Longyearbyen
Imagine a recreated sealing hut, built in part from recycled driftwood and local slate. Add artefacts and decorations culled from the local refuse dump…
Must-see hotels in Svalbard
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Longyearbyen
Svalbard Hotell & Lodge offers stylish rooms with dark Scandinavian wood tones offset by stunning large photos above the beds and splashes of colour in…
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Longyearbyen
This 95-room chain hotel ('the world's northernmost full-service hotel') is the town's premier address, although the rooms are functional and extremely…
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Svalbard
The Barentsburg Hotel has reasonable rooms that are, like Barentsburg itself, a fine evocation of former Soviet times. Despite the old-fashioned decor,…
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Longyearbyen
Run by the ebullient Mary-Ann and adorned with mining and hunting memorabilia, the Polarrigg brims with character, although most of this is in the public…
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Svalbard
The Tulpan Hotel is a wonderful throwback to another age. Modern rooms are comfortable but unremarkable, though waking up in the cheaper and faithfully…
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Longyearbyen
Near the airport on a flat stretch of turf, this particularly friendly campground with kitchen and showers overlooks Isfjorden and the glaciers beyond. It…
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Longyearbyen
This guesthouse is a subsidiary of Spitsbergen Travel and can accommodate up to 136 people. Spread over four buildings (the terrific Coal Miners' Bar &…
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Svalbard
This simple place was renovated in 2015 and has unadorned but tidy rooms that have a slightly institutional feel but are well priced. Some have fine views…
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Longyearbyen
This comfortable place (sink yourself low into the leather armchairs of its salon) is where the mine bosses once lived. Rooms are comfortable, with a…
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Svalbard
Sleeping in a shipping container somehow captures the industrial spirit of Pyramiden. Indeed, it doesn't come much simpler than the 12 bunk beds in these…
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Longyearbyen
Friendly Guesthouse 102 (which occupies building 7) was once sardonically nicknamed 'Millionaire's Residence'. As the former accommodation for mine…
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Longyearbyen
Run by Poli Arctici, Haugen Pensjonat, close to the Spitsbergen Hotel, has nine good-sized rooms with double beds and sofas. Shared bathroom facilities…
