Dr. Holms Hotel is a

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in the

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town of

Geilo is a centre in the municipality of Hol in Viken county, Norway. Geilo is primarily a ski resort town, with around 2,500 inhabitants. It is situated in the valley of Hallingdal, 250 km from Oslo and 260 km from Bergen. The Bergen Line ...

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, Norway. Originally known as Dr. Holms Høifjeldshotel, the hotel was established in 1909, at the same time as the opening of the

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between

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and

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. Ingebrigt Christian Holm (1844–1918) established the resort so that his patients could breathe fresh mountain air. Holm was a physician and specialist in

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disease. He also started sanatoriums at Vettakollen (''Voksenkollen sanatorium'') and Larvik (''Laurviks Bad''). Additionally he was instrumental in establishing Holmenkollen Turisthotel at

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, now the site of Holmenkollen Hotel. Holm left active management of Dr Holms Hotel during 1916. Dr. Holms Hotel was taken over by Norsk Hotelcompagnie Ltd. The health retreat soon became a magnet for wealthy families and individuals. It has since become one of the more famous resort hotels in

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. The hotel stands at the base of the Slaatta Skisenter. It is roughly a ten-minute drive to the Geilolia Skisenter on the other side of the valley. It is a large building with 127 rooms. There are four floors with two indoor swimming pools, a solarium, gymnasium, sauna, boutique, beauty parlour, baby sitting services, and laundry facilities. The hotel is currently being expanded to add 7,000 square metres of floor space, extra parking, a new serving area, an improved spa, seminar and meeting areas, a bowling alley, and apartments for sale.

Gallery

File:Lounge in Dr Holms Hotel.jpg, Lounge File:Bar in Dr Holms Hotel.jpg, Bar File:Reception in Dr Holms Hotel.jpg, Reception area File:Model of Dr Holms Hotel.jpg, Model of the hotel

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* Hol Hotels in Viken Hotels established in 1909 Hotel buildings completed in 1909 1909 establishments in Norway {{Viken-geo-stub