Clarion Collection® Hotel Hammer

We had two nights at this hotel in the middle of Lillehammer. My father had been here plenty of times before. However, I have never been a guest. So, this was my first experience first hand. The bonus of this place in the package of the hotel was the ability to have the car inside the garage overnight. Foodwise you could have both breakfast, cake (w/coffee) and supper (kveldsmat). The hotel-room we had was average and up to modern standard. It was a standard double with enough space and a unit for "office". The toilet had all the facilities and the best part was the shower. The shower had the modern touch of the river-shower-head. Which was a splendid way to wake-up in the morning before breakfast. The breakfast was standard continential cusine. Bread, eggs, bacon and other spread for bread. Also some other "pasteries" instead of the dark bread. Some cereal and one addition of wheat-porridge. I myself enjoyed the wheat-porrdiges to the meals and induldged myself in that. While having the coffee and the juice. Which was all standard and nothing spectaular. The suppers was more of a either hit- or miss. That dependend on what dish you got served. The first day we visited they had a salmon dish and because of our timing to eat. The plate was empty and we couldn't taste the main-dish. It also took long time before that was re-filled. Which meant that I ate some potato-boats and mushroom-soup. I ended up eating the mushroom-soup twice because of how tasty actually was and it was a plesant surprise. The second day we where lucky and came earlier. Then the plate was filled to the brim. It was chicken and chill-rice. It was a sweet-and-soured chicken and it was tasty. Made to fit the Norwegians so it didn't have a punch, but still had character. The second day was easy to eat more and I wondered how the main-dish would have tasted the day before. However, the stay was good. The bed was a bit hard and could have been softer. Though, that didn't bring the whole stay down. It is a good hotel and the location is golden in Lillehammer. As you can just walk to the main-street and in the central areas. To easily access the rest of the area either by car, bus or even catch the train somewhere else. This was a good stay and I can say that I could return another time I'm in the region.

Room smelled cigarette smoke from neighboring room where people were smoking on balcony. Breakfast was ok, fika and evening food was good. We did not sleep well due to cigarette smell. When we aired out the smell, new smoke came in from heavy smoking neighbors. Hotel is very well situated for strolls in the city streets. The staff was very friendly and helpful, but they could not help us with our smoking neighbors, since hotel allows smoking on the balconies.

We were annoyed by heavy cigarette smell in the room due to neighboring room smoking on the balcony. We asked receptionist and she told us it was allowed to smoke on the balcony. So if you’re into smoking you know which hotel to book, you will not find me in this hotel again. Apart from this, the service was good, room was nice and breakfast, fika and evening food was good.

Ok room, and the management let us update the room to balcony. They have one parking spot for ev, with charging. No system for checking if the car is charging or just parking. Breakfast was average minus. Scrambled egg, bacon but no fried egg. Lack of pancakes and sweet croasanges. Only hand sanitizer at the entrance of the buffet. When you are going to take more food, you have to queue up with the people how comes in to the breakfast to get the sanitizer. That leads to that people goes to the buffet without sanitize their hand on the second round at the buffet.

The room was clean and quiet,and had an ok size. The staff was welcoming, firendly, helpful and knowledgable. rooms, friendly and welcomming staff. Parking close to hotel. The food was great and the evening meal a treat - more and better than expected. Free coffee and tea all day, and nice location in the middle of Lillehammer.