DOCKSIDE WAREHOUSE CONVERTED TO BOUTIQUE HOTEL Sense history when you gaze out the windows of Hotel Brosundet as 100 years ago you would have been waiting for a fishing-boat to deliver its catch. From the moment you first enter the hotel, it is obvious that the hotel values its tradition and history, beautifully blended with today’s world and the future. Each room is unique, designed by the world-famous architects ”Snøhetta”, who designed the Opera House in Oslo and the library in Alexandria. The result is a truly special experience. The distinctive light at this northerly latitude of 62˚N creates a special feeling. Experience it as you look out from the Hotel Brosundet across the harbour at the small fishing boats or towards the distinctive Art Nouveau styled buildings of the town of Ålesund. The hotel is a superb example of this style and is one of only ten buildings in Ålesund that are protected by a conservation order to preserve this unique architecture. Small and intimate with only 47 rooms including the amazing Molja Lighthouse (see separate entry), Hotel Brosundet staff have an eye for each guest and take extra care of every visitor. Rooms are tastefully decorated to retain the character of the property, with clean Nordic style and modern facilities. The hotel is in the old seafront building on Brosundet, built in Art Nouveau style following the catastrophic town fire of 1904. It is created around the idea of treasuring history, while focusing on the future. The atmosphere is light. It is intimate and friendly, yet each room is a sanctuary for your privacy. This is a place to dream on a pillow by the sea. Each room has been individually created in respect to the building's past through the designs and comforts of today.
FOOD! The old warehouse, used for the storage and treatment of salted fish right up to the 1980s is, yet again, receiving seafood from the North Sea. The seafood restaurant, Maki, recognised as one of Norway’s best restaurants, completes your stay at Hotel Brosundet. This time the seafood is not just passing through the warehouse, but enhanced to ambrosial dishes by Maki chefs. Maki’s ideology prides itself on creative and innovative use of the region's fish and seafood. Through the hands and gifted minds of skilled chefs, their seafood becomes a delightful experience. The menu changes every 14 days. A challenge for creative chefs, and an exploration for the guest.
Hotel Brosundet is nestled amidst residential homes, distinguished shops, seabirds, and boats. It is in the heart of Aalesund, yet at a comforting distance from busy streets. Everything is within walking distance. Five minutes on your feet can take you to a glassblower workshop, concert venue, bank, café, church, art and Art Nouveau museum, or shopping centre. “Peaceful, restrained, full of character”
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