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(Nkr50). There are no cabins, but it does issue certificates for those who bathe naked in the
fjord…
Svalbard Hotell
HOTEL
( 79 02 50 00;
svalbardbooking.com/Accommodation/Svalbard-Hotell
;
s Nkr990-2190, d
Nkr1190-2590; )
Svalbard's newest hotel offers stylish rooms with dark Scandinavian wood tones offset by
stunning large photos above the beds and splashes of colour in the linens. There are flat-
screen TVs, and you couldn't be more central for the main shops and restaurants of
Longyearbyen
Spitsbergen Hotel
HOTEL
( 79 02 62 00;
www.spitsbergentravel.no
; s Nkr835-2580, d Nkr990-2900; Feb-Oct; )
This comfortable place (sink yourself low into the leather armchairs of its salon), run by
the respected Rica Hotel chain, is where the mine bosses once lived. Rooms are comfort-
able with a vaguely old-world air.
Mary-Ann's Polarrigg
HOTEL, GUESTHOUSE
( 79 02 37 02;
www.polarriggen.com
;
Skjæringa; s Nkr775-995, d Nkr995-2250)
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 areas; 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.
Haugen Pensjonat
PENSION
(
79 02 17 05;
www.haugenpensjonat.no
;
s with shared bathroom Nkr600-800, d Nkr850-1200;
)
Run by the people at
Poli Arctici
,
Haugen Pensjonat, close to the Spitsbergen Hotel, has
nine good-sized rooms with double bed and sofa. Shared bathroom facilities work out at
roughly one bathroom per two rooms.
Svalbard Lodge
APARTMENTS
