Biologen Herdla hosts meetings and courses for up to 70 people in four rooms, and weddings with the whole site for the couple. It is a boutique hotel with 35 rooms in a building from 1922, on Herdla in Askøy, about 45 minutes from Bergen.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells meeting packages by the day and by the night, adapted to group size and needs. A package includes coffee, tea, something sweet with the coffee and fruit through the day. The lunch package adds a two-course lunch, and the lunch-to-lunch package adds an overnight stay with breakfast and a three-course dinner on the arrival day. Wireless internet is included, all technology is ready on arrival and parking on site is free.
Activities can be added through the hotel and local partners: kayaking, a sauna from the sauna pier with hot food from the grill hut, and team building on Herdla Valen. The hotel also lists Christmas parties and other celebrations under meetings and parties.
Weddings and receptions
Couples who want the place to themselves can book the whole site for a private wedding over a weekend. The glass annex opened in winter 2022 and, with the hundred-year-old main building, makes the setting for the celebration. The hotel asks couples to book at least 20 of its 35 rooms for a wedding. A contact form on the wedding page sends the request.
Rooms and capacities
Eldsfjellet is in the new building on the first floor, with a panoramic sea view and direct access to the outdoor area. It takes 48 people in classroom layout, 70 in cinema layout and 60 at banquet tables, with round tables up to 70.
Kalsøy takes 8, Jakobsøy takes 20 and Lamøy takes 25, all with long tables on the second floor and a balcony with sea view. The three smaller rooms can be combined into one space for up to 60 people.
Accommodation
There are 35 renovated rooms: 31 doubles, 1 single, 2 twin rooms and 1 superior room. Breakfast buffet is always included. The Brinkmann House, named after the zoologist August Brinkmann, offers extra lodging next to the hotel.
Catering
The kitchen is known for dishes built on local produce and has a broad wine list. Meals follow the seasons, and the hotel also runs a grill hut where groups can eat in any weather. Menus and times are available on the website.
History and setting
The building was constructed in 1922 as a marine biology research station and received international scientists, researchers and royal guests. It was fully renovated into a boutique hotel. It sits at the outer edge of the coast, close to the sea and the fjord, with coastal paths, Herdla Museum and a golf course nearby.
Getting there
The hotel is at Herdlevegen 517, 5315 Herdla, in Askøy, about 45 minutes from Bergen. Contact the hotel on +47 940 00 968 or at post@biologenherdla.no for transport advice. The hotel's pages list a transport section.
