Went to eat there with the family, and loved the experience. The place itself is stunning, very cozy and creates a great mood. The food was also great, very tasty and especially the burger looked really cool in its presentation, and tasted even better. Of course the staff was also lovely, and i am very much planning on returning if i visit Svalbard a third time.
This hotel is on the edge of the city. So if you plan to move from another hotel (we moved from basecamp) bare in mind that there is a hill to climb to get to the hotel. Absolutely manageable but just to keep in mind. The hotel is indeed very nice. Ambience is great. They have a lovely bar in their with a lot of cozy seats. Our dinner was part of an Hurtigruten Package. It was a soup buffet which was ok. Breakfast was great except the coffee. I don't know what it was but it didn't taste good. Both times we had breakfast there. A bit burnt. Anyway, The room was very spacious had a minibar, a lot of complimentary things and a great shower. The bed was super comfy and in general it was very quiet so you could get a very good night sleep. Lovely and very attentive staff as well. Very nice stay.…
We travelled to Svalbard, and were really happy to be greeted by warm and friendly staff at Funken Lodge. Rooms lovely, bar & lounge great, restaurant & chefs very accommodating and helpful…. We had a great time and felt very relaxed, almost at home !!! Really fabulous hotel !
This is a fantastic hotel. We had an amazing stay. The whole hotel is so cosy, feels like being at home. It is tucked away about 10 min walk from main street of Longyearbyen. Everyone who we met working at this hotel were incredibly service minded, and always smiling, whether it was at the reception, bar or restaurant. It felt so welcoming. We were in a Junior Suite which was great, with beautiful views. The restaurant serves fresh and tasty breakfast and the dinner, tasting menu is just simply amazing! Words can not describe how great this place is.
I just had a fine long weekend at Funken with my spouse. There isn't much to complain about here, the experience was spotless. Pristine cleanliness, high standard of the room. Designer furniture in bathroom. If I must complain about something it would be that the sofa in the room looked cheap and did not fit with the rest of the premium furnishings. Good temperature regulation, we had about -5C outside. The breakfast - wow! Space rocket standard Nordic breakfast with Italian and French influences in cheese and salami. Was missing something with chocolate on the table though. Fantastic restaurant, try the king crab, and highly relaxing chill-style bar at the reception. This hotel is far from cheap, that said it is anyway quite good value for money. I've heard it could be the highest standard stay one can get on Svalbard. A calm 10 minute walk into the city center on a 30-meter high hill makes for stellar views over town from the hotel. Straight recommendation.…
We liked the Funken Lodge hotel - the room was cosy and the furniture quite stylish, but in particular we thought the bar / lounge area was fantastic- very nicely done, calm and relaxing furnishings, just a nice place to sit and relax. Breakfast was good and service very friendly and helpful. There were just a couple of things that were annoying, even though they didn’t spoil our visit that much. First, the lighting in the room is very low - furnishings were generally in dark shades of brown etc - which made it difficult to see stuff properly in the low light levels of Svalbard just before the start of the ‘dark season’. Second, there was nowhere at all to put things away in the room apart from a couple of hanging rails. No cupboards, no chest of drawers, nothing. So if you are staying a few days you can’t unpack, you just have to leave your suitcase open on the floor which kind of spoils it. To be honest as we paid for one of the junior suites this was quite disappointing. The Lodge is also quite a way from the centre of Longyearbyen (such as it is) - i.e. 15 mins walk or so to the shops - but we didn’t mind that because the views are just so fantastic.…
Funken lodge is a beautiful place to stay with gorgeous views of town and surrounding mountains and glacier. The staff went above and beyond to make our stay comfortable. Thanks especially to Alena, Lisa, and Sergii for all your help! We’ll highly recommend.
We are at the Funken Lodge right now and are having a lovely time. The rooms are not large but they are very clean, comfortable and quiet. The windows open completely so you can have a wonderful uninterrupted view of the mountains. Many lovely areas in and around the lobby to sit and chill quietly. Breakfast is lovely - the chef making omelettes is excellent. Any issues sorted out quickly - our bathroom drain was clogged and the radiator did not work, but they were fixed immediately. Lobby ha a selection of thermals and hats etc in case you have forgotten yours - same price as the stores if not a little cheaper! Water pressure in shower also excellent. Only drawbacks - I would like more sockets to charge phones and computers in the room, and also no shaver socket to charge toothbrush... Definitely the only place I would stay if I came back.…
Hotel has stylish / comfortable rooms …with hi quality bathrooms .All very clean in room but oddly both rooms ( we stayed twice for a night in one week ) had very dirty windows ..maybe no window cleaners in Svalbard ! The bar / public areas are particularly pleasant with several private spaces with easy chairs and sofas The dining room overlooks the fjord and is stylish .Food was good on one night but poor on the other ..we had a meal package ..a ‘dinner with soup buffet ‘ turned out to be a choice of 2 soups with bread and nothing else whatsoever !
Really nice hotel, with very helpful staff. Our room was warm and comfortable and we slept well, regardless of the midnight sun! The hotel is on the edge of town and reindeer could be seen on the hills behind. The walk into town is easy, so it’s a good base. I would stay again.
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