Hotel Hans Egede
Aqqusinersuaq 1-5, Nuuk, Greenland
Location
In the heart of Nuuk
The hotel stands on Aqqusinersuaq, the main street in the heart of Nuuk, Greenland's capital, within walking distance of the harbour, the Katuaq Cultural Center and the National Museum. The Nuuk Fjord system is one of the largest in the world, branching for hundreds of kilometres into the ice, with whale-watching, boat trips and hiking all on the capital's doorstep.
Transfer
A capital city base
Around fifteen to thirty minutes from Nuuk's airport; the central base in the capital and a stop on Grand Greenland cruise itineraries.
Villas
Rooms, suites and apartments
Around a hundred and forty rooms and ten serviced apartments, from standard to Polar Class, junior suites and the named Clinton Suite, in Scandinavian design with city or fjord views; a sixty-four-square-metre Family Suite sleeps five.
Best For
Who it suits
Travellers using Nuuk as a city base or cruise stop, who want central comfort and the capital's best dining close at hand, in the heart of Greenland's capital. As the largest hotel in the capital with its best restaurants on site, it is the natural base for a night or more in Nuuk on almost any Greenland itinerary.
Board Basis
Bed and breakfast
Bed-and-breakfast, with a rooftop breakfast and the capital's standout restaurants on site, from fine dining to a steakhouse and a top-floor bar.
Overview
The capital's central base, with Nuuk's best dining
Hotel Hans Egede is Nuuk's largest and best-known hotel, in the heart of Greenland's capital on the main street — a Scandinavian-design city hotel within walking distance of the harbour, the Katuaq Cultural Center and the National Museum. Rooms run from standard to the named Clinton Suite, with city or fjord views, and serviced apartments sit alongside them. The setting is the centre of the capital: Nuuk stands at the mouth of one of the world's great fjord systems, its colourful colonial harbour, its museums and its mountains all close, with whale-watching off the city and the northern lights overhead in winter. The hotel is home to Nuuk's standout dining: the fine-dining Sarfalik, the A Hereford Beefstouw steakhouse, and the top-floor Skyline Bar with panoramic views over the capital, the fjord and the mountains. The central base in the capital, and a natural Nuuk gateway stop.
Accommodation
Rooms, suites and serviced apartments
Around a hundred and forty rooms and ten serviced apartments run from standard to Polar Class, junior suites and the named Clinton Suite, in Scandinavian design with city or fjord views, a sixty-four-square-metre Family Suite sleeping five. Central and contemporary, they make a comfortable base in the heart of Greenland's capital, the colourful colonial harbour and the fjord mouth just beyond the door. The upper-floor rooms and the Skyline Bar take in the sweep of Nuuk Fjord and the mountains beyond, the serviced apartments giving longer-stay guests and families more room in the capital.
Entry
Standard Room
Sleeps two. A Scandinavian-design room with an en-suite and a city or fjord view.
Scandinavian designCity or fjord view
Upper
Polar Class or Junior Suite
Sleeps two. An upgraded, more spacious room with a better view.
More spaciousBetter view
Family
Family Suite
Sleeps five. A 64-square-metre suite with two bedrooms and a living area, with a city or fjord view.
64 square metresTwo bedrooms
Food & Drink
Dining
The hotel is home to Nuuk's standout dining: the fine-dining Sarfalik plating Greenlandic-Nordic cuisine with musk ox and seafood, the A Hereford Beefstouw steakhouse, and the top-floor Skyline Bar with cocktails over the city, the fjord and the mountains. It is the capital's most ambitious table, the Skyline Bar among the finest perches in Nuuk.
Signature
Sarfalik
Sarfalik, fine dining on Greenlandic-Nordic cuisine, with musk ox and seafood.
Steakhouse
A Hereford Beefstouw
A Hereford Beefstouw, a classic steakhouse in the capital.
Bar
Skyline Bar
Skyline Bar, top-floor cocktails over the city, fjord and mountains.
Wellbeing
Fitness and wellness
A gym and massage offer a way to unwind after a day in the capital or out on the fjord. Wellness here is simple and city-scaled, a workout or a treatment between days exploring Nuuk and the great fjord system at its door.
A gym
A gym, for guests.
Massage
Massage, on request.
After the day
After the day, unwinding in the capital.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Greenland's capital, its culture and the fjord define a stay — wander Nuuk's colourful old colonial harbour, take in the Katuaq Cultural Center and the National Museum, and sail one of the world's great fjord systems. Whale-watching off the capital, the northern lights over the city in winter, and the capital's standout dining round out a stay at the heart of Nuuk. Nuuk is the world's smallest capital and one of its most colourful, its old harbour, its modern Katuaq centre and the vast fjord system at its door all within easy reach of the hotel.
Nuuk's old harbour
Nuuk's old harbour, the colourful colonial quarter.
Katuaq Cultural Center
Katuaq Cultural Center, Greenlandic art and film.
Nuuk Fjord
Nuuk Fjord, one of the world's great fjord systems.
Whale watching
Whale watching, humpbacks off the capital.
Northern lights
Northern lights, over the capital in winter.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Nuuk
To Nuuk, around fifteen to thirty minutes from the airport.
In the city
On the main street
On the main street in the heart of the capital, by the harbour and museums.
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Good to know
A city hotel
- The capital's central base and a cruise stop, not a wilderness property.
Bed and breakfast
- Bed-and-breakfast, with the capital's standout dining on site.
Getting there
- Around fifteen to thirty minutes from Nuuk airport.
Capital culture
- Walking distance to museums and the harbour.
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