Norway's Most Beautiful Mountain House Revealed

Today we've traded the bustling city streets for the serene beauty of this luxury log cabin, right in the heart of the Norwegian wilderness. So join us as we explore this stunning ski resort and one-of-a-kind mountain home. Let's go. I mean this cabin oozes luxury. Look at this for a centrepiece. Oh my goodness, it's snowing. Hilda, lovely to meet you. Nice to meet you, Hannah. Step up Tom. So practically speaking, we've got underfloor heating that is perfect for those soggy boots when you come in from a long day of skiing. Here we've got lots of wardrobe space for all of your coats. I really like these leather handles here and a cute little space to take your boots off. But if you are coming back from skiing, this is perfect. You actually have your own skiing storage room and another access point. So when you do come in and you are absolutely covered in snow, you can get rid of everything in here, put your boots and everything away, and then you can come in here back into your lovely underfloor heating and then through into the main room. But I do want to show you this crystal door. Right, that is one smooth door. This is German engineered. Check this out. Even when I shove it closed, look at that for a soft close. Pretty good. All right, in we go to the main event. Wow. I mean, this cabin oozes luxury. This is utterly magical. I'm going to take you straight to this view. Oh my goodness, it's snowing. This is just perfection. I mean, LHM are known for their glazing. Look at the size of this window. And didn't I say, perfectly frames that view. Oh my goodness. That was made for this cabin. Now it's snowing right now, but when we arrived, Tom, it was sunny, wasn't it? Yeah, literally, you get the best of both worlds. Best of both worlds. I mean, this is the kind of cabin that you are going to want to stay in year round because you are going to get all kinds of weather, but it's perfect for it. That is absolutely stunning. Oh my goodness. I mean, I've only just realised how huge this sofa is. I'm going to do it. Have a sit right here. I'm going to do it. Oh, that's nice and bouncy. That's lovely. That is huge because you're going to get your friends and your family all seated around here after a long day of shoot, shoot, shooting down those slopes. Just relax on this massive sofa, maybe some snacks here as well. And although it feels really cosy and sumptuous in here, it does feel lovely and light and airy. Obviously, you've got loads of natural light flooding in. But if we have a little look up, this is a double height ceiling. Wow. Which is just further enhanced by this phenomenal light installation. This is by Bomber and these are handmade, hand-blown orbs, like glass orbs that have all been individually attached to the ceiling rather than just on a plate. It's a lot more work and it's a lot more expensive, but the effect. Oh my goodness, I think it's worth it. Definitely. Very good. I mean, that is a focal point, isn't it? As is, well, I would say the fireplace. I will come to that. But first of all, my favourite place. This is a little mini bar. How nice is this? That is lovely. Mini bar for a mini host. Yeah. I mean, this is my kind of this is my kind of little area. I just love how open plan this is. So we don't have any beams holding up this structure, which means that there's a lot of steel going on here. But that means that you just get to transition from room to room and everything again is just so open. Look at this for a centrepiece. That is a wonderful fireplace. Now, LHM, they have interior design teams of their own, and that means that when they are, this is a brand new cabin design, by the way. So when they are designing things, they work together so that everything has a cohesive feel. So the stairs will match the kitchen, which will match the fireplace. Beautiful. We've also got some natural stone down here. This is all handmade. There's loads of natural, raw and organic materials throughout. We've got furs, we've got the leather handles that I said when we walk in, because we're in a cabin in Norway. I want to be reminded that I'm in the middle of the wilderness in nature. So that's such a lovely thing to keep dipping into. Log on the fire? I think we need one. I'll tell you what, I never thought I'd say this. I'll talk about the underfloor heating in a minute, but it is toasty warm. That is giving off a lot of heat, which is what you want after a cold day. All right. I'll be the first to admit, I get a little nervous around fires, right? So this won't look as elegant as some people will make it look. But look at this. It's easy, safe, lovely, nice handle there. You just pull it up. Very smooth. Okay. And then I'm going to just plonk. It's pretty good. Pretty good effort. Then just nicely down again. That's pretty good. That was pretty good. So underfloor heating, we've got these huge, wide planks on the floor here, and they've been stuck directly onto the concrete. And in the concrete, you have the underfloor heating. Now that means there's no creaking, there's no movement. And also the transfer of heat is a lot, lot better. I'll tell you what, Tom's in a t-shirt. I am. It's such a wonderful ambient heat though. It's what, I think minus two outside. Yeah. Well, it's literally snowing. Speaking of which, this has been recognised as the best Norwegian ski resort by the World Ski Awards. I mean, what more do you want than that? The proof is in the pudding. There are 21 lifts, 45 different trails. So whether you're an absolute novice like me, I've been a few times, or an expert like Tom, everyone is sorted. There's loads of stuff for the kids as well, and stuff for the thrill seekers, plenty of black slopes as well. And it's really exclusive. I mean, you are not going to be queuing to get up to the top. I mean, the stories of the Alps, they're true. You're queuing for ages. There's kids zooping past you. Me anyways, I'm trying to get down that slope. Come on. The slopes at Gjailo are great for skiing. And also, this is a social arena. We focus on everything. Restaurants, we have a wine bar, and the snow conditions are great from end of November until mid-April. Owning a cabin in Gjailo is all about creating memories. This is an all year round place to be. It's a perfect place for outdoor activities, literally on your doorstep to your cabin. And you can go to the fjords in the west, only an hour drive from here. You can do mountain biking in the mountains. You can go dog sledding, or huskies, hiking trips, or just skiing here during wintertime. We've actually been awarded the Norway's Best Ski Resort award six times in a year now, a prize we're pretty proud of. And it's not overcrowded. I promise you, you will love this. It's like an Alpendorf without the people. If you want premium skiing and to stay in a place like this, this is where you're going to come. And actually, they are so popular, this is already gone. This is sold. But don't worry, come closer. LHM, they've already started building the next one, only 50 metres away. That will be ready for the next ski season. Because they do such incredible planning, and everything is meticulously done before they get on to start the build. They can do it so quickly. This started building in December, four months ago. It's the end of March now. The end of March, and it's ready. And no compromise at all on the standards or the craftsmanship. It's because they know exactly what they're doing when they get here. When you see the attention to detail, I'll show you little bits. It's phenomenal. But come on, let's go into the dining room of the kitchen. So we have a very handy wine cabinet here with a funky open and close mechanism. There you go, sorted for all of your white wine. And then you've got red wine up here, and this beautiful display cabinet. I mean, even the glassware is incredible. I love that you can't actually see where the light comes from. You just get the glow. Oh my goodness, glow, best word. The ambience and the atmosphere in here. You should know by now, I'm not a big light girl. I'm walking into a room, big light. Oh no, very stark. Here, I mean, Norway does it well anyway, but particularly LHM. We've got candles, there's loads of hidden LED lights everywhere, including, which I'll show you, in the cabinets as well. So nice. Right, we've got some really lovely black sleek cabinetry here. Everything that you see has been custom made. Every single room has been meticulously curated. Everything has been picked out so that it suits the room. We've got an integrated fridge and freezer. There's loads of storage. Oh, nice little push button there. There we go. Even the cups match. How nice is that? Then we've got, obviously, as you'd expect, very high-end appliances. We've got Miele here. We've got a Miele induction hob with an integrated extraction fan. So you don't have anything ugly up here that, again, opens that space up. I mean, this is beautiful. This is Caesarstone Piatra grey worktop. Very durable, but elegant. Understated elegance and luxury. It's not in your face, but like I said, the attention to detail really elevates this place. For instance, this is completely seamless. Like, there's not even a tiny bump, and it's those little details that just make you go, oh, oh, this place is nice. Really nice. We have that same flush finish over here on the sink. And how handy is this? You're washing up. You've got dirty, wet hands. You don't want to be touching anything. All you need to do, press that with your foot, and the bin pops out. You can pop it back again. It's those little touches. And one of my favourite things in this kitchen is the bloom soft closes and the LED lights. I mean, it's just illuminated. Listen to that. Silent. And speaking of which, we haven't even touched on the fact that we are in an absolute oasis. It is so quiet out there. Very, very tranquil. And that has helped. Not that you really need it for the sound, with triple glazing, but you obviously need that for the heat to keep that inside. And this is where you're going to come to escape from the hustle and bustle, to really decompress with your family and friends. And what better way to do that than on this beautiful dining room table, which is mirrored with this incredible LED hanging shelf, which is practical, but also an incredible focal point. And with LHM, you can create this kind of aesthetic and level of detail because everyone designing and working on the house is working in the same place. So you get to achieve things like this. Now, we are near Galo. So this is going to be your second home, isn't it? Or your holiday home. You are coming here to have a good time. So you can go down into the town. There's bars, there's great restaurants. Treat yourself there. But also, like I said, this is a home away from home. You want something that's super welcoming, which this place is. You're going to be creating incredible memories here. Cooking over here, maybe your tarte de flette, your fondues. Come on. You've been skiing all day. You've worked hard. You deserve it. Yeah. And then sitting down here eating. But if the weather's amazing, or even if it's not, just take a blanket outside and go and enjoy that incredible terrace and look at those views. I mean, everywhere you look, there's a window where you just get to appreciate that. That's why we're here. So I'm now going to take you through to the principal suite, which is just off the main living room. Well, this is a very tasteful room, isn't it? Very inviting. And I love the colour palette in here as well. We've got this lovely earthy green here on this custom headboard. I really like that the whole cabin feels very high end, but also provincial at the same time. It's that kind of understated elegance. And we keep being reminded through the colours and the materials of where we are, which is really, really nice. I also like these as well. A cute little nightstand, block of wood that's been carved out. And you've also got a little nook for your book. A book nook. I do want to take a minute for these. These are actually wireless switches. So it's been nailed in, obviously, but you can take this off and you can move it about wherever you want and you can control the lighting and the heating to your own preferences. So I could have hammer settings. Tom could have his own settings. Very nice. Right, I'm going to back Tom up because the piece de resistance, the star of the show, this Norwegian vista. I mean, totally unobstructed as well by these windows. You don't even have a central pillar here because it's all being held up by steel. So it just means you get a really clear view and just breathtaking. This is the kind of place that, like I said earlier, you come to relax, read a book and just take in all of your surroundings. Very nice. I'm going to take you around here. We have also got plenty of storage space. So, you know, even if you are coming here for a couple of weeks or months throughout the year, it means you can leave stuff in here as well. You know, it's your second home. More of that stunning LED lighting within this cabinet here. Lots of space for all the cozy jumpers when it gets really chilly outside. And then you have an en suite. This sort of very unusual colour and textured toilet really fits in here. We have a handheld and a rainfall shower. Now, as if this cabin couldn't get any better. Oh, it can. I've got a real treat for you. This first and foremost is the downstairs bathroom. Got your rainfall shower head, your handheld. I just love this gorgeous vanity unit. Super symmetrical, a beautiful glow coming off of it. And this is the same worktop that we saw in the kitchen as well. You've also got a little reclining stool. Maybe you sit here after getting ready. But as you can probably tell, this is your very own sauna. Now, I don't know how I feel about saunas. I'm not a massive fan of them, but I haven't done it enough. I know, Tom, you love them. I do love a sauna, yeah. If I had one in my house, I think I'd be a convert. I do think I'd be a convert, but this is just perfect. If you've come back from a day of skiing, your muscles are aching and you can just relax in here, it's really good for you. Or maybe if you need to detox from one too many of those, there's loads of information out there about the health benefits from going from hot to cold, cold to hot. So you could technically start in the sauna and then jump on into that snow, do a couple of snow angels. But we organised something even better to put that theory to the test. We took a short trip down the road with LHM's co-founder, Lorena, to meet a wonderful local named Hilda. What we were about to experience was something truly unique, something that could only happen here in Norway. Right, well, we thought we'd take a little break from the cabin and you find us here in the middle of a lake, Frozen Lake, and I'm here with Hilda. Hilda, lovely to meet you. Nice to meet you, Hannah. Well, Hannah and Hilda, sounds great. What are we doing here? Come on, explain what we're about to do. Well, welcome to the sauna and the ice swim, or polar plunge, maybe you can call it. So you're here in Østose, so now we are a thousand metres over the sea. Here I have my business and this is my office, I used to call it my office. And we will first go into the sauna and then we will go down here in the water. I mean, she keeps saying we, even I've said we, but there's no way I'm doing that. Are you joking? Well, it's not going to be me. Step up, Tom. So I go and then I just start breathing. I'm not seeing a lot of reaction from you right now, Hilda. But I will not have this reaction that maybe you will have. Oh my goodness. Because I have done this a lot. That's composure. Oh my goodness me. Oh, up to the neck, up to the neck. And you go in every day? Almost every day. It helps me making good decisions. Okay, I think I made a good decision not doing this. But look, hey, maybe next time I'm going to see how Tom does and then I'll decide. And this is maybe my favourite part. You just want to do this. I'm alive. I'm alive. Whoa. You're amazing. So now it's you. Anyway. Good luck, Tom. And you're not going to swim. Just hold up. Look at me. Breathe out. Breathe out. I know. There we go. There's the smile. There's the smile. Is this, stupid question, but is this the coldest water you've ever been in? I'm so impressed. Tom, what does this feel like? Explain what you are feeling right now. You know when you don't want food to go off, so you put it in the freezer? That's what I feel like, a bit of chicken. Oh my goodness. Well, I'm glad you can laugh. He's coming out. Come out. Well done. I'm going to keep warming up. All right. Well done. Oh, wow. Good man. Keep on breathing. It's shallow for me. Go on, get your neck in. That's so cool. Literally. Yes, you can. After defrosting in the sauna and feeling human again, we were ready to head back to the cabin to continue the tour. So, we said our final goodbyes to the wonderful Hilda, and we made our way back. Rather you than me, Tom. You feeling those health benefits? Oh, yeah. Feeling alive. I'm just glad that I'm toasty, toasty warm. Right. That is the downstairs done. I'm now going to take you upstairs, and what stairs they are. Under the umbrella of LHM, they have LHM Step, which I mentioned earlier, and they will custom make stairs just like this for Norway, the UK and the USA. I mean, just for the integrated LED lights alone, I'd be taking them off on that offer. So, if you like what you see, get in touch and these can be yours. Okay. Up onto the first floor. Now, what I immediately notice is the transition between the vertical planks on the walls that we saw downstairs that give it a bit more of a contemporary feel. And up here, we have these huge horizontal logs and roof ridges that just make it feel a bit more cottagey. And I have to say, very hygge. I cannot believe I've got this far into the video without saying hygge yet. And if you don't know, it is the kind of Scandinavian term to describe something as being very, very cozy, which it is. I mean, talk about wow moments. This view is unbelievable. You have a glass balcony here, completely seamless again, and it's just unobstructed and you get the real impression here of that double height ceiling and the space so airy with all of that light flooding in. Great view of that bomber light as well. You just can't get a more perfect view. Unbelievable. Wow. I mean, I might just, I'm going to have to have a little seat here. Here with the book, hot chocolate. Very nice. Tell you another good place to have a hot chocolate. I mean, this is technically the office. I ain't going to get much work done in here. How nice is this? I mean, I've seen the blanket. I'm taking it with me. Absolute bliss. You're not necessarily going to be skiing every day or going out every night, so you'd come here, get snuggly with your family and watch a movie. If you did need to do some work, though, you do have a dedicated office. Got a really funky bookcase behind Tom with this integrated LED lighting as well. But don't forget, this cabin is a year round delight. You've still got spring, summer and autumn as well. There's loads of activities. There's scenic hiking trails, there's cycling, zip lining, days out fishing. I mean, you'd never want to leave. As we've mentioned before, there's so much more to experience beyond the cabin. And once again, Lorenez took us on another unforgettable adventure. This time we went dog sledding with huskies. It felt like we were part of something truly special, and it was an experience that complemented everything else this incredible trip had to offer. OK, so I'm just popping next door into what I probably call the second principal suite. So again, another one, I think, for the parents or some adults. This room is beyond chic, but it's still very charming. Still got that cottage vibe in here. And I love the slanted ceiling. It makes you feel really safe in here, especially if it was like snowing outside. And that's further enhanced by having this bed here. It's in this recess and you've got more LED strips as well. Very, very cozy. Lots more storage for you and you even get your own en suite. So let's have a look at that. All of the bathrooms and bedrooms have a very similar kind of theme running through them, but each have their own personality. And the main difference between this one and the other bathrooms is that here you get a freestanding bath. You can soak those tired and aching muscles. I am much more of a bath girl than a sauna girl. So Tom, I'll be up here. You can be downstairs. Sounds good. Deal? Yeah. Perfect. Yeah. So very similar here. We've got another shower, really funky piece of artwork, actually. I love that. And just while we're here, through this window, one of the neighbours is from Miami and actually bought their cabin after watching one of our LHM episodes. That is so cool. So if you're watching this and you like what you see, you can be next. Back into the splendor that is this viewing platform. Now we have just over 2000 square foot of space, which is about 230 metres squared, and they've utilised every single inch of it. There's not been one room that I've been in that I thought, oh, this is a bit small. As we're here, let's create a little bit more atmosphere, shall we? Oh, yeah, nice. Cabin vibe. Cabin vibes. Oh. Great minds. Right. Just over here then. So I said there's four bedrooms in all. We've got two more here. One, two. Very nice. And they share the family bathroom, which also has a rainfall showerhead. What more could you want from a cabin has been absolutely unreal. Hopefully it won't be the last time. And a massive thank you to LHM for hosting us. Speaking of who, they have got loads going on at the moment. They've just started construction on a three point five million pound home at the other side of Galo. And in Quitville, they've got luxury apartments that are ready to move into. They're actually on the Olympic slope and all the way over on the other side of the pond in the USA. They started work on a massive project in Montana. It's going to be worth over 10 million dollars. So if you want to find out more from them, check out the description below. Well, I hope you've enjoyed that tour as much as I did giving it. If you did, give us a like and make sure you're subscribed so that you keep up to date with more luxury homes from across the world. 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