Offering great value for money accommodation in Gjøvik, Norway, Gjøvik Hostel – Hovdetun is located right next door to Fastland, the city’s main pool facility, featuring an outdoor pool, a children’s pool, a beach volleyball court, a skateboard ramp, tennis courts, and a barbecue area. The Gjøvik Hostel – Hovdetun offers a variety of accommodations with private or shared bathroom facilities plus the convenience of a fully equipped guest kitchen. Visitors staying at the guest house can relax in front of the fireplace in the lounge or on the large patio with views of the Fastland pool area and the surrounding alpine hills. Gjøvik is one of 3 towns that border on Norway’s largest lake, Lake Mjøsa; the other 2 are Hamar and Lillehammer. In 1994, many of the ice hockey games of the XVII Olympic Winter Games were played in Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall (called Gjøvik Olympiske Fjellhall or Fjellhallen), considered the world’s largest public arena excavated in rock. Visitors can rent skates for ice skating or swim in the indoor pool. Also popular are cruises on Lake Mjøsa aboard the Skibladner. Constructed in 1856, it’s the oldest paddle steamer in the world still making regularly scheduled trips. Gjøvik is approx. a 1 hour drive from the Hafjell Alpine Centre in Lillehammer.