Enjoy your mountain holiday in Norway in one of Venabu’s comfortable, high quality cabins: traditional in style with up to date facilities. Venabu has eight traditional Norwegian log cabins or ‘hytte’. We have cabins of different sizes to suit solo travellers, couples, families and groups of friends. For larger groups we have adjacent cabins that can be booked together. Our cabins are available all year round.
Each cabin is furnished in a traditional Norwegian mountain style and all our cabins have a turf roof. The cabins are situated on a low ridge, in a quiet, wooded location close to Venabu Fjellhotell. The cabins are thoughtfully designed and positioned to give great views and privacy to our guests. We believe our cabins offer guests the ‘best of both worlds’: you have your own space and access to the hotel’s facilities and services, should you choose. The cabins have extensive lake and mountain views. In the winter there is easy access to the cross country ski tracks. Our cabins are ski in/ski out.
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Enjoy your stay
- Nature - at its best! All year round.
- Good quality, well-equipped log cabins.
- Traditional style and a cosy, homely feel.
- All cabins have fireplace or woodburning stove, and wood is included.
- Modern bathrooms, underfloor heating.
- Electricity all included.
- Three cabins have their own sauna.
- Cosy outdoor BBQ-area.
- Car free area, a short distance from the hotel.
- Well-behaved dogs may stay in three of the cabins.
- Family run, kind and thoughtful staff close by.
- Add value to your visit and take part in activities run by the hotel or our riding stable.
- Enjoy delicious meals at the hotel.
- Easy access from abroad via Oslo Gardermoen airport transport and Ringebu railway station.
"Welcome to Venabu"
“We would like our guest to feel welcome at Venabu, where the Tvete family has a long history and tradition of hospitality, together with its friendly staff. We know guests at the hotel often feel like the staff are their friends and extended family. They feel at home while staying at the hotel. We hope that our guests at the cabins will feel the same way - being a part of the whole Venabu ‘kind and thoughtful family’”.
– Tvete family
Venabu style and facilities
Each cabin is furnished to a high standard and has all you need for your stay. The cabins’ traditional style of décor, colours and textiles create a cosy, welcoming atmosphere. There are woodcarvings and even the occasional troll. Every cabin has a fireplace or wood burning stove.
All cabins have underfloor heating and three of the cabins have their own sauna.
The bedrooms are fitted with light-excluding curtains. During the summer we don’t see the midnight sun but at midsummer it never truly gets dark.
The kitchens are well equipped, and all electricity and wood are included. Each cabin has cable TV, wifi, DAB radio and a hairdryer. The cable TV has Norwegian and international channels.
Each cabin has outdoor furniture. Well-behaved dogs are welcome at four of the cabins: Haugbu (North and South), Øvstebu and Heimbu.
Venabu cabins: your own space with the benefits of Venabu Fjellhotell nearby
The cabins were built between 1988 and 2007. The Tvete family aim to offer the informal style of a cabin holiday with all the advantages of the hotel nearby. Venabu Fjellhotell is a couple of minutes’ walk away.
Cabin guests have access to the hotel reception for information and easy check in and out. Guests are welcome to join us for meals in the hotel dining room, for à la carte meals and for snacks. Every Wednesday, during the main holiday seasons, the hotel serves its special dinner: ‘A Taste of Norwegian Tradition’.
Guests may also order take out three course evening meals from the hotel’s kitchen.
As a cabin guest you are welcome to use the hotel saunas, have a massage, take a yoga class or join the guided activities, holidays and courses.
“A piece of paradise”
“A piece of paradise, I wish I lived here. Thank you so much I will be back!!”
Beata (UK)
“Wonderful time”
“Thank you for providing us with a wonderful time and such happy memories.”
Martin and Annie (UK)
“Wonderful visit”
“Thank you to everyone at Venabu for yet another wonderful visit …. We will return!!”
Anne and Chris (UK)
“A special place!”
“Thanks for the wonderful stay. Food delicious, rooms great and good entertainment.”
Janet (USA)
Choose your cabin
150 m²
Haugbu North and South
Cabin for up to 12 guests
Cabin accommodating up to 12 people. 4 bedrooms. Sauna.
Haugbu offers flexible accommodation for a large family or group of friends. The property can be rented as a whole or be divided into two: Haugbu North and South.
Haugbu North has 3 bedrooms and will accommodate up to 7 guests. It is suited to a family with children or a group of friends. Haugbu North has its own sauna.
Haugbu South has 1 bedroom and a 'kroneseng' double bed in the living room. It accommodates up to 5 guests, for example, a family with 3 children, 2 couples or a small group of friends.
A well-behaved dog is allowed in both Haugbu North and South.
50 m²
Øvstebu
Cabin for up to 6 guests
With 2 bedrooms, Øvstebu suits 2 couples, a family with 2 teenagers or a family with 4 younger children. A well-behaved dog is allowed.
65 m²
Malmbu
Cabin for up to 6 guests
2 bedrooms. Malmbu suits a couple, a family with up to 4 children or a small group of friends. This cabin has its own sauna.
40 m²
Kilebu West
Cabin for up to 2 guests
Kilebu West has a studio style living space to suit a solo traveller, a couple or a family with an infant.
25 m²
Nørstebu
Cabin for up to 3 guests
This cabin has a studio style living space to suit a solo traveller, a couple or family with a young child.
25 m²
Heimbu
Cabin for up to 3 guests
This cabin has a studio style living space to suit a solo traveller, a couple or family with a young child. A well-behaved dog is allowed.
90 m²
Kvistbu
Cabin for up to 10 guests
With 4 bedrooms and one bathroom, this cabin suits a larger family or group of friends. It has its own sauna, TV lounge and children’s play area.
40 m²
Lyngbu
Cabin for up to 5 guests
With 1 bedroom, this cabin suits a couple, a couple with 3 children or a small group of friends.
Kvistbu and Lyngbu can be rented together:
For large families or groups of friends Kvistbu and Lyngbu are next to each other and can be conveniently rented together.
A car free cabin holiday
The hotel offers transfers from the closest railway station in Ringebu, which is twenty minutes away. There is a convenient supermarket within walking distance. You can pre-order shopping from the supermarket and have it delivered to the cabin, ready for your arrival. All this means it is possible to enjoy a car free cabin holiday.
As co-owner, Hege Tvete Karlson, says: “We would like our guest to feel welcome at Venabu, where the Tvete family has a long history and tradition of hospitality, together with its friendly staff. We know guests at the hotel often feel like the staff are their friends and extended family. They feel at home while staying at the hotel. We hope that our guests at the cabins will feel the same way – being a part of the whole Venabu ‘kind and thoughtful family’”.
Ease of access and travel
Venabu cabins – getting here is easy, we are three hours’ drive from Oslo and four hours from Trondheim. Travel by public transport is also straightforward. There are regular rail and bus services to Ringebu. Ringebu is a 20 minute transfer by hotel minibus.
The cabins are in a car free setting with free parking close by. This keeps the area quiet and safe for families with young children. In the summer it is possible to load and unload at the door and park 100m from the cabins.