Juvet Landscape Hotel is a pioneering boutique hotel where modern architecture dissolves into raw Norwegian wilderness. Tucked in a birch forest by the Valldøla River, Juvet features a handful of striking “Landscape Rooms” – minimalist cubes of glass and wood – dispersed among mossy boulders and trees. Each cabin is placed to ensure utter privacy and an unobstructed view of deep valley, rushing river or towering mountains, as if you have nature’s grand panorama all to yourself. Opened in 2010 on a historic farm, Juvet was built with a sustainable, conservation-minded ethos: no heavy machinery disturbed the site, cabins stand on steel stilts drilled into rock (avoiding concrete foundations), and not a single tree was felled unnecessarily. The result is a hotel that “dialogues with nature rather than disrupts it” – an ethos that garnered Juvet international awards and even a cameo in the film Ex Machina. Guests at Juvet split their time between stylish solitude and convivial local culture. By day, you might sit in your room’s floor-to-ceiling glass corner, watching sunlight play on the forest floor or snow falling on peaks – it’s a form of meditation, this luxury of stillness. For active explorers, the hotel arranges hikes in the alpine landscape, skiing trips, or even pack a picnic with brown cheese sandwiches for you to take on a kayak outing. When evening comes, everyone gathers in the restored 100-year-old timber barn for a communal meal around long tables. The farm-to-table dinners are a highlight: hearty dishes like local game stew, cloudberry tarts, and the hotel’s own herb teas, all prepared by an on-site chef using ingredients from neighboring farms and forests. (Breakfast is similarly homey – think freshly baked bread, jam, and eggs from free-range hens.) Though Juvet feels wonderfully remote, it is rigorously run on sustainable lines: energy use is low thanks to passive solar heating and wood-burning stoves; water comes from a mountain spring; and the owners are active stewards of the surrounding nature reserve, maintaining trails and monitoring wildlife. A small spa area by the river – with outdoor hot tub and a “sound of silence” room – invites guests to unwind and reflect on nature’s serenity. As night falls, you may find yourself lying in bed, gazing at stars through your cabin’s glass wall, feeling utterly connected to the wild. Juvet’s philosophy is simple: nature is the luxury. By keeping design minimal and eco-friendly, the hotel lets Norway’s dramatic landscape take center stage – and in doing so, gives guests an unforgettable, soul-stirring escape.