Skistar Lodge Trysil

Convenient location for easily accessing the easy beginner/nursery ski slopes and nearby cross country trails. The ski locker system is well organised and secure given the volume of people staying there.

Industrial scale tourism so not in the least bit tranquil or cosy as the website promotes. Very overpriced for what the 'standard double room' rate includes which was a basic 'Travelodge' type room with a view of a car park and a crowded, unrelaxing breakfast buffet. Unhelpful reception staff who seemed reluctant to volunteer information unless asked direct questions. The spa is nothing special and too limited for the number of guests staying at the resort. Basically it is just a small pool, steam room, sauna and two outdoor hot tubs overrun with children having fun so not at all peaceful for adult guests. It costs 200NOK for a 90 minute slot and is virtually impossible to access after sking unless you book days in advance (the reception staff never thought to tell us that at the start of our stay when asked about the spa). This really should be included in the room rate but this resort is clearly geared for profit making rather than guest experience. The location means unless you drive down the toll road to Trysil (approx £6 per return journey) dinner opportunities are limited to those on offer in the resort. The 'all you can eat' buffet was 445NOK which is ridiculously expensive for an albeit extensive buffet of mass prepared, uninspiring food which was impossible to access any earlier than 8.15pm as the 6.15pm sitting was consistently fully booked. The Stabben Bar provided a very limited but better value for money menu with friendlier staff. However on our last night it seems I got food poisoning from the bar's beetroot risotto. Without analysing the risotto this might be difficult to prove conclusively however, given we had not eaten outside the resort for 3 days and it was clearly a case of food poisoning not illness, we are confident enough to have reported the incident to both the resort manager and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. Hopefully this will not now happen to anyone else. Overall very disappointing.

Very good.

Big room and breakfast.

Bus service from after-ski ends too early in the night.

Rom clearing was missed one day, breakfast buffet overcrowded and messy and SPA entrance etc all had extra price and you had to book a time slot for it. Something we were not told about

Great location right by the slopes. Our flat was spacious and quiet. Tried the pool/spa which was surprisingly nice with saunas with different level of heat, indoor and outdoor pool and the best of all, hot tubs outside in the cold with warm water.

It is getting really expensive to stay here. Both the hotel and the skiing. From this year you also have to pay for indoor parking. This was free earlier years. Ski holidays are not for everybody anymore.