Gaustablikk Hytte - MountainView

The location and spacious rooms where really great

Some parts of the furniture where broken down and old

Setting in the mountain with a good view. Close to the village!

No bedding and then we paid for bedding which was terrible - stripped zips on both the pillow cases and duvets. Smelly towels from long storage ! We had to spring clean the unit as it was dirty! Dishes , pots and cutlery and crockery had to be put through the dishwasher again before use! Dirty pans and racks in the oven. Blinds in our bedroom - one hook was broken. Bed is completely worn out so the mattress dips down! The sad part is, that all the facilities are there ! They just have to clean and fix them!

Lovely accommodation with beautiful views, well equipped kitchen. The host is super friendly and helpful!

Location of the chalet is just off the main route to the centre of the small ski resort, it's quiet and has a beautiful view over the Gaustoppen mountain. The paths and roads are ploughed daily in winter season. The kitchen is part of the open plan communal downstairs area and is well equipped with pots & pans and an induction hob although lacked a microwave. There were basics that we and other guests donated to the store cupboard such as dishwasher tablets, herbs, tea bags, coffee, sugar etc. The log burner added warmth and comfort as well as being atmospheric. There is wood sold in the local store in the centre or at the supermarket in the village before you climb the mountain. The bathrooms have excellent showers, big, well lit mirrors and there is a hairdryer provided. I would highly recommended this chalet despite the few suggestions on what could have been better. We would definitely stay there again if coming to Gausta.

The chalet would benefit from mirrors in the bedrooms for things like putting in contact lenses, drying hair, applying suncream / make-up in order to free up the 2 bathrooms ...with 7 of us there was a toilet & shower queue! The bedrooms are quite small with minimal floor space & no wardrobes. Just 2 rooms had a small set of of drawers so we tripped over our cases a fair bit. The master bedroom had a padded storage box but lacked any coat hooks. There are no reading lamps, just one main light bulb/switch which is a little harsh at night. The master beds are king size not doubles - please note if you are bringing your own bedding! The bottom bunks are standard doubles. The mattresses are Ikea memory foam so if you are used to springs you may find them a little firm. There is underfloor heating downstairs and in bathrooms which can be turned up for warmth but there is no heating in the bedrooms, they rely on the heat travelling round the house. There was one electric plug-in radiator which we put into the coldest double room but everyone else left their doors open to warm up... it was -16 outside!

The view over Gaustatoppen. Also, all beds were quite good and the rooms were spacy.

Check-in was a bit chaotic. The host had forgotten to send us the code to the lockbox and could not be reached. We had to reach out to the neighbour, who luckily was home and knew the code. Had they not been home, we don't know what else we could have done. The lampshades over the dining table were a bit dusty.

The view was fantastic. The house was super clean and the location was a bit more than ok.

What I didn't like was that the cabin is more like a house, so it does not have the coziness expected from a cabin. There was no hair dresser and for a place where you can do ski sports all day, this is an item that must have. The cabin was freezing cold and there was no extra wood for the fireplace to heat it up, so we had to wait for the heating floor to kick in, which took a day.