HOTEL HOVBORG KRO (Hovborg, Vejen)

Style of hotel and ambience

The hovborg kro was built in 1780 and renovated in1996, this fifty-five-guestroom inn is spread overtwo floors and provides a friendly and relaxedatmosphere. The inns reputation for good regionaldanish cuisine that is carefully prepared like inthe old days is well founded. Located in thecountryside in a recreational area with marked outhiking tracks for long walks in the forest, aroundhovborg, or down the footpath to the banks of holmeis an experience that guests have at there disposaland should take full advantage of.-Property description-the inn has 51 rooms with bath- toilet and tv. Itoffers angling stays- art stays with admission toone of the many art museums in the area- weekendstays with carvery table and dancing as well asgolf holidays. The inn arranges wine tastingarrangements for groups of at least 10 persons.The inn is situated close to the airport billundlufthavn- legoland and givskud zoo. Naturally theinn also arranges parties and it willingly meetsyour wishes for child- diabetic or vegetarianmenus.Hovborg kro is famous for its low-ceilingedtaprooms and for its splendid jutland food made asin the good old days with butter and cream in potsand pans of the kitchen. There has been an innhere for at least 250 years and the presentthatched main building erected in 1790 hasreverently been preserved from generation togeneration. Without damaging the old atmospherethe owners have succeeded in building in modernfacilities valued by todays guests. Thus the oldcowshed and the barn have been turned into modernand untraditional conference rooms.Hovborg kro is situated in a beautiful area withapproximately 8.000 acres of wood. This naturallyinvites to fine walks in the wood or along thenature trail following the stream holme aa. Hereyou can walk for hours without meeting one singleperson. There are good fishing possibilities inholme aa which runs through the huge garden of theinn. The inn is situated in an area in which thereare no less than 14 golf courses. Therefore it isnatural to spend a golf holiday in holborg kro.The atmosphere in the inn is friendly and relaxedand in the inn they spend a lot of care ongenuineness and originality. The hosts johanne andjoergen joergensen have been here since 1985 andoccasionally the innkeeper can be persuaded totell about the history of the inn and about someof his renowned predecessors in the inn. Forexample about nicolai poulsen who around 1880began reclaiming the moors beside being aninnkeeper.