Granavolden Hotel & Gjæstgiveri organizes seminars, conferences, weddings and private parties at Granavollen on Hadeland, about an hour north of Oslo. It has five meeting rooms, 40 bedrooms and party rooms for up to 80 guests. The hotel traces its history to 1657 and describes itself as the third oldest hotel in Norway.
Seminars and company events
The hotel runs five meeting and conference rooms of different sizes, and tables and chairs are set up to match your format. Nikolai is the largest, with panoramic windows, a large screen and a whiteboard. It takes 45 people in theatre layout, 36 in classroom, 24 in U-shape and 20 at a boardroom table. Maria is a bright room with a projector and takes 40 in theatre layout. Nikolai and Maria can be joined into one room for 80 people.
St. Petri takes up to 40 in theatre layout and has step-free access and an accessible toilet. Sølvsberget is a small boardroom for up to 12 inside the restaurant building. For group work, Gregersstua, the oldest building from 1657, has a main room with several tables, smaller group rooms upstairs and its own bar. Water, tea and coffee are placed outside the meeting rooms. The hotel also arranges team building and kick-off programs on request, and has activity options for breaks.
Weddings and receptions
Couples can arrive on Friday afternoon for a gathering, hold the ceremony and party on Saturday and share breakfast on Sunday. For a church wedding, the medieval Sister Churches with the Nikolai church stand 50 meters from the hotel. For a civil ceremony, the neighbor Glasslåven art center has a large room with panoramic windows, and the Priest's Garden, 300 meters away, suits an outdoor ceremony. After the ceremony the party moves to the inn's historic rooms.
The wedding dinner is planned together with the hotel as a three-course menu with wine, followed by coffee, cake and optional late-night food. The hotel arranges the bar, and couples usually organize the music themselves. Exclusive use of the whole hotel is possible by contacting the team.
Rooms and capacities
The six meeting spaces are listed above. Private parties, confirmations, anniversaries and memorial gatherings are held in rooms for up to 80 people. The seven buildings stand around a courtyard, which gives the site an intimate scale.
Accommodation
The hotel has 40 guest rooms spread over several buildings: 21 doubles and 19 singles, with 61 beds in total. Two rooms are adapted for guests with disabilities and five accept dogs. Check-in is from 3 p.m. and check-out by 10:30 a.m. Reception is open around the clock. Breakfast is served in the restaurant and is based on local, organic produce.
Catering
The kitchen uses local ingredients and traditional dishes with a modern approach, and it prepares menus for dinners, buffets and light lunches. Gluten-free and lactose-free options are available if you tell the hotel in advance.
History and setting
The hotel started in 1657. The site belongs to the historic heart of Hadeland, with the Sister Churches, the Glasslåven art center, the Stone House and the Telthuset as neighbors. It is part of De Historiske, a Norwegian association of historic hotels and restaurants. Hiking, cycling and skiing are available nearby.
Getting there
By car, Granavollen is a little over an hour from Oslo and under an hour from Gjøvik. From Gardermoen it takes about 40 minutes via the E16. By public transport, take the Gjøvik line to Gran station and then bus 459 up to Granavollen. There is a car park below the hotel with six electric vehicle chargers, and a larger car park for buses and large vehicles.
