Scandic Ishavshotel

We paid the bit extra to get a room with a view over the river and would highly recommend you do this. The view changed constantly and was superb. The room was warm but not too hot. The bed and pillows were very comfortable. You can choose if and when you want your room cleaned and we found the cleaners to be very helpful and would slot you in for a time convenient to you. The shower gave instant hot water from either an overhead giant head or an alternative lower flexible head. Soap and shampoo were in fixed dispensers on the walls. The room was equipped with cups and a kettle with a Twinings tea selection (you could take tea from the downstairs breakfast bar to to personalize your room selection). There was a small fridge in the room so you could keep fresh milk for your hot drinks. Breakfast was literally the best buffet I have ever experienced with all the usual hot and cold foods and some more Norwegian style foods. The hotel is centrally situated and all our booked excursions left from either outside the hotel or within a two minute walk. Our weather was terrible (rain every day) so we were so glad we had our cosy room with the huge window so we could enjoy watching the fishing boats and cruise ships while the rain lashed down. I would highly recommend this hotel and would definitely stay there again. We had room 454.

Excellent location. Almost all tours depart from the area. Breakfast was good for every taste. Bathroom was updated and hotel was quiet, except for the occasional group returning from late aurora hunting, but not a big deal. If you rent a car, the hotel has no parking and that is advertised. Consider to pay around 35euros per night, or 70 for full day in the nearby parking, or use the underground in the tunnels.

Extremely good location, fabulous and modern furnishing, clean and neat bathroom, and great breakfast in a fancy-looking restaurant! We were extremely pleased with how the hotel turned out, definitely better than what was seen. We got this perfect room with a big window overlooking the port so it was a spectacular view as well. We heard the bed was too soft and asked for a hard one and they gave us a board 😂 however when we tried, the board in fact felt too hard and we slept just fine without the board! Oh, and we got to see the aurora too! The hotel is near a vast ground and we were so happy we got to see aurora so vibrant in the clear sky just beside our hotel.

The room was comfortable and the view over the harbor and town was nice. The location is great for tours as most leave from the front of the hotel or across the street. The front desk staff were very helpful when we had to make a last-minute change to our reservation. I can't remember the young man's name who assisted us, but he helped us several times while we were there with various items like taxi, tours, etc.

The view was amazing and being able to open the huge windows added to it.