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Hotels and cabins in Northern Norway and the Arctic

If you are travelling to Northern Norway for an Arctic holiday, it’s important to find the right accommodation so you can stay in comfort and have enough rest to get the most out of your Arctic adventure!

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Family-run hotel in Northern Troms

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Reasons to visit the Norwegian Arctic during winter

You may be wondering why you should visit the Norwegian Arctic for a holiday. Here are several good reasons:

  • It’s one of the best places in the world to see the Northern Lights.
  • The Polar Night allows more opportunities to see the Northern Lights.
  • Tromsø is not as cold as you might think. Owing to the warm currents of the Golf Stream, Tromsø is far milder than other places at the same latitude.
  • You can see whales (including orcas and humpback whales) from November to January in the Tromsø region.
  • It’s a photographer’s paradise – the mountains, landscapes, Northern Lights, snow and Arctic animals offer everything you have ever dreamed of!

If you are travelling to Tromsø and looking for an easy way to get from Tromsø airport to your hotel in downtown Tromsø, you can take the Airport Express Bus. This big red bus will transport you between Tromsø airport (outside the domestic arrivals) and the city centre and vice versa. The trip takes approx. 20 / 25 minutes and the bus stops outside several city centre hotels.

  • Key stops near major hotels:
    • Moxy Hotel
    • Polaria
    • Scandic Grand Tromsø (walkable to multiple hotels)
    • Prostneset (close to Clarion, Quality, and Amalia)
    • Scandic Ishavshotel (near Radisson Blu and other hotels)
    • The Dock 69 39 By Scandic

A convenient and efficient way to reach your accommodation. You can book your ticket online or directly with our bus driver, with card.

HOTELS IN THE ARCTIC

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Skibotn, NORTHERN NORWAY

Lyngenfjord Hotel

Welcome to Lyngenfjord Hotel, a family-run hotel in Northern Troms, where warm hospitality, Arctic nature, and authentic experiences come together. The team is happy to advise and help you out wit your Arctic holiday.

Relax by the fireplace or in the lounge, enjoy local flavours at Sarvvis Restaurant, and experience the magic of every season: from the Northern Lights, dog sledding, snowmobile safaris, ski touring, close encounters with reindeer, and Sámi storytelling, to the Midnight Sun, fjord adventures, hiking and biking.

How to get there: The hotel is located 1h40min from Tromsø, easy accessible wit the Arctic Route bus, departing from Tromsø center.

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Accommodation in Bardufoss

Lyngenfjord Hotel
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BARDUFOSS, NORTHERN NORWAY

Bardufoss Hotel

If you are looking for a unique accommodation getaway in the wilderness, Bardufoss Hotel is a great option! You will find this hidden gem in the village of Bardufoss, located roughly midway between Tromsø and Narvik. A stay here enables you to combine genuine Norwegian local life with activities in the surrounding area, making your stay here a unique experience!

After the Second World War, and as there is an airport and military base in the region, the need to expand Bardufoss became evident. A hotel was built here but unfortunately it burned down in 1963. The hotel was rebuilt and is now run by a local family with strong roots to this region. You can read more about Bardufoss and what to do there here.

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Available tours at Bardufoss Hotel

Two bears resting on the snow at Polar Park in Narvik, Norway

Polar Park entrance ticket

Polar Park is the world's northernmost animal park, home to bears, wolves, lynx, moose, reindeer and muskox. Open all-year round.

From 385 NOK per person

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You don’t need your own transport to get to both of these destinations

Bardufoss Hotel:

You also don’t need your own vehicle to stay at the Bardufoss Hotel. You can travel there and back on the Arctic Route.

You can book your go and return transport from Tromsø and back again on The Arctic Route website (route Tromsø – Narvik – Tromsø, stop name Bardufoss).

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Accommodation in Lofoten

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Eliassen Rorbuer

These incredible renovated cottages, once fisherman’s cabins, are located on the Lofoten Islands (Hamnøy), as well as sea house apartments and a restaurant (Gadus). Around the area there are also plenty of activities for you: kayaking, hiking possibilities, fishing, among many others.

Here you will be able to experience it all at once, depending on the season you go: northern lights or the midnight sun, amazing virgin nature, and the authentic Arctic fresh air.

Each cottage has one or two bedrooms and is fully equipped with kitchen, big living and dinning room, bathroom with shower and high speed WIFI.

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Reasons to visit the Norwegian Arctic during winter

Top northern lights Spot

Extended viewing during the Polar Night.

More opportunities to see the northern lights

From as early as 2 or 3 pm

Mild winters

Owing to the warm currents of the Golf Stream, Tromsø is far milder than other places at the same latitude.

Whale watching

See orcas and humpbacks (November-January).

Photographer’s paradise

Breathtaking landscapes and wildlife

Winter adventure activities

The wide range of outdoor activities makes it the perfect destination for adventure lovers

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