The Gamme cabins are super cozy. Every detail sums up to a very enjoyable stay form the book explaining the hotel conception to the delicious hot cocoa powder. The hotel amenities are just an extension of your room (the lounge in particular). Delicious candlelight dinner and breakfast buffet with all the local delights! Hotel staff extremely friendly and polite. Top notch service all the way! Thank you for the very pleasant stay!!

We stayed in a cabin which was very nice but the armchairs were not as pictured and not very comfortable and this was the main sitting area. The bathroom does not have a window so you are reliant on an extractor fan and there was a strange smell in the cabin and lingered for the stay. We enjoyed the Husky ride but it was incredibly expensive for 40 mins ( I have done this before for much less and longer rides ) £360 for 2 people sharing one sled.

It was quite expensive for what it was overall. We had our meals included in our room rate as you don't have many choices. The food was very tasty and nicely presented. Service was excellent and the staff were super. The roads were very slippery even when gritted. You need the spikes the Norwegians put on their shoes

I loved it, wasn’t expecting to originally book into the ice rooms as I just went with the cheaper accommodation available. I booked a nights accommodation with breakfast, I wasn’t expecting transport from hotel in Kirkenes and back to cruise terminal. Nor an a La carte 3 course meal for dinner. It was a great experience, took in what we were shown at the dinner of what to do for a warm night of sleep. Tip make sure you get a sleeping bag with a zipper not Velcros as I heard a lady at breakfast saying that her velcros kept coming undone. I had a really warm night of sleep. The scenery was postcard worthy. I would stay here again. Sorry unable to upload photos, app isn’t closes out when I try.

Showhotel Kirkenes is the BEST place to stay if you are in Kirkenes - it is total new and you a warm welcome and very nice staff in the restaurant. you will get arctic Nature and show architecture in world class - The Cabins are fantastic and we loved it. We also tried to sleep 1 night in the Showhotel and it was a cold but fun experience. The breakfast and the lical 3 course dinner is also included - it is unique and warm experience. Try also the icebar in the evening :) This has been a truly winter attraction for us and not to forget the 170 husky dogs which is a nice to Go around Them.

The snow hotel experience is something completely different. It is like sleeping in an ice cavern. The lighting and ice sculptures were very nice. The sleeping bags are warm, and the beds are comfortable. Of course, it’s not possible to have plumbing in a structure made of ice, so showers and bathrooms are in a separate facility. The kids loved feeding the reindeer and the endless petting opportunities in a dog yard with 150+ dogs. Good restaurant and great service.

Not a dislike, but more of a heads up: The location is beautiful, but not within walking distance of any other services. Also, if you’re sleeping in one of the snow rooms and need to get up at night, walking 50 meters to the toilets through tunnels of ice is cold.

The whole experience at the Snowhotel Kirkenes was was incredible, from the welcome at reception, to the attention of detaol of tje staff to the acrivities that we booked, and of course, to amazing night we spent at one of the rooms in the snowhotel. The snowhotel: It was very comfortable comfortable and warm- they provide woollen socke, balaclavas, blankets, and sleeping bags so you're actually very warm during the night, despite the whole room being made from ice and snow. The bed was an air mattess with reindeer fur on it so it wasn't cold at all. Each room is decorated with a unique theme, we got the Bambi room which was cool. Unlike other snowhotels there is a warm room resrrved for hotel guests only where you can hang out have tea coffee and biscuits etc (because you probably don't want to spend too much time in the snowhotel apart from sleeping). There is also a place where you store your luggage, so you only take the essentials with you when sleeping at the snowhotel itself. There is a sauna also. As a guest you have dinner and breakfast included - the 3 course dinner was delicious, all locally sourced and seasonal food. There is an ice bar where you can do shots on ice glass (afterwards you smash the ice glass on the ice table). We really appreciated that they opened the bar for us after we got back from our Northern lights snowmobile activity at 11pm (shout out to Carolina who served us!) The staff: everyone was very friendly and had great attention to detail. They knew the activities we had booked so made sure that we can all fit it in, and served us our dinner quickly. It seemed like a place where the staff genuinely were happy to be there and there was a convivial community spirit. The activities: we booked the Husky Safari, Sami experience and Northern Lights hunting by the Snowmobile. We highly recommend all activities.

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The staff were incredible. The native Norwegians are such a beautiful people in every way, especially spiritually. There was also a healthy amount of Argentinians there, all of whom were also wonderful people. It was so nice to have such a mix of staff and every single one went above and beyond to make us comfortable and welcome. I even forgot to ask about whether I could use a CPAP machine in the cold room and we could!! They had to get a power cable extension. When we booked none were available but apparently someone chose to change to a cabin. Apparently we were the first to ask to go from Cabin to cold room in winter. We 100% recommend again. Also the food was incredible

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All the staff (reception, dinner and breakfast, kind crab safari, husky handlers, drivers) I interacted with were super nice and helpful. I stayed one night at the snow hotel and one night at a cabin. For the snow hotel they provide you with a tour where everything is explained. You receive warm woolen socks, a balaclava, a warm sleeping bag with a liner. I enjoyed my night in the snow. For me it was a once in a lifetime experience and I am glad I got to do it here. My stay at the cabin was perfect. It is a well tought out space. Ideal for watching the Northern Lights all snuggled up. There are some nice walks you can do up the mountain near the reception and also along the river. It was a great place to relax and enjoy my last two days in Norway. And the puppies and reindeer are the cutest!

The experience was quite unique (reindeers, huskies, sleeping arrangements). The hotel provided us with excellent sleeping bags and amenities that made me warm while sleeping on ice. The food was fresh and tasty with a lot of varieties for breakfast.

If you’re sleeping on ice, you have your room just to sleep in because it is shown to tourists in all other times, and given the price you pay, it would be great to make some activities for the Snowhotel guests. It would also be great if transportation from/to hotel is included in all prices. I felt that the hotel is more of a tourist attraction than an actual hotel.

I didn’t want to be in Tromso w a place at the hotel- this place has everything you need on site. Ice hotel experience, husky experience, Northern Lights experience, petting reindeer and pretty much full board. I wasn’t keen on the King Crab idea and people confirmed that it was 15 minutes on a boat to watch them pull out enormous crabs and everyone jostling for photos. You get to eat after but I’ve just spent years in the Whitsundays so it’s not a big deal for me.

I realise it’s now become a tourist destination with constant tour groups from the ships walking through for the King Crab- they’re building a whole new facility for it. So, the idea of a lux destination seems to be over. It’s a fabulous place and it ticked all my bucket list needs- reindeer, cuddles w a husky puppy, Northern Lights and great food. A fillet of reindeer? But it was great! The staff are wonderful and reminded me of all the travellers working on Whitsundays resorts. We called it the Whitsundays of the North!