Gjøvik Hovdetun Hostel

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Beautiful location above a swimming pool and next to a small hill. Close to the city.Breakfast was good and plenty, common room in main building was very cozy.Parking included
  : The bungalows desperately need a makeover. Room was cold and damp. Bathroom was small, smelly and very outdated. No space to hang towels or put toiletries. Kitchen was outdated as well, most utensils (besides cutlery and plates) had to be picked up at main building.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Pleasant staff, convenient check-in, cleanliness, good breakfast
  : Very unpleasant smell in the yard and, accordingly, in the room

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : I liked the kitchen and the view from the apartment.

Disappointing
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Breakfast was very good and fresh. The location and the surroundings near the hostel together with the breakfast were the best things with the stay at the hostel. Bed linens, bathtowels and that cleaning of the bungalow was included in the price is also on the plus side. The staff were also very nice and serviceminded.
  : The bungalow was disappointing. Bad ventilation, cold and moisty. Had to start the heaters in every room but that didnt help much, still moisty in the morning. The materials in the rooms and in the bathroom were old and worn out. Definitely in need of renovation and refurbishment. The bungalow had 6 beds plus a sofabed but there were only 3 chairs at the table. The shelfs in the fridge were broken, didnt have much food but I nearly didnt find any place for it. The hostel has a lot och potential but it needs a hole lot of refreshing.

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Business Traveler

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Business Traveler

Good
Traveller Type: Business Traveler

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The staff was very friendly, smiling and supportive. The food at breakfast was good. I like that they also served fruit at all times. The livingroom gave me a young atmosphere. I like the view through the windows from the dining hall. It was walking distance from the city center (10-15 min).
  : I miss that they didnt oil the doors since they made lots of noise, so much that I waked up every time someone opened a door nearby during the night. It was also so hard to open the door to our room that my 5 year old daughter could not make it alone. The hot chockolate machine didnt work and I dont drink coffee, I missed the hot chockolate. At arrival the receptionist said that breakfast is served from 7:30-10 am, that was fine on Saturday and Sunday, but on Monday when we came to eat at 9:22 am a lady was about to take away the food and said that breakfast is served until 9 am during weekdays. We didnt know that so she let us take food before she took everything to the kitchen. I searched their web page to se if the weekday timing was written there but couldnt find any information about it so I wonder how we were supposed to know.. I prefer to take a little more food during a meal along the way since I am not that good a planner to know exactly how much I will eat for breakfast...

Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler