Flatmoen Natur Lodge

The property was cozy and very functional for our plans and desires to see the northern lights. Location is great and the people are great!

Pulling down the roof shades was a bit difficult. It might be good to consider providing a device of some sort to help pull down the shades so you don’t have to stand on the bed or a chair to do so.

It was a really lovely experience to use the jacuzzi , it was always hot and ready to use. We stayed for 1 night and that was sufficient , if you stayed longer I would advice a car as it’s remote . It was lovely to receive breakfast in bed and Levi the host was excellent .

I would not really say much as the stay was still enjoyable but it needs a good clean. When lifting the bed it was quite dirty underneath and dusty in most corners were not cleaned well and the towels were really hard and need replacing .. they were a bit tired.

The location was very nice, close to Alta, but you will definitely need a car. Every hut comes with a parking. It’s quite remote - so first it’s a nice couple escape, and second it’s very dark and you can see the northern lights when they appear. The glass roof was heated which provides a good view, and the hot tub was at a constant very nice temperature of 40° which makes it easily possible to stay outside even when the temperature is below zero. They provided bathrobes, you could really warm up the accommodation, and in general, the design of the tiny house is very cute. Tea, coffee and hot chocolate were also provided.

The bed could be lifted up electrically so that you could basically sit in it, and when we did that, we were really surprised to find a lot of hair and crumbs behind the mattresses. That should really not happen. Also, the topper and the mattresses moved quite a bit at night, which a certain point led to a gap between the mattresses and we had to move them back. When we arrived, nobody showed us how to lock the doors which is a bit tricky because you do not just turn the key, you have to lift up the handle first. We had to call and ask. Kitchen equipment for cooking is very basic, only salt and pepper. It would be great to at least have a bottle of oil, but that’s really a detail.

I would not recommend Flatmoen nature lodge if you are wanting privacy. We had to keep the curtains always closed as when the lights are on you are able to see everything inside the lodge. The doors have no curtains so the only way to have full privacy is with the lights completely off. All the lodges are very close and exactly in line with each other which is why this was an issue. The hot tub is lovely to be outside in watching the northern lights but can easily be ruined if the people next to you have their lights on. The lock on our lodge was broken and we discovered this when we were not given a set of keys upon check in. When I questioned this all I was told was “sorry you will just have to take your passports with you when you go out during the day”. This was not reassuring and we were disappointed that there was no compensation for not being able to lock our belongings safely inside. The kitchenette is very small and has only basic necessities but didn’t even have two large bowls. There is also only coat hangers and no clothes storage so I would recommend staying for no more than two nights. The sauna and breakfast is not included with the stay and is overpriced. There was very slippery ice on the stairs and around the hot tub which was dangerous to walk on and this was only taken care of on the day before we checked out. (4th day of our stay) It feels a shame to leave a negative review on this place as there are some lovely things about it but there were unfortunately a lot of things that effected the quality of our stay for the price we paid.