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Spitsbergen Guesthouse
GUESTHOUSE €€
( 79 02 63 00;
www.spitsbergentravel.no
;
dm Nkr300-365, s Nkr495-690, d
Nkr795-990; mid-Mar-mid-Sep; )
This guesthouse is a subsidiary of Spitsbergen
Travel spread over four buildings, one of which houses a large breakfast room (once the
miners' mess hall), and can accommodate up to 136. The rooms are simple, but terrific
value for money.
Mary-Ann's Polarrigg
HOTEL, GUESTHOUSE €€€
( 79 02 37 02;
www.polarriggen.com
;
Skjæringa; s/d with shared bathroom
Nkr850/995, d/f with private bathroom Nkr2200/2800)
Run by the ebullient Mary-Ann
and adorned with mining and hunting memorabilia, the Polarrigg brims with character, al-
though most of this is in the public areas and rooms are quite simple. In the main wing,
rooms have corridor bathrooms and doubles come with bunk beds. There are two large,
comfortably furnished lounges, while in the smart if somewhat overpriced annexe, rooms
have every comfort.
Radisson SAS Polar Hotel
HOTEL €€€
( 79 02 34 50;
www.radissonsas.com
; s Nkr1270-2690, d Nkr1570-2990; )
This
95-room chain hotel ('the world's northernmost full-service hotel') is the town's most lux-
urious. Rooms are stylishly furnished and it costs Nkr200 extra for a 'superior room' with
reasonable views of the fjord and Hiorthfjellet mountain beyond. Its annexe was origin-
ally accommodation for the Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games, then transported here.
Unusually, children under 17 stay free of charge.
Haugen Pensjonat
PENSION €€
( 79 02 17 05;
www.haugenpensjonat.no
; s/d with shared bathroom Nkr600/900;
)
Run by the people at Poli Arctici, Haugen Pensjonat, close to the Spitsbergen Hotel,
has nine well-sized rooms with a double bed and sofa. Shared bathroom facilities work out
at roughly one bathroom per two rooms. Wireless access costs Nkr50/200 per day/week.
Spitsbergen Hotel
HOTEL €€
(
79 02 62 00;
www.spitsbergentravel.no
;
s Nkr790-2480, d Nkr990-2780;
mid-
Feb-mid-Oct;
)
This comfortable place (sink yourself low into the leather armchairs
