Surrounded by the Arctic wilderness, Snowhotel Kirkenes stands as a testament to innovation and adventure, offering an unforgettable experience year-round.
robin
United States of America
We stayed in the cabins which were very modern and new. We had some wonderful snowshoeing. We only stayed one night.
This central Kirkenes hotel is on the shore of Bøkfjorden, 2953 feet from Hurtigruten Ferry Terminal. It offers free Wi-Fi and an à la carte restaurant with a seasonal menu.
This hotel is 492 feet from Dr. Wessels gate pedestrian street and 1.2 mi from the Hurtigruten Cruise Ship Terminal. It offers free WiFi and a relaxation department.
Lynn
Canada
Our favourite thing about this hotel was the welcoming and helpful staff. They were great! Our rooms was also clean, quiet, and comfortable. We especially appreciated being able to adjust the heat as many hotels in Norway lock it at an uncomfortably low temperature. Breakfast was plentiful and good. We enjoyed our stay.
Kirkenes Hotell is located in Kirkenes and features a bar. Featuring a shared kitchen, this property also provides guests with a restaurant.
Damo
Australia
Communal kitchen very convenient and enabled self catering.
Host facilitated early check in.
Friendly service.
Value for money
Good location.
Free tea and coffee in reception.
Historic photos in reception
Lift (dumb waiter) for luggage.
Kettle and mini bridge in room.
Located in central Kirkenes, this apartment is 0.9 mi from the Hurtigruten Terminal Kirkenes. It offers free WiFi, air conditioning, as well as a balcony with city views.
A recently renovated apartment, SAGA Overnatting offers accommodations in Kirkenes. There's an outdoor fireplace and guests can use free Wifi and free private parking.
Located in the town of Kirkenes on Bøkfjorden, this bed and breakfast is just 328 feet from the town’s main street. Barents Frokosthotell offers free Wi-Fi..
ADRIAN
United States of America
Excellent location, just a 150 ft walk from the Barents bus drop-off at the Thon Hotel and a fraction of the cost of the Thon. Extremely clean and comfortable rooms, floors polished and disinfected daily, we saw this.
Free Coffee from an automatic espresso machine in the lobby.
Owner on site, at least after 11am, let us store luggage in hotel until 6pm departure, let us use comfortable chairs in lobby.
Very convenient, next to a large square with an AJ mini-market for takeaway or eat in food, and a couple of convenience stores 7-11 type, Narvesen and Joker chains.
Kulpmo Gård is located in Karpdalen. Guests staying at this holiday home have access to free WiFi and a fully equipped kitchenette. Kirkenes is 16 mi from the holiday home.
Linda
United States of America
Peaceful location. Comfortable, we’ll loved cabin with all the necessities. Our host, Ina, was easy to communicate with and showed us her farm.
Found this to be a much more interesting town than I...
Found this to be a much more interesting town than I expected. Driver of airport bus was excellent telling us about various things to do, which was great as we had limited time. His helpful advice meant we were able to do a tour of Andersgrotto (wartime underground bunker) and learn about what the citizens went through being caught up in the battle between the Soviet Union and the occupying Germans. We also enjoyed the museum, a tour through the amazing snow hotel, feeding reindeer and seeing the huskies, as well as wandering the town centre and seeing the excellent display of photos in the square. However, we were between seasons for some of the other tours that would normally be available so it would certainly be possible to need a few more days to do some of those other things at another time (eg, northern lights in the winter months and dog sledding, plus some other excursions available only in the summer months).
Susan
New Zealand
10
Scored 10
Thanasis, my host, made the trip special.
Thanasis, my host, made the trip special. He could not have been more helpful. The accommodation was super and was everything as described. The town itself had everything needed and the township was great to walk around. A tip for those arriving by plane...book a taxi to Kirkenes in advance. It was a blizzard when I arrived and all the taxis were taken. It was freezing and I was lucky that a driver called a taxi. for me or I might still be there. Thanasis drove me back to the airport upon my departure as the bus wasn't timed to coordinate with the plane departure time. An excellent host! I missed the Northern Lights but Thanasis sent me a photograph of them the following night. My timing was off by one night.
Weegieron
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
Beautiful arctic town, quiet and charming, friendly people,...
Beautiful arctic town, quiet and charming, friendly people, lots of winter fantastic activities like dog sledding, snowmobile safari on the frozen fjord, Kings crab safari, snowhotel visiting etc
Fantastic chance to see Northern Lights!
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Anonymous
10
Scored 10
Kirkenes is a small pleasant town with few sights but the...
Kirkenes is a small pleasant town with few sights but the Grenselandmuseet is well worth a visit. The location is recommended for viewing the Northern Lights but it was too cloudy during our visit (Nov). There are a few restaurants in the centre, the most popular being the Ritz with very good pizzas.
Frank
United Kingdom
8.0
Scored 8.0
It is the area around Kirkenes that is the main attraction.
It is the area around Kirkenes that is the main attraction. We travelled to Grensa Jacobselv beach which was beautiful and sunny on the day we visited, same for Ovre Pasvik National Park which was breathtakinlgy beautiful. Both are quite a drive from Kirkenes though and we chose the town to learn about the history from WWII, the hotel had a pool (although it was not operational!!) and as the airport was there. Next time we would definitely go for a cabin in the woods and see the reindeer up close.
In town we ate at Surf n Turf which was decent, waiter had a sense of humour and good was quite good. Nothing spectacular but good enough, depends what you like. The other place we ate in town was Ritz, which was an excellent pizza and we would recommend it for the food but was pricey compared to other towns in Norway; little other choice though. Most other places were closed we assumed due to no tourists, so not worth it or maybe worse closed down following Covid downturn.
The central part of town had the feeling of needing a boost from its Covid slumber.
We loved the area though and will come back, armed with better knowledge than first-timers.
darrencru
United Kingdom
8.0
Scored 8.0
We stayed 5 days, much longer than most visitors because we...
We stayed 5 days, much longer than most visitors because we wanted to maximize the chance to see the northern lights. As it turned out, 4 nights were cloudy and on the last night, the skies cleared a little and being at Sollia and having trekked into the countryside up the hill from the lodge, gave us the best chance to view the lights, just a 10 minute walk from our room.
There were enough activities in kirkenes to keep us amused for 5 days - dog sledding with Birk's (here you're the driver of the sleds), king crab expedition and you drive yourself there on the frozen Barents Sea, the Andersgrotta the underground bunker was very interesting, hiking in the Taiga, and we had to have our daily coffee at Johnny's Lunch Cafe in Kirkenes. Johnny is an Italian and makes coffee the only acceptable way with an Italian Expresso machine. Thank heavens for Johnny's! Coffee in Kirkenes mostly comes out of cafeteria type/press the button coffee.
This property is absolutely amazing. The staff, the view & the activities;all kept us engaged for the 1 night stay my sister & I did in April 2024.
The ladies at the reception (Nikolina, Editha & Anna) are helpful, friendly & go the extra mile to make your stay comfortable.
The staff that gets the activities done are super friendly as well. We did Husky ride & Snow mobile.
The experience was a memorable one.
100% likely to return & experience the property in every season that Kirkenes has to offer.
Wonderful welcome from a very caring couple. .walking distance from Hurtigruten/havila port. Lovely wooden house. Felt like home from home. Very clean.Everything provided for long or short stay. Even dishwasher and washing machine. Walking distance to town. Owners told me when the Northern Lights were visible, so I could run out and see. Tlanassis also drove me to Border and Snow Hotel. I would absolutely love to stay there again. Thank you, both..You deserve to do well, and I'm sure that you will.
The flat is beautiful, accessible and wonderfully located with a view on the harbour. It’s easy to arrive there by taking the bus from the airport in Kirkenes. It is also very easy to walk from the flat to the Hurtigruten terminal. The host is extremely kind and generous, he welcomed us personally and shared with us stories and tips about the country. In the flat you have all the comforts you need. We highly recommend a stay at GotoKirkenes. And many thanks for having us!
The cabins are beautiful and very clean with great landscape. The dinner and breakfast were excellent. The snowhotel rooms are unique attraction that is worth to visit and see. We ordered one snow room for our boys that thought to try to sleep in the snowhotel but after visiting the room they decided that it was too cold for them so we asked to change our reservation and they were willing to change it to another cabin. We highly appreciated their flexibility.
This is a 4* Hotel offering the standards you expect in Norway.
Sparkling clean, comfortable room with at least one English channel, abundant and various breakfast, good restaurant, professional staff, splendid location. It is a perfect option for a night before or after cruise.
I have noticed that despite very good reviews, Thon Hotels don't get high scores(both in Bergen and Kirkenes). Definitely this Hotel deserves a higher score than 8.6.
The beautiful location right on the waterfront gave us an unobstructed view of the northern lights. The staff were very helpful. They set up a crib for our son, called taxis for us, and gave advice about stores and places that would be open. The best part was breakfast - honestly one of the best hotel breakfasts we have ever had! Definitely recommend this hotel.
The staff at the hotel is exceptional. Think top hotel league, but with an Arctic small town twist. Totally made my stay. Sure, the hotel has a great pool and saunas, it is located at the very center of Kirkenes. Yet the staff is what makes this hotel unique.
Good breakfast with lots of choices. Nice selection of fresh breads as well as hot and cold dishes. Also plenty of fresh berries. Our room had a view of the water. Bed was comfortable.
I don't take breakfast. I was in Kirkenes on Christmas time. Shopping was closed, is difficult rafe the level of service, but I looking for to next visit your city :-)
The cabin is so comfortable, and nice. The homemade dinner was so wonderful and over expectation. There are enough space for relaxing and viewing from sitting area.
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