Off the rugged coast of Western Norway, the sea and sky converge around a tiny private island: LILLØY LINDENBERG.
LILLØY is a place where wind, waves, and sky shape the day, and where time unfolds at the pace of the tides. Here, just twelve guests are welcomed, invited to move gently through a home born of the landscape itself, where every detail—from the curve of a hand-carved banister to the softness of a seaweed-stuffed mattress—speaks of place. It is a place of remoteness, yet one that feels immediately intimate, where every visitor steps into a world shaped by wind, waves, and the quiet rhythms of the island itself.
Life here moves in quiet, deliberate gestures. Kayak through mirrored waters at dawn as the sun pirouettes on the horizon, gather freshly foraged seaweed and herbs to transform into simple, nourishing meals, or let the warmth of the sauna chase away the chill of the fjord breeze. As evening falls, gather around a crackling fire beneath a canopy of stars, letting the quiet of the island unfold around you. Just forty minutes from the energy of Bergen and a short boat ride from Herdla, LILLØY invites you to slow down, reconnect with nature, share stories, and discover the stillness that lives between sea and sky.
The culinary life at LILLØY is part of the island’s story. Plant-based, low-allergen dishes are created from foraged seaweed, herbs, and vegetables, enhanced by produce from local growers.
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Every detail of the house pays tribute to Nordic craftsmanship. Handmade ceramics, locally blown glassware, paintings by Bergen artists, and natural Scandinavian cosmetic products merge with antique folk motifs and modern accents, creating spaces that feel both timeless and alive. In the mainhouse, life unfolds slowly. Guests gather around the Aga stove, cook with ingredients foraged from the island’s herb and seaweed gardens, or explore rare books in the botanical library. Outside, the sauna and sea plunge offer restoration with views of the fjord that stretch to infinity, while the island shop holds plant-based delights and locally crafted treasures to take home.
The rooms are intimate havens, each with its own story. Soft light filters into the Master Bedroom, Vårt Lille Boudoir, carrying the scent of sea and pine, while Fire Døtre, the Four Daughters Bedroom, gathers families and friends beneath its sloping roof. Månekvisten, the Moon Room, invites reflection in a snug attic suite with a freestanding tub, and Det Lille Naustet, the Boathouse, rests gently at the water’s edge, where the rhythm of the tides becomes part of the day. Together, these rooms form not a hotel, but a home: private, personal, and inseparable from the island itself.
To wander through LILLØY is to move in harmony with the island. Gravel paths wind through the herb and vegetable gardens, offering moments to pause and breathe, to watch the tides change and the seabirds circle. Every bench, every window, frames a view meant to be savored—a stretch of fjord, the curve of a distant cliff, the light of the late afternoon sun reflecting on water.
For centuries, the outer islands along the Norwegian coast have been shaped by self-sufficiency, community, and the forces of weather and sea. LILLØY carries that heritage gently. It is a place where traditions are not showcased, but lived; where modern comforts coexist with a deep respect for nature; and where visitors are invited not to observe island life, but to take part in it.
What stays with you is not only the beauty of the landscape, but the sense of connection it creates. On this little island, time feels generous, the days unhurried. The silence between wind gusts, the glow of late light on the water, the familiar sound of oars dipping into the sea—small moments take on weight.
Long after leaving, guests tend to remember not the sequence of activities, but the feeling of being held by a place shaped by tide and weather, a place where the world slows enough for you to notice its subtleties.
