Haaheim Gaard hosts leadership meetings, board retreats, company dinners and weddings for up to 65 guests, with 24 bedrooms and 58 beds on the same farm hotel. The historic hotel stands at Uggdal on the island of Tysnes, in Sunnhordland, Vestland, Norway, and a group is often the only one in the house.
Seminars and company events
The hotel presents itself as suited to leadership meetings and strategy sessions where discretion and focus matter. Meetings take place in rooms with modern audiovisual equipment: the Salongen and Bestemors Hus are named as quiet working rooms. The equipment list includes a projector and screen, a sound system and high-speed Wi-Fi. Meeting rooms take up to 50 people, the concert hall up to 50, and the main hall up to 65. Coffee, tea and fruit are served in the rooms, with lunch, dinner and wine packages. Breaks can be taken in the garden or on the walking trails around the farm.
Company dinners follow a three, five or seven course menu, and the group can start with an aperitif in the garden or a concert in the lounge. The hotel can lodge the whole group so nobody travels home after the party.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel describes romantic settings for weddings and for round birthdays and jubilees. The rose garden has several hundred roses and rhododendrons, with a small chapel and a summerhouse. A champagne reception can be served in the garden or on one of the terraces. The restaurant is set with damask cloths and cloth napkins, candelabra and flowers from the garden in season. Menus are planned with the couple from local produce, with beer from the house and apple juice from Hardanger.
Rooms and capacities
Main hall: 65 guests. Garden salon: 35 guests. Bakery: 15 guests. Wine cellar: 12 guests. The concert hall and meeting rooms: up to 50. Layout figures and room areas are not given.
Accommodation
The hotel has 24 rooms in several categories with 58 beds in total. Grand suites have their own sauna, and rooms are furnished in a historic style with handcrafted furniture, with some bathrooms holding lion-foot tubs. Breakfast bread comes from a stone oven.
Catering
The kitchen cooks from scratch with local produce and herbs from the garden. Menus of three, five or seven courses can be matched with wine from the cellar. The hotel also runs a steam bath and spa by the sea, which can be added to a meeting or a stay.
History and setting
The farm hotel belongs to the Historic Hotels and Restaurants of Norway and to Historic Hotels of Europe. It stands in a garden setting with views toward the archipelago. The island of Tysnes has a golf course close by.
Getting there
The address is Dalsvegen 182, 5685 Uggdal, Tysnes. The hotel describes the location as near Bergen but gives no travel time.
