Policy · Fol. iv
Responsible play at Wild Harbor
Reviewed July 2026.
The house rule
The Sletnes Pavilion is a small evening room. Four tables, a handful of guests, potted birches under the roof glass. We keep it that way on purpose. This page sets out how we ask you to visit the pavilion and where to find help if play stops being a pleasure.
Eighteen and over
Entry to the pavilion is restricted to guests aged eighteen and over. Guests who look under twenty-five will be asked politely for identification at the door. If you have not brought identification we will show you back to the coffee counter with a waffle, and no offence taken.
Set your own limits
Before you sit down at a table, decide how long you would like to play and what sum you are content to spend on the evening as a piece of entertainment. Keep to it. If you find yourself thinking about a table when you are not at one, over breakfast, on the road up Kvaløya, in the sauna, that is the moment to take a night off.
Take breaks
Our pavilion opens at twenty hundred and closes when the light returns. Stand up between shoes, take a walk on the jetty, come back to the coffee counter. The waffle irons are put away by then but the tin of biscuits is always on the sideboard.
Play is not a way to earn
Table games are entertainment, not income. Do not play with money you have set aside for something else, do not borrow to play, and do not chase a loss with a larger stake. If a session has gone against you, the house asks you to close your evening and come back another night.
A quiet word
If you or someone travelling with you would like to talk to someone outside the house about their play, two Norwegian resources are listed below. They are independent of us and speak in confidence.
Ask us
If you would rather we did not seat you in the pavilion during your stay, tell us on arrival, or write ahead, and we will honour that quietly. No note is kept beyond the length of your visit.