Dalen Hotel hosts meetings, private parties and weddings for up to 100 guests, with five rooms in the hotel and a sixth aboard the canal boat M/S Henrik Ibsen. The hotel stands in Dalen, in the municipality of Tokke in Telemark, Norway, at the end of the Bandak lake, and has welcomed travelers for about 130 years.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells two meeting formats. The classic meeting package includes a meeting room with standard technical equipment, a morning service with pastries, a two-course lunch in Restaurant Bandak and an afternoon break with fruit, nuts and homemade iced tea or apple juice. Organic coffee and tea are served all day.
The meeting stay package adds a three-course dinner in Restaurant Bandak, piano music in the fireside lounge, storytelling by the fire at 10 p.m., an overnight stay in a historic room and an à la carte breakfast. Check-out is at 11 a.m.
Company requests are made through a form that asks for the number of participants and the preferred date. The same form can also reach sister hotels of the group, which helps when you want to compare sites.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel offers a wedding package and a wedding folder with examples of programs, which can be downloaded from the website. The ceremony can take place in Eidsborg stave church, one of the best preserved in Norway and a few minutes from the hotel. Couples who prefer to marry at the hotel can use the garden or the historic salons. Dinner is served in Restaurant Bandak and in the salons, with menus built on seasonal ingredients. Guests can stay in historic rooms and suites, and many couples add a night to end the weekend with breakfast together.
Rooms and capacities
The official site lists six spaces for meetings and events:
Restaurant Bandak is the largest room, with 142 square meters and a capacity of 100 people.
Victoriasalen has 57 square meters and takes 26 people. It has a garden view and suits smaller conferences and leadership meetings.
Herresalong has 27 square meters and takes 16 people. It suits small meetings and board sessions.
Hagesalong has 35 square meters and takes 14 people. It is a bright room with direct access to the garden.
Damesalong has 27 square meters and takes 16 people. It suits small meetings and private gatherings.
The Aktersalongen aboard the M/S Henrik Ibsen has 100 square meters and takes 100 people. It looks over the Telemark Canal and suits workshops.
Accommodation
Guests can stay in historic rooms and suites. The official pages do not give the number of bedrooms, so ask for the count and the room types when you send your request.
Catering
Catering is in-house. Restaurant Bandak serves dishes based on products from Telemark, adapted to the season, and meals are served in the salons and the restaurant. There is also a bar, an afternoon tea and a breakfast service.
History and setting
The hotel dates from 1894 and its Art Nouveau architecture is credited to Haldor Børve. It is the gateway to the Telemark Canal, and guests can arrive by boat. The hotel runs boat trips and day trips on the canal, a sauna by the water and a garden.
Getting there
The address is Hotellvegen 33, 3880 Dalen. Dalen can be reached by road, along the Bandak, or by boat through the Telemark Canal.
