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Johan Blyberg was the first hotel owner, followed by his son, Ola. However, Ola Blyberg sold the property before his death, and there were several ownership changes, including Ruth Helgestad, and later director Larsen of the Norwegian Dining Car Company. Larsen established dining options in Gildehuset and created the popular outdoor area with old millstones as tables.

Arne B. Laeskogen, the first generation of the Laeskogen family, came in as a partner in 1963 and purchased the hotel two years later. At that time, the hotel had 21 beds, a restaurant, and a cafeteria. Arne Laeskogen, who grew up in Hønefoss, was 29 years old then. He had strong hotel education, with six years at the KNA hotel in Oslo, including a year off for further education in Paris. He always had the goal and desire to have his own hotel, but whether Sundvolden was what he had dreamed of is debatable. The hotel was rundown and operated in an old-fashioned manner. However, Laeskogen had a sense for the environment. It was in the walls in such a way that I was very happy, he said in an interview early in his career at Sundvolden.

In 1966, Arne Laeskogen married Bjørg Moe from Røyse, who had a background in diet and nutrition, and together they formed a team that complemented each other.

Today, the hotel has 525 beds, distributed over 273 rooms, and is run by Tord and Cecilie Laeskogen, the second generation.

We are proud to say that we do not use chemicals in our cleaning. We utilize ozonated water for daily cleaning.
Our cleaning staff takes great care to ensure that you, as a guest, arrive in a clean and well-maintained room.

We are Swan certified and encourage all our guests to reuse their towels during their stay.
We do not clean the room during your stay unless you specifically request it.
If you would like new towels or cleaning of the room - please hang the sign on the door.

We encourage you to think about the environment while you are our guest - turn off the lights, reuse towels during your stay, and consider your footprint!

Your room contains a waste bin, and we sort the waste for you. Please feel free to leave bottles and cans on the desk. Non-recyclable waste should be disposed of in the bin in your room. We sort food waste, cardboard, plastic, and non-recyclable waste as well as returnable bottles for you.

Your room is equipped with a trash can. This is because we sort for you. Please place recyclable items on the desk, while the rest should be thrown in the trash can. We have a large recycling center behind the hotel for efficient and proper sorting.

We prepare food with a lot of love for the ingredients, good patience, and always from scratch. Many of the ingredients are sourced from the fjord and local farmers.

Regular opening hours:

Summer hours effective from 16.06.2025.
Breakfast is served on weekdays from 07:00 to 10:00 and on Saturdays from 07:00 to 11:00 (early breakfast from 06:30 on weekdays) and on Sundays from 08:00 to 11:00.

The tavern is open every day of the week from 16:00 to 22:00, with the last seating at 21:00.

Simple summer menu from 11:00 to 16:00.

We actively work to reduce food waste. We encourage you as a guest to finish your food; if you are eating from the buffet, feel free to help yourself as much as you like, but do take more than once if you wish.
If you want more information about our work with food waste, just ask one of us.

Wireless internet is free for all our guests - the password is "sundvolden" and the network is called sundvolden gjest.

The fitness center is open 24 hours a day, every day - located in the basement under the reception. Access to the fitness center is free for all staying guests.

Outdoors in the park under tall trees, you will find our outdoor jacuzzi - open every day of the year. Access to the spa and jacuzzi costs kr. 195,- per person per day for staying guests. Please contact the reception for entry. The spa is open from 08:00 - 21:00. If it's cold outside, please let the reception know so we can prepare both the spa and jacuzzi for you.

Appointments and treatments at the spa can be booked through the link further down the page.

Check-out on weekdays is by 10:00, Saturday by 11:00, and Sunday by 12:00 for conference guests.

Check-out on weekdays is by 11:00, Saturday by 11:00, and Sunday by 12:00 for other guests.

If you wish to keep the room a bit longer into the day, please speak with the reception. Late check-out? Kr. 100,- per commenced hour. Contact the reception to check availability.