We stayed there Easter 08, and was fairly pleased.
When we arrived, they gave us a room in the basement, which had a very small double bed, and was more like a single room.
We immidiately contacted the receptionist, and expressed our discomfort, and got a new room which was OK.
The food was included in our stay, and was, if you ask me, very ok for the price we had paid. Very ok with the buffet, and something for everyone to eat. Coffe and tea is also available at all times, which we think is very pleasant.
The staff was friendly and helpful, and our conclusion is:
If you are looking for a OK place to stay, and dont want to spend very much money on it, we recommend this hotel.

We stayed at the Norlandia Geilo hotel for a weekend and had a great time.

The location is excellent! A couple of minutes walk from the trainstation, the slopes were right across the street (you have to walk up to the slopes, but can skii all the way down to the hotel) and a short walk to after-skii party at Dr.Holmes.

The hotel has a comfy atmosphere, and we really had a relaxing weekend. I really liked that we didn´t have to dress up for breakfast etc.

The rooms were spacious (one double bed, a small sofa and two chairs. Great that there actually were room to relax in the room as well). The furniture were a bit run down, but it was clean and it seems like the rooms were newly painted. So I guess they have started to do some remodelling. The receptionarea were newly decorated.

The food was pretty good. Nothing exceptional, but they had a good variety both for breakfast and dinner.

All in all, great location, good food and good value for the money. (we paid NOK 1750,- pr night for a double room breakfast and dinner buffet incl)

We stayed at Geilo Hotel over the 2007 New Year. We arrived by train from Voss - comfortable 2 hour journey with fantastic scenary en route - and Geilo hotel was just 5 minutes walk from the train station. It is also just 5 minutes from the ski lifts. Unlike Voss, there was plenty of snow in Geilo and the skiing conditions were excellent. As a resort, I would recommend it for beginner and intermediate skiers. The ski lifts are well maintained and if you are accompanying children they will slow the lift and help them grasp the button lift etc. The slopes are well groomed, wide and uncrowded (after the New Year weekend, we were almost alone on some of the slopes!).

In terms of Geilo hotel, we had two double bed rooms - one faced the slope (and railway line) and the other the village. The children stayed in the room facing the railway and never mentioned noise from passing trains - nor did we notice any. The rooms were basic but clean and comfortable. Breakfast was also basic - selection of cold meats, cheese, a few cerals and bread (the latter was very nice!) - but this seems to be the case in other hotels in Norway. The buffet dinner over the New Year weekend was excellent, but after deteriorated rapidily with a very limited choice (roast potatoes, pork, brockley, lasagne, breaded fish and a salad selection) and ok rather than tasty. The staff were friendly and helpful - but service is very much reactive rather than proactive. The bar is large and has a good atmosphere - most of the guests were Norwegian with a smattering of Brits, and mostly families and older couples/groups.

In summary, Geilo Hotel was better than expected and better than other three star hotels we have stayed at. The location in terms of the train station and more importantly the slopes is excellent. And we will likely return to Geilo to ski again. If so we would probably stay at a higher star hotel to get better evening meal. That said, if were confident that Geilo Hotel would offer a buffet of similar quality to that over the New Year weekend, we would certainly return.

One side of the hotel is noisy because of the proximity of the railway. Trains run throughout the night. It is noisy even with the windows shut. The other side of ther hotel is less noisy, but there is noise from the main road. A 'tired' hotel. Food was good if basic- plenty of burgers/meatballs and for sweet apple pie, ice cream and jelly - that's it.!