Hotel Alexandra
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Hotel Alexandra is a historic hotel in the village of Loen
in the municipality of Stryn
in Sogn og Fjordane
county, Norway
. The hotel was opened by Markus Anders Loen under the name Loen's Hotel in 1884, but since 1892 has been in continuous operation under the name Hotel Alexandra. The hotel is named after Princess Alexandra of Denmark
. The hotel, which overlooks the Nordfjord
, has undergone several minor and major developments and changes over the years, but stands today as a modern family-tourist and conference hotel.
The hotel is part of a group that also owns the neighboring hotel Hotel Loenfjord. There is currently fourth and fifth generation of the same family running it. However, Eivind Grov has been director since 1965. As of 2010, Alexandra Hotel has 189 hotel rooms, four restaurants, two bars, a nightclub/disco, personal wine cellar, and spa.
Loen
Loen is a village in the municipality of Stryn in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the inner part of the Nordfjord region. Loen is located about north of Olden and about southeast of the municipal center of Stryn. The lake Lovatnet is located just to the southeast of Loen...
in the municipality of Stryn
Stryn
Stryn is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Stryn which had a population of 2,177 in 2009. The municipality is located along the innermost part of the...
in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane
is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The hotel was opened by Markus Anders Loen under the name Loen's Hotel in 1884, but since 1892 has been in continuous operation under the name Hotel Alexandra. The hotel is named after Princess Alexandra of Denmark
Alexandra of Denmark
Alexandra of Denmark was the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom...
. The hotel, which overlooks the Nordfjord
Nordfjord
Nordfjord is a fjord and a traditional district in the northern part of Sogn og Fjordane county in Western Norway. The district comprises the municipalities of Selje, Vågsøy, Bremanger, Eid, Gloppen, Hornindal, and Stryn. Nordfjord covers an area of and is home to a population of approximately...
, has undergone several minor and major developments and changes over the years, but stands today as a modern family-tourist and conference hotel.
The hotel is part of a group that also owns the neighboring hotel Hotel Loenfjord. There is currently fourth and fifth generation of the same family running it. However, Eivind Grov has been director since 1965. As of 2010, Alexandra Hotel has 189 hotel rooms, four restaurants, two bars, a nightclub/disco, personal wine cellar, and spa.