Lofoten Handbook

Hov Gjestehus

The renovated main farmhouse of Hov Gård, an Icelandic horse farm by Hov beach on Gimsøy, let as a guesthouse with six rooms for up to twelve guests, a shared kitchen and a restaurant on the farm.

Last verified 16 September 2026

Guesthouse in Henningsvær

Why stay here

The house belongs to a farm run by the same family for seven generations, with about 48 Icelandic horses offering rides on the beach and in the mountains. Låven, the farm's restaurant in a converted barn, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, and a wood-fired sauna stands on the shoreline. Every room has a view of the sea or the mountains.

Who it’s for

  • Northern lights
  • Midnight sun

The guesthouse can be booked for groups of up to twelve, and riders on the farm's horse-riding holidays are an obvious fit. Visit Lofoten puts the Hov Gård campsite 600–700 m from the Lofoten Links golf course.

Highlights

  • Six rooms in the farm's renovated main house
  • Låven restaurant on the farm, open daily
  • Wood-fired sauna on Hov beach
  • Icelandic horse riding from the farm

Things to consider

The house has three bathrooms for its six rooms, so not every room has its own. The farm also runs a campsite just above the beach.

The accommodation

Six double rooms over two floors (five upstairs), three bathrooms, a kitchen with espresso machine and island, a living room opening onto a veranda, underfloor heating and laundry facilities.

Facilities

  • Sea view
  • Beach access
  • Kitchen
  • Restaurant
  • Sauna

Beach sauna, horse-riding tours, campsite with powered and unpowered pitches, laundry facilities in the guesthouse.

Låven restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner every day using local ingredients, plus home-baked cakes and coffee.

Location

At Hov on Gimsøy, on the outer (north) side of Lofoten, by Hov beach; about 33 km by road from Henningsvær.

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Questions

Where is Hov Gjestehus?
Hov Gjestehus is a guesthouse in Henningsvær, in Lofoten.
Which airport is nearest to Hov Gjestehus?
In a straight line, the nearest airport is Svolvær Airport (SVJ), about 25 km away. The distance by road is longer.
Does Hov Gjestehus have a kitchen?
Yes. The sources for this page list a kitchen at Hov Gjestehus.
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Sources

Details last verified 16 September 2026.