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Rooms
Three rooms, each named for a knitting pattern carried down the coast, wide-windowed, wool-warm, and turned toward the river. Weekend arrangements are sold as bundles; write to us and we will set one for your dates.
A corner room facing the river bend, its long windows framing the reed banks where the elk cross at dusk. Undyed wool throws, a reading chair, and the low light of the southern evening.
34 m² · 2 guests · River-facing
A weekend arrangement, sold as a bundle.
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The old ferry-master's rooms, where svele griddle cakes arrive in the salon at the hour the boat once ran. Deep sills, a writing desk, patterned tilework carried up from the 1930s hall.
40 m² · 2 guests · Twin or double
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The daytime salon where svele griddle cakes are served at the old ferry hour, farmed single-origin brews poured through the long morning. Linen light through the south windows, the griddle warm in the corner.
Salon · Day room · South light
Included with weekend arrangements.
More on the salon →Sauna & water
We keep a timber sauna above the water and a ladder set straight into the Glomma. The way of it is old and simple: sit in the heat until the glass mists, then walk down the ladder into the river and back up again. In winter we cut the ice and keep the step swept.
Treatments are quiet, a wool-oil back rub, warm reed compresses, and long rest by the window afterwards with the coffee pot within reach. We take bookings for the sauna hours at reception so the room stays unhurried.
The Fana Snug
Off the panelled corridor we keep one small room for residents: worn timber, a fire in the grate, a few quiet tables, and the river beyond the glass. It is the calmest way to end an evening in the house.
Open to resident guests from early evening until late. Dress is relaxed, how you'd sit by the fire. The snug is not open to visitors from outside the house.
18+ only. Guests who look under 25 will be asked for ID at the door.
The salon table
We griddle svele, soft folded cakes, in the salon at four o'clock, the hour the old ferry once ran across the Glomma. The batter is poured thin and warm, and the plates come out steadily while the light drops over the reed banks.
Mornings are the kitchen counter: farmed single-origin beans brewed one pot at a time through the long southern morning. Breakfast is river-country plain, cured trout from the Glomma, oats and berries, warm bread, and the tea service runs whenever the salon is open.
On the calendar
18 July 2026 · at dusk
A slow drive out to the crossing grounds at dusk with our gamekeeper, watching the elk come down to the reed banks. Blankets and warm coffee in the truck; we return by the last of the light.
9 August 2026 · from four o'clock
A long afternoon of svele in the salon, marking the hour the ferry once ran. The griddle stays warm and the coffee pot never quite empties.
27 September 2026 · morning
A guided morning walk along the low-water reed banks, then the sauna and the river ladder to finish. Wool and stout boots advised.
Guests say
"The dusk drive was the whole trip for us. We watched three elk come down to the water and drove back in silence."
Kari, from Hamar
"Svele at four, then the sauna, then the ladder into the river. I slept better than I have in a year."
Tom, from Trondheim
"The corner room's long windows meant we watched the light change all evening. Wool throws and the coffee pot near."
Ingrid, from Bergen
Questions
Elverum sits on the main road up the valley, about two and a half hours from Oslo by car. The regional train stops in town, and we can meet you at the station by arrangement.
Yes, a level gravel yard beside the house, free for guests, with a covered space for cycles.
Wool layers and stout boots for the reed banks and the dusk drive. The evenings turn cool even in summer; the sauna warms everything else.
The ground floor, salon and dining room are level and step-free. One suite is reachable without stairs, tell us when you enquire and we'll set the right room.
Families are welcome across the house and at the salon table. The fireside snug is kept for adult residents only, 18 and over.
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