A guesthouse with character

Haraldsplass Gjestehus is rooted in a long diaconal tradition, where hospitality and care have always been at the heart of its work. This gives the house a distinctive sense of calm that is still present today.

From a deaconess home to a guesthouse

Haraldsplass Gjestehus was completed in 1955, built in keeping with the deaconess tradition’s strong emphasis on care, community, and hospitality.

For many years, the house served as a home for deaconesses after they had retired. The house was named “In Memory of Sister Regine,” after the first matron at Haraldsplass, Regine Waage.

At that time, the building housed 22 apartments for the sisters, apartments for the matron and the caretaker, as well as a few rooms for sisters in service. The home also had a dining room adjacent to the kitchen, as well as a cozy lounge.

Regine played a key role in the purchase of the 45-acre Mohns Farm at Haraldsplass in 1924.

The architecture, designed by Per Grieg, is characterized by functionality and dignity— qualities that still define the guesthouse today.