Rosendal, Norway — Foot of the Folgefonna Ice Cap

Norske Kul Casino Resort: Cut From the Ice, Warmed by the Fire

Norske Kul Casino Resort is built directly into the moraine below Folgefonna, one of mainland Norway's largest glaciers — a low, angular casino resort structure of glass and dark stone that reads like something quarried rather than built. Fifty-two casino tables, an ice bar carved fresh each season, and a chain of sauna terraces make this casino resort a place where the only view is white ice against black rock.

1994Casino resort opened below the ice cap
52Casino tables
164Rooms & cabins
−4°CThe ice bar, year-round
Since 1994

A Quarry Family's Casino Resort

The name Norske Kul is a play on words: "kul" reads as the Norwegian slang for cool, and as a nod to the Kul family, stonemasons from Kvinnherad who quarried anorthosite from the Folgefonna moraine for three generations before opening a small card room for climbing guides and glacier researchers in 1994 — the seed of today's casino resort. The original building was little more than a quarry office with two tables and a wood stove. Guests kept coming back for the stove more than the cards, which is how the casino resort's defining contrast — cold outside, deliberately warm within — became the whole design brief for every expansion since.

Today the casino resort spans four low terraces stepped into the hillside, each one cantilevered slightly further out over the valley than the last, so that the casino floor, the ice bar, and the sauna terrace all technically hang over open air. It remains privately held by the Kul family, and the original quarry office — stove intact — now serves as a private card room for the casino resort's highest-tier members.

The Casino Floor

Fifty-Two Casino Resort Tables, Cut Into Three Faceted Halls

The floor is split across three angular halls that step down the hillside, each faced in glass on the valley side so the ice cap is visible from nearly every table. This casino resort operates under Norway's tourist-class casino concession, with an independent compliance office reporting directly to ownership.

Hall One — Isbreen

The Blackjack & Baccarat Hall

Named for the glacier itself, this is the highest hall in the casino resort and the coldest-lit room in the building by design — pale blue overhead panels meant to echo ice light. Our senior dealers, several trained at casino resorts in Baden-Baden and Monte Carlo before joining Norske Kul, work this floor.

Hall Two — Moreneflaten

The Roulette Hall

Sixteen wheels, including three American double-zero tables, set around a sunken firepit lounge where spectators can watch the wheels without leaning over the rail.

Hall Three — Kvernhuset

The Slot Hall

Three hundred and ten machines from penny reels to a linked progressive network, housed in the casino resort's original stone quarry office — the same room the Kul family's first two card tables stood in back in 1994.

Stakes & Limits

Casino Resort Table Minimums, for Planning Your Session

Standard limits at this casino resort apply between 17:00 and 03:00 daily. Isbreen Hall's two private alcoves may be booked in advance at bespoke limits — speak to your host at check-in or through the Rime Club desk.

GameTablesMinimumStandard Maximum
European Roulette12kr 50kr 40,000
American Roulette3kr 100kr 40,000
Blackjack (6-deck shoe)14kr 100kr 90,000
Baccarat5kr 250kr 200,000
Punto Banco3kr 200kr 120,000
Three Card Poker5kr 50kr 35,000
Texas Hold'em (Poker Room)8kr 500 buy-inNo-limit cash games
Isbreen private alcove2By reservationNegotiated
The Rime Club

Casino Resort VIP Tiers, and the Old Quarry Office

The Rime Club is Norske Kul Casino Resort's membership programme, named for the feathered ice that forms on the resort's window frames on the coldest nights. Members are recognised at three levels, each granting deeper access to the casino resort's private spaces.

Frost Tier

Entry Membership

Open to guests averaging kr 4,000 or more per session across two visits. Includes priority seating in the Roulette Hall, complimentary ice bar entry, and a dedicated host during your stay.

Glacier Tier

The Isbreen Terrace

A private casino terrace adjoining Hall One, reserved exclusively for members, with its own sunken sauna and a small cellar of house-distilled aquavit served warm.

Anorthosite Tier

The Quarry Room

Our top membership: access to the original 1994 quarry office, now a single-table private card room with the same stove the Kul family lit on opening night, choice of dealer, and bespoke limits.

Slot Rewards

Kul Points

Every machine in the Kvernhuset hall enrols play automatically — no separate card needed beyond your room key. Points convert to dining credit, ice-bar reservations, or a discounted future stay.

Dining

Kvernhuset, Our Casino Resort's Flagship Dining Room

Named for the old mill building it now occupies, Kvernhuset serves a tasting menu built entirely around Hardangerfjord and glacier-valley produce, designed by chef Marte Lien, previously of a fjord-side restaurant in Ulvik. Reservations are recommended several days ahead for guests not staying at the casino resort; house guests may reserve at check-in or through the Rime Club desk.

Beyond Kvernhuset, the casino resort operates three additional venues: Steinstova, a casual all-day dining room near the casino entrance built into the original stone quarry wall; The Ice Bar, carved fresh from block ice each autumn and rebuilt through the winter season, serving spirits in glasses cut from the same block; and The Late Room, a firelit snack lounge open until 5am for guests coming off a long session at the tables.

Stay

164 Casino Resort Rooms and Cabins, Stepped Into the Hillside

Standard rooms at the casino resort occupy the two lower terraces, each with a partial or full glacier view. The upper terrace holds our named suite collection, bookable directly through the casino resort's reservations desk.

Popular

The Moraine Room

From kr 7,400 / night
  • 54 m², full-height glacier glass
  • Private outdoor plunge pool
  • Dedicated Rime Club host
Winter Season

The Ice Bar Loft

From kr 12,900 / night
  • Duplex, direct ice bar access
  • In-room single blackjack table
  • Priority Kvernhuset reservations
Estate

The Quarry Cabin

From kr 21,000 / night
  • 120 m², freestanding stone cabin
  • Private sauna & firepit terrace
  • Butler service & private chef on request
Entertainment

The Rimfrost Theatre at Our Casino Resort

Named for the frost that forms on the casino resort's windows, the 420-seat Rimfrost Theatre sits on the lowest terrace and hosts a rotating calendar of folk and chamber music, touring comedy, and Norske Kul's own late-night residency, Fastwater, a percussion-and-ice-sculpture performance staged five nights a week through winter. Tickets can be added to any room reservation, and Glacier and Anorthosite Tier members receive complimentary seating in the front rows, subject to availability.

The theatre's stage floor is set with heated stone drawn from the same quarry as the resort's walls, and its lobby bar, The Stovehouse, opens ninety minutes before curtain and stays open through last call at the tables.

Plan Your Stay

The Casino Resort Ice Doesn't Move. Your Evening Still Can.

Reserve a room at our casino resort, request Rime Club membership, or ask our concierge team what the glacier looks like tonight.

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