel is simple, yet new spacious and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Johanne on 8 Jul 2019
Thank you so much for the feedback! I am glad you enjoyed your stay. Welcome back!

10/10 Excellent

Jaime

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Trip to the fjords
Really nice hotel. With all what we needed. Breakfast is delicious and with a lot of options to select
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Johanne on 30 May 2019
Hello, Thank you so much for the feedback!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great view great location Noisy at night due to a band in the hotel which played till very late
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Johanne on 23 Apr 2019
Hello, Thank you for the feedback and I am really sorry about the music!

6/10 Okay

Jb

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
small sink and shower ok breakfast good staff free parking
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Johanne on 24 Mar 2019
Thank you for the feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Elizabeth kindly checked us in, a welcoming smile to a long driving day. Our room was comfortable and our view amazing! Breakfast was excellent. The hotel was clean and decor fun...we liked the VW parked out front!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Johanne on 14 Oct 2018
Thank you so much for your feedback :) We appreciate it a lot and hope to see you here at First Hotel Raftevold again!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Johanne on 30 Sept 2018
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean room. Eco friendly touches. Right on the water.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Johanne on 30 Sept 2018
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel!
Waterfront location. Good standard and comfortable. Great restaurant/food!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Judit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
+: Staff is very kind and helpful, the room was a little small, but very comfortable. The view on the lake is perfect, definitely revommended to have such room. -: The shower doesn't have a door, so the water was leaking out even under the paravan, soaking the whole bathroom. It would be nice having a small fridge in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sam, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful view, nice breakfast, clean comfortable rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

G, Glasgow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good accommodation pity about the food
We stopped here while travelling between Ålesund and Kalvag. The accommodation was very good but the experience was let down by the food. Buffet style dinner which was bland and poor quality. We arrived at breakfast after the tour buses had gone. There was not much food left. There is a great cafe 200m along the road which sells homemade food at reasonable (for Norway) prices. Open 11am - 8pm, closed Mon & Tues. We didn’t know this at the time of booking.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A last minute pitstop as we were on our way to Geiranger. A great last minute choice! Only about 45 min to the ferry too!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room looks very old and need newmodeling. Smelly room condition from carpet and bedding
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from CEO on 4 Jun 2018
Hello, i think this rewiew is not for our hotel, all rooms are fresh renovated!!!

4/10 Poor

Ricardo

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will not go back!!
There is no fridge in the room. Bathroom sink is extremely small. There was a strong unpleasant smell that appeared to be from a disinfectant. Service was not very polite and breakfast was basic for Norwegian standards
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, but on a motorway.
We were given a room which had smell of dampness, but was immediately changed when I reported it at reception. Receptionist was very helpful. Our room was a standard room which did not have views of the lake, but views of the mountain and motorway were also good. However, being on the motorway there was a content noise of passing by traffic, but that slowed down considerably at night. Overall it was a pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful location
This hotel has a beautiful ocean view in the backyard. The room is very clean and comfortable.The breakfast is very good.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room with a view
Fantastic view of the lake, good customer service but improvements needed in the culinary department.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Sonia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed in the family apartment which was off-site. It was spacious, clean, modern decor, huge bathroom, washing machine/dryer, full kitchen. TV was smart TV with integration for Netflix etc. Night person was kind and helpful. Day time person was a little short. Buffet was basic but included.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

waleed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Chaim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I fully recommend!
Wonderful view. Good breakfast, clean rooms, very nice back yard and close to beach.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Graham

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Dated
Stadard rooms face the road. Superior roads face the lake. upgraded 400k to room 202 to avoid road noise but was woken at 6.30 by large group in the adjoining breakfast area
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would recommend
Nice room facing the mountains, good wifi, cosy cafe, limited but decent breakfast. Great backyard view of the lake. Nothing else other than 2 supermarkets in the town of Grodas.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jamie, Boston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay
Stayed here for two (non-consecutive) nights. Each time our room was clean and comfortable and hotel was nice and quiet. Breakfast had a good selection, a few hot items (fried eggs and bacon), loaves of bread, sweet rolls, cheese, fresh fruit and vegetables, cereal. Great view of the fjord from the breakfast room (there was even a rainbow over the fjord one morning!)
Stayed 1 night in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jamie, Boston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay
Stayed here for two (non-consecutive) nights. Each time our room was clean and comfortable and hotel was nice and quiet. Breakfast had a good selection, a few hot items (fried eggs and bacon), loaves of bread, sweet rolls, cheese, fresh fruit and vegetables, cereal. Great view of the fjord from the breakfast room (there was even a rainbow over the fjord one morning!)
Stayed 1 night in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful setting on the lake
We had a perfect evening at the hotel. The dinner was delicious and the view of the lake in the morning was stunning ! The owner and staff were very friendly.

10/10 Excellent

Megan, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable
Extended our stay a second night because of room comfort. The hotel has 'trendy' decor throughout the lobby, dining area and in the rooms. Was a bit eclectic but a nice change of pace from other small countryside places.

10/10 Excellent

Megan, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice room
Seemed more like an American hotel room than anything else I had seen in a week traveling throughout Norway. The bed was comfortable and each side had a decorative throw pillow so you could have an extra pillow for sleeping if you needed it. The breakfast was alright, but was great to have it included. The only dining options are in the hotel unless you drive about 15 min to Stryn.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Beautiful location right on the lake.
The location of this hotel and views out across the lake were fantastic. The room was clean and comfortable although unfortunately there was no fridge. This was an issue as I was there in very warm weather. The town of Grodas was very small with little to do and the hotel staff were unable to give any advice in regard to local attractions. When asked where the nearest tourist info could be located they sent me to a place 10 km away which consisted only of an old bridge . . . no tourist information. The town also had no where to eat other than the hotel itself. I would recommend the hotel for a one night stay only. If staying longer I would look elsewhere.
View from hotel balcony

10/10 Excellent

LIN CHI ERIC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good hotel
Comfortable stay

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Small room but with excellent lake view
I booked triple room but the size of room is really small, in fact this is normal double adding additional bed. It left only narrow corridors and we can't open all of our luggage. But it had balcony facing the lake compensated the shortfall and they have good breakfast. On their website, the restaurant would be closed at 6p, but when we arrived at ~8p, the restaurant was still operating. I think that was because of a tour group stayed there.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful place to stay
It's located on the deepest lake in Europe, you will enjoy the stunning views while staying in a quiet and comfortable room.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stopped here briefly overnight, but all was comfortable and clean. Good buffet breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

Dovile

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Odd Helge, Bergen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Wonderful Horningdal lake
We arrived late, and stayed, for one night only on our way south. The hotel lobby was under renewal and was of cause disorderly as they change carpets. We was kindly received and even if we was late for the restaurant we was attended. In the morning we was met by a marvelous view of the Horningdal lake, the deepest in Europe. Before we contiued our trip south we had a excelent breakfast. Best Western Raftevolds Hotel is a good choice for pit stop travelling through Norway, but also as a base for longer stay for backpackers and.

10/10 Excellent

Mimi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in this small town :)
Will totally go back to this hotel next time. Good food for the breakfast buffet, dinner buffet, friendly and helpful staff. The room is very clean with amazing view of the fjord.

8/10 Good

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Mick414, Sale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good hotel with very good food. How much more I have to say to get this form to submit I don't know

10/10 Excellent

Chris, Leeds, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Service
The hotel is situated in a wonderful location on the shore of a fjord. Although I arrived late I received a warm welcome and was able to get some food and drink - excellent service!! The room was very comfortable and had a wonderful view of the fjord. Overall a great hotel which I will return to in future.