Brakanes Hotel hosts conferences and meetings for up to 300 people, plus weddings, anniversaries and company parties, on the shore of the Hardangerfjord in Ulvik. The conference center has a renovated plenary hall of 400 square meters, several meeting rooms and a restaurant that seats up to 280.
Seminars and company events
The conference center covers both small meetings and large conferences. The main hall is split into Sal A and Sal B, which can be used separately or combined. Sal A takes 100 people in classroom layout and 135 in cinema layout, and it has an amphitheater option. Sal B takes 100 in classroom layout and 115 in cinema layout. Combined, Sal A and B take 280 in cinema layout or at banquet tables. Room 43 takes 40 in classroom layout and 55 in cinema layout and can be split into five small groups of about 10. Three group rooms seat 35, 20 and 15. A shared area can be used for fairs or exhibitions.
Sal A and B have a projector, a screen, microphones and a hearing loop. All meeting and group rooms have a projector and screen, and the hotel provides flipcharts, whiteboards, a laptop to borrow, coffee, tea and water. The hotel is certified as an Eco-Lighthouse and offers a Green Conference option for organizations that want a sustainable event. It tailors arrangements to a client's budget and needs, and can add activities such as museum visits, cider making, glassblowing and team building.
Weddings and receptions
The restaurant is a large open room with a panoramic view over the fjord. It holds up to 280 people and can be divided into sections. The hotel also has several separate party rooms of different sizes, suited to weddings, anniversaries, confirmations and other celebrations. The hotel says it has long experience of both small and large weddings and helps with planning. Menus can be chosen from the hotel's festive menus or put together to order. A traditional Christmas party menu is also served.
Rooms and capacities
The conference center takes up to 300 people. Sal A and B together take 280. Room 43 takes up to 55. Three group rooms take 35, 20 and 15.
Accommodation
The hotel sells Standard rooms, fjord-view rooms without a balcony, fjord-view rooms with a balcony and suites. The pages do not state how many bedrooms the hotel has, so ask when you request a quote. Only a limited number of rooms accept dogs, which must be mentioned when booking.
Catering
The kitchen uses short-distance ingredients from local producers in Hardanger. Organizers can order the hotel's festive menus in advance or design their own. The Christmas party menu follows recipes the head chef used more than 40 years ago.
History and setting
Brakanes sits in Ulvik, a village in Hardanger known for its fruit and cider route and for glacier walks on Hardangerjøkulen. The hotel operates under the Fjordtind name.
Getting there
The hotel is in Ulvik on the Hardangerfjord. It offers arrival by seaplane as an activity, and the Hardangerjøkulen glacier is a day trip from the village. Ask the hotel for road and ferry directions when you book.
