The hotel is located about 2 km of downtown Langesund. Buses stop nearby, and there's ample free parking.

The first impressions was not very good. The hotel was probably built in the early 1980s, and it shows. Some refurbishing has been done in the public areas, but the age of the hotel is obvious everywhere.

The hotel's main attraction is the swimming pool resort, which seems to attract lots of groups with children. This permeates the hotel, with children friendly food in the buffet and a playroom in the basement (in a sorry state, but the kids seemed to enjoy it).

The pool area is freely accessible by hotel guests. It has a large, irregular shaped indoor pool with a wave area, some waterfalls, a large and a small slide. The pool connects to an outdoor area which has a circular pool with a circulating water stream (to enhance your swimming effort). There's also a sauna and several small bubble baths. All in all, a good selection, even if parts of it is a bit run-down - wear and rust is obvious.

We got a room located inside/above the pool area which is probably popular with children, but be aware that these rooms are very warm! The aircondition did not work and the windows cannot be fully opened, so we resorted to opening the emergency exits (over the roof) to let some fresh air in.

In other regards, the room was OK. I have slept in better beds, though. The shower was very messy, water gets everywhere. There was an ample suppy of towels, which is nice as pool activities consumes them quickly. No bathrobes or slippers were provided, but a skimpy version of those (non-absorbant fabric) could be bought in the reception.

The food provided in the restaurant was OK, bot not exceptional in any way. I guess there are cheaper (and just as interesting) options downtown.

The staff was adequate and mostly friendly - one exception happened when a member of our group ate in the restaurant just after arrival. She asked to have the bill added to her room bill, which her waiter refused as she found no evidence in the computer system that she was a hotel guest. Even when she showed the waiter her room key it was demanded that she paid upfront. This was only sorted out when it was requested that the restaurant called the reception to confirm her status as a guest.

All in all, this is an OK resort for families and groups, but probably not where you'd like to go as an independent traveller. There are other options in the area which will be more interesting.