Radisson Blu Polar Hotel, Spitsbergen
Vei 500-2, Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Location
In central Longyearbyen
The hotel stands in the heart of Longyearbyen, around five kilometres from the airport and steps from the Svalbard Museum, with views over Adventfjorden and the iconic Hiorthfjellet mountain. Longyearbyen is the main settlement of the Svalbard archipelago at seventy-eight degrees north, the base for dog-sledding, snowmobiling and boat trips into one of the last great Arctic wildernesses.
Transfer
The reliable full-service base
Around five kilometres from Svalbard Airport, with the airport bus to the door; the dependable full-service base in the world's northernmost town, with flights via Oslo or Tromso.
Villas
Ninety-five rooms and suites
Ninety-five rooms and suites, all en-suite with a TV, coffee, a robe and slippers and a minibar; the polar-heritage junior suites, added in 2015, give more space for families, with city or fjord outlooks. The rooms keep the comforts of a full-service hotel rare this far north, a reliable warm base after a day out on the snow.
Best For
Who it suits
Travellers who want a dependable, full-service, family-friendly base in central Longyearbyen, with good dining and a sauna and hot tub after a day on the ice. For travellers who want the reassurance of a full-service hotel at the top of the world, it is the dependable choice in the heart of Longyearbyen.
Board Basis
Bed and breakfast
Bed-and-breakfast, with the high-ceilinged Restaurant Nansen and the relaxed Barentz Gastropub on site in the heart of Longyearbyen.
Overview
The world's northernmost full-service hotel
The Radisson Blu Polar Hotel is the world's northernmost full-service hotel, in the heart of Longyearbyen with the iconic Hiorthfjellet mountain as its backdrop and views over Adventfjorden. Modern and family-friendly, refurbished in 2019, it offers ninety-five rooms and suites, the polar-heritage junior suites adding space for families, all en-suite. The setting is the world's northernmost town: Longyearbyen sits at seventy-eight degrees north on Spitsbergen, steps from the Svalbard Museum and ringed by glaciers and peaks, with dog-sledding, snowmobiling and the wilderness all close and the polar night and midnight sun overhead in season. The high-ceilinged Restaurant Nansen serves an Arctic menu with a Hiorthfjellet view, the Barentz Gastropub keeps things relaxed, and a sauna and hot tub wait for thawing out after dog-sledding. Eco-certified and steps from the Svalbard Museum and the airport bus. The reliable, full-service Longyearbyen base.
Accommodation
Rooms and suites
Ninety-five rooms and suites are all en-suite, with a TV, coffee, a robe and slippers and a minibar, the polar-heritage junior suites adding space for families. Modern and refurbished in 2019, they make the dependable full-service base in the heart of Longyearbyen, the iconic Hiorthfjellet mountain and Adventfjorden filling the view.
Entry
Standard Room
Sleeps two. An en-suite room with a TV, coffee, a robe and slippers and a minibar, with a mountain or fjord view.
En-suiteMountain or fjord view
Upper
Superior Room
Sleeps two to three. A larger room with the best available view and an espresso maker.
Best available viewMore space
Family
Junior Suite
Sleeps four. A polar-heritage-themed junior suite with more space for families, and a mountain or fjord view.
Polar-heritage decorFamily space
Food & Drink
Dining
The high-ceilinged Restaurant Nansen serves an Arctic menu and wines with a Hiorthfjellet view, joined by the relaxed Barentz Gastropub and a generous breakfast buffet. It is dependable, full-service dining at the heart of Longyearbyen, the Arctic menu leaning on local produce and the high room framing the mountain beyond. Restaurant Nansen is named for the Norwegian polar pioneer, and its Arctic menu leans on Svalbard reindeer, Arctic char and king crab from the surrounding waters.
Signature
Restaurant Nansen
Restaurant Nansen, an Arctic menu and wines, high-ceilinged, with a Hiorthfjellet view.
Casual
Barentz Gastropub
Barentz Gastropub, relaxed plates and drinks.
Breakfast
Breakfast buffet
Breakfast buffet, to start the Arctic day.
Wellbeing
Sauna, hot tub and gym
A sauna, hot tub and gym offer a place to thaw out after a day dog-sledding or out on the snow. Wellness here is practical and warming, the hot tub and sauna the reward at the end of a day in the Svalbard cold, the mountain backdrop close beyond the glass.
A sauna
A sauna, for warming up.
A hot tub
A hot tub, after the cold.
A gym
A gym, for guests.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Dog-sledding, snowmobiling and the polar light define a stay — take a dog sled from Longyearbyen, ride a snowmobile into the Svalbard wilderness, and visit the Svalbard Museum steps from the door. The polar night and the aurora of the dark season, and glacier and ice-cave trips across the island, round out a stay at the reliable full-service base in town. As the world's northernmost full-service hotel, it makes a dependable base from which to reach the dog-yards, the glaciers and the ice caves, with a rifle and a guide required beyond the town for polar-bear safety.
Dog-sledding
Dog-sledding, from Longyearbyen.
Snowmobile safaris
Snowmobile safaris, into the Svalbard wilderness.
The Svalbard Museum
The Svalbard Museum, steps from the hotel.
Polar night and aurora
Polar night and aurora, the dark-season light.
Glacier and ice-cave trips
Glacier and ice-cave trips, across the island.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Svalbard Airport
To Svalbard Airport, around five kilometres with the airport bus to the door.
In town
Central Longyearbyen
Central Longyearbyen, steps from the Svalbard Museum.
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Good to Know
Good to know
Bed and breakfast
- Bed-and-breakfast, with Restaurant Nansen and the Barentz Gastropub.
Full-service
- Full-service, the dependable base in Longyearbyen.
Family-friendly
- Family-friendly, eco-certified, with family junior suites.
Getting there
- Around five kilometres from the airport.
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