3-Bed Timber Chalet on Randøy Island with Boathouse & Fisterfjorden Views – Holiday Home Norway



Krossdalsvegen 214, 4130 Hjelmeland, Hjelmeland (Norway)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 55m² Floor area
€211,000
Chalet
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
55m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
You wake up to the sound of water. Not distant water — the kind you have to imagine — but the real thing, lapping against the dock just below the terrace where you're about to drink your first coffee of the day. Fisterfjorden stretches out in front of you, wide and steel-grey in the early light, the kind of view that takes a moment to accept as real.
This is Randøy. A small island in Hjelmeland municipality, deep in Rogaland county, southwest Norway — and this three-bedroom timber chalet is one of the most honest holiday properties you'll find anywhere on the Norwegian coast.
The cabin itself was built in 1981, all timber construction with horizontal wood cladding, and it carries its age well. Forty-plus years of Norwegian winters have a way of sorting out weak buildings fast, and this one's still standing straight. Roof repairs were carried out as recently as 2026. A new exterior door went in between 2018 and 2020. The bathroom is a 2014 extension — fully tiled, with a shower cabin and panel heater. It's not a renovation project. It's a property you arrive at on a Friday afternoon and have completely settled into by Friday evening, because it comes fully furnished and genuinely move-in ready.
Inside, everything sits on one level across 55 square metres. That sounds compact, but the layout earns every centimetre. The open-plan living room and kitchen is the heart of it — wood panelling on the walls, wood panelling on the ceiling, a wood-burning stove from 2016 burning quietly in the corner. It's warm in the way that timber interiors always are, the kind of warmth that has nothing to do with the thermostat. The large windows facing the fjord make the room feel twice its size; on a clear day you can watch the light move across the water for hours. In the evenings, when the stove's going and the fjord has gone dark outside, it gets properly cosy in the best Scandinavian sense of the word.
The kitchen is functional and connected directly to the dining area — painted fronts, laminate countertop, enough bench space to cook a proper meal for a full house. The dining table sits facing the fjord. Meals here are not something you rush through.
Three bedrooms sleep the family comfortably. One has bunk beds, which children take to immediately. The master faces the water. Waking up to that view for the first time is, genuinely, a bit ridiculous — in the best possible way. The single bathroom handles the whole house; it's well set up, and the separate toilet room adds practical breathing room when everyone's trying to get out the door at once.
Then there's the terrace. Seventy-five square metres of timber decking, partly covered so that a bit of rain doesn't end the evening. Multiple zones — a corner for the morning coffee ritual, space enough for an outdoor dining table that seats everyone, room left over for the kids to spread out. The views from here are unobstructed: open fjord, surrounding hills, sky. This terrace is the reason you buy this property. It's where August barbecues happen, where September sunsets catch you off guard, where January visits — rare, but worth it — feel like having the whole country to yourself.
The boathouse and private dock are a three-minute walk down through natural terrain. The dock runs 2.5 metres out into the water. In summer, the fjord around Randøy is excellent for kayaking, fishing for mackerel and pollock, swimming in the coves below the property, and exploring the coastline by motorboat. The water here is clear. The swimming spots are sheltered and safe for children. If you've been thinking about buying a holiday home somewhere in Scandinavia that actually has a boat place attached, they're increasingly rare to find — this one already has it.
Hjelmeland itself is a municipality that hasn't been overrun. It sits at the inner end of Jøsenfjorden and Årdalsfjorden, connected to the wider Ryfylke region — one of Norway's most dramatic inland fjord landscapes and still well off the typical tourist trail. The nearest ferry terminal is three minutes from the property on foot, connecting Randøy to the mainland. Daily essentials are eight minutes by car. Stavanger, one of Norway's most liveable and internationally connected cities, is roughly an hour away — home to the Stavanger Airport at Sola with direct flights across Europe, the Stavanger Concert Hall, and some of the best restaurants in the country, including Re-Naa on Breitorget, which holds two Michelin stars.
Closer to the property, the Ryfylke landscape rewards hikers. The trails around Hjelmeland municipality wind through fjordside terrain, past waterfalls and up to ridge lines with panoramic views over the entire Ryfylke system. In late June and July, the light here barely leaves — long Nordic evenings that stretch until 11pm, the hills lit gold, perfect for an after-dinner walk with nowhere particular to be.
For international buyers, Norway's property market is notably open to foreign ownership, with no restrictions on EU or non-EU citizens purchasing leisure property. The chalet sits on leased land with an annual ground rent of NOK 9,982 — a common and well-understood ownership structure in Norway that keeps the acquisition cost sharply competitive. Municipal fees run NOK 11,505 per year. With an asking price of NOK 2,110,000 (approximately €186,000 at current exchange rates), this represents genuine value for a waterfront property with a boathouse in a country where coastal cabin prices have risen consistently over the past decade. Holiday properties in the Ryfylke region have attracted growing interest from Norwegian city buyers, particularly from Stavanger and Bergen, which supports both rental demand and long-term capital appreciation. Letting the property during peak Norwegian summer weeks — late June through August — is straightforward through local agencies or direct platforms and can offset running costs significantly.
The property has mains water and electricity connected, an EV charging point installed, and a garage with parking. Sun exposure throughout the day is excellent for the orientation of the site.
Key features at a glance:
- 3-bedroom timber chalet, 55 sqm, built 1981, single-level layout
- 1 bathroom (2014 extension) plus separate WC
- 75 sqm partly covered timber terrace with open fjord views
- Private boathouse and 2.5m dock with direct fjord access
- Wood-burning stove (2016) and full wood-panel interior
- Sold fully furnished — move-in ready from day one
- Ferry terminal 3 minutes on foot; grocery store 8 minutes by car
- EV charging point and garage parking on site
- Mains water and electricity connected
- Annual ground rent NOK 9,982; municipal fees NOK 11,505
- Asking price NOK 2,110,000 — leasehold land ownership structure
- Strong summer rental potential in a high-demand coastal area
- Stavanger Airport (Sola) approximately 1 hour away with direct European routes
- No restrictions on international buyers purchasing Norwegian leisure property
If you've been looking for a vacation home in Norway that skips the polish and gives you the real thing — a proper cabin, on the water, with a boathouse and a terrace that earns its size — this is a rare find. Properties on Randøy with private sea access don't come to market often, and they tend not to stay there long.
Contact Homestra today to arrange a viewing or request the full property documentation. This one is worth the trip.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 55m²
- Price per m²
- €3,836
- Garden size
- 0m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Chalet
- Energy label
Unknown
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