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About the Hotel
First Hotel Breiseth is a heritage 19th-century property opposite Lillehammer's railway station, with a small guest sauna available to everyone staying on the hotel side. The sauna is electric, shared, and runs on drop-in access for guests rotating in from the surrounding ski slopes, hiking trails, and Lillehammer's Storgata.
The sauna at First Hotel Breiseth is paired with the hotel's restaurant and bar on the ground floor — the natural rhythm is afternoon outside, heat in the sauna, then a slow meal downstairs. The building dates from 1898 and keeps the character of an old Lillehammer station hotel, with the wellness area integrated rather than highlighted.
First Hotel Breiseth is a practical choice for travellers in Lillehammer who want a working sauna at the end of a day on the Hafjell or Sjusjøen slopes, without staying at the resort itself.