Budget travelers know there's no better way to make the most of their trip than by staying at a hostel: Save money for exploring during the day, and swap stories with fellow backpackers in the shared kitchen or bar in the evening. Dorm-style bedrooms with shared bathrooms are standard hostel fare, but private rooms are also available for those willing to pay a little more.
This is a budget stay and with that in mind it's good value for money. Really good breakfast offered, huge selection and the glassed atrium is great place to sit while eating and enjoying looking out. Staff a pleasant not really that friendly and do the bare minimum. The lounge areas and bar are pretty comfortable. Rooms are clean but very very basic. Shared bathrooms ok, clean but basic. Location ok if you use the bridge to cross over to town but not great if you have to walk all the way around the river.
If coming to Svalbard this is by far the only budget accomodation available. Bearing in mind that it has no real competition, it is still nevertheless a very good hostel. Breakfast pancakes are great, staff are friendly, it is fairly sociable. The rooms are somewhat small, but the kitchen/social area is spacious enough, and in any case if you come to Svalbard for the bedroom then there's really little point.
The place has a lot of atmosphere. The bed narrow but perfectly comfortable. Very good breakfast. Never needed to wait for using the shared bathroom. The hotel reminded me a lot of an Australian backpacker hostel.
One of the best hostels I've stayed in.
Staff were so friendly and let me stay in the breakfast room till my taxi arrived.
I highly recommend this hostel and will definitely be booking them if I get the chance to visit again. :)
Free tea and coffee all day were a plus too!
Everything!
One of the best hostels I've ever stayed.
The toilets were always incredible clean and free. The rooms were bit small, but enough.
The breakfast was amazing!!
The view for the city was also amazing!
10 stars all around
clean and as advertised, view of the mountains next to the hostel is really pretty, staff was so friendly and you get to bunk with so many amazing people in svalbard seeking an adventure, breakfast is awesome, will definitely recommend to any solo travellor to svalbard looking for the cheapest accom and connecting with other like-minded travellors
Dylan
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