The Skansen Hotel was below par even for a budget hotel. On arrival at 11.30pm there was no-one in the hotel to greet us. We had to call a number and wait 30 mins in the freezing cold for someone to arrive and let us in. The fact that they close the doors at 11.00 was not relayed to us... More

We stayed at the apartments run by the hotel rather than the hotel itself. We had a first floor apartment which was great as we could see the Arctic cathedral out of the bedroom window, albeit between two houses! When we arrived, the original apartment we were given smelt of fish so we asked to move and they were very... More

I stayed here for 4 nights after rejecting a studio apartment in another block run by this hotel. The studio was simply awful - very poky and small, and nowhere to put away your clothes! Also, it was up the street where the footpath (such as it was) was terribly icy and dangerous. Having paid on arrival, it was a... More

We stayed at the Skansen in July 2011, and had an excellent stay. We had requested a view of the Arctic Cathedral -- only available from the upper floors -- and were well rewarded with an exceptional view across the fjord to the cathedral and the mountains above. The only challenge: around 3am the sun swung around the city and... More

We stayed for four nights. On arrival, we were greeted with a very indifferent young girl. We had to pay our full tariff before we were shown our room (which I think is very odd). The room was small, but comfortable. The worst part were the pillows - I think they were 20 years old! Really lumpy and had that... More

We stayed at this hotel in early February and chose it based on being cheap enough to afford without going too downmarket. The location is very good for the town centre, being a walk of less than 5 minutes to the main shopping street and a further 5 minutes takes you to the waterfront and several restaurants. The room itself... More

Situated near the bridge and within 5 minutes walk of Tromso's, er, city centre. There is wif-fi in the rooms and the breakfast is quite good. Staff were helpful and generous with offering to keep our luggage, etc.

The hotel is not fancy but it's clean, quiet, service is good, breakfast is excellent, location is right in the center of town. The bathroom floors are warmed up, so it's pleasant to step out of the shower. Free Wi-Fi and computer in the lobby. You can get sandwiches for lunch at the breakfast room -- good option especially if... More

Given the prices in Norway my 85 E / single sounded reasonable, but it is far from what you would get anywhere in Europe for this money. Tromso is a small town, so I did not realise that most hotels are in the central area :-). Very basic hotel, room was quite rusty, definitelly needed a lot of fresh air,... More