The menu on Christmas Eve is a traditional Norwegian Christmas buffet for hotel guests and everyone else who wants to experience Christmas Eve at Hafjell Hotel. On Christmas Eve, there are usually excited guests at the hotel who come to enjoy the Christmas party. Some come from other accommodation companies and cabins in Hafjell.
Christmas at a hotel
When the fireplace is lit in the evening, many of the guests gather in the fireplace room to summarize the day's experiences, while planning tomorrow. Those of the Christmas guests who want to buy Christmas presents, the Christmas town of Lillehammer is only 15 km from Hafjell. In Lillehammer there are most shops, galleries and museums and we recommend strolling in Storgata and letting the Christmas spirit sink in.
• Breakfast is served every day from 07.30 - 10.00 (11.00 - Christmas Eve, 1st Christmas Day, 1st New Year's Day)
• Coffee, hot juice and cookies are served in Peisestua every day 15.00 - 17.00
December 23rd / Little Christmas Eve
18.00-21.00 Dinner
December 24th / Christmas Eve
16.00 Deadline for delivery of Christmas packages at the reception for later distribution of Santa Claus. Up to one package per guest, delivered in a paper bag that you receive at the reception.
17.00 Traditional Christmas dinner buffet with infection control considerations is served. The starter is served at the table by the waiter, the hot food and dessert are served by the chef in the food court.
19.00 Santa Claus arrives at the hotel. Coffee, hot juice and cakes in Peisestua.
December 25 / Christmas Day
18.00-21.00 1st Christmas Day buffet
19.00 - 21.00 Lekeland Hafjell is open to hotel guests.
December 26 / Christmas Day 2
18.00-21.00 Three-course menu
19.00 - 21.00 Lekeland Hafjell is open to hotel guests.
27 - 30 December / Christmas
18.00-21.00 Three-course menu
19.00 - 21.00 Lekeland Hafjell is open to hotel guests.
December 31st / New Year's Eve:
18.00 and 21.00 three-course gala dinner (choose your time at the reception)
20.00 Surprise for the children in the restaurant
19.00 - 21.00 Lekeland Hafjell is open to hotel guests.
Playland Hafjell is open to our small guests (hotel guests) every evening from 19.00 - 21.00. Playland is unmanned during this time, ALL children must have parents with them.
For Christmas services and holiday masses, see: www.kirken.oyer.no
At Hafjell Hotel, we celebrate Christmas much like an extended family did in the old days with, among other things:
- Traditional Christmas dinners
- Santa visit on Christmas Eve
- Coffee with Christmas cookies and fireplace
The hotel has several pleasant lounges with different seating areas. When the fireplace is lit in the evening, many of the guests gather in the fireplace room to summarize the day's experiences, while planning tomorrow. In a separate room by the restaurant, children have their own play corner, and various games can be borrowed from reception.
Next door to the hotel is Lekeland Hafjell - an indoor playland of 900 sqm over 4 floors. In the evening between 19:00 - 21:00, it is free for hotel guests with entrance from the hotel.
Those of the Christmas guests who want to buy Christmas presents are located in the Christmas town of Lillehammer only 15 km from Hafjell. In Lillehammer there are most shops, galleries and museums and we recommend strolling in Storgata and letting the Christmas spirit sink in.
Last modified: 22/02/2026
Fonte: Hafjell Hotel & Apartments AS
