Elvahotellet – Voss

Five small buildings balanced on top of each other by the shore of Lake Lundarvatnet, with floor-to-ceiling windows that blur the line between indoors and outdoors. Elva opened in 2023 and won the Archello Awards for hotel building of the year the following year. Each building is named after a river in Voss, each room after a waterfall. The smallest house, Tvinnefossen, sits right at the water’s edge and is every bit as spectacular as the waterfall it’s named after. The restaurant has glass facades on three sides, and chef Lukasz builds the menu around seasonal ingredients from Voss and Vestland. Three courses Sunday to Friday, seven-course tasting menu on Saturdays.

After dinner, a wood-fired sauna and outdoor hot tub await under the open sky. In winter, the hotel runs a free shuttle to Voss Gondola and the ski resort. Book a table before four o’clock and reserve a room in one of the small houses for the best experience.