Snowhotel Kirkenes

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2026

elizabeth

This place is magical. The cabins are cozy, clean, warm and adorable. The staff are all friendly, outgoing, helpful and kind. We took their added on excursion to see Northern Lights (never a guarantee) and were lucky enough to find them - and then saw them again back at the hotel. Our stay was really a wonderful one.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2026

William

Sleeping in the Snow Hotel is not uncomfortable if you are prepared.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2026

mark

Front desk super courteous and helpful. Overall experience was great.
Crab experience good but the waiting for the crab to come out with a little bit long. Then at dinner we had to wait. some people were 15 minutes late before we got served

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2026

Chu-Liang

Great services, friendly staff, everything is perfect!

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2026

Mairi

location and individuality of the resort

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2026

Cynthia

Staff was wonderful. Love the resort and the amenities. Cabin was beautiful and very comfortable. Ice room a fun experience

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2026

Hao Chiao

King crab is amazing !

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2026

JASON ANDREW

Great rooms. Spectacular location. Plenty of great activities and the staff everywhere were very friendly and helpful….they all seemed to love being there.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2025

Anna

Fun experience

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2025

Anna

It was a fun experience. But if you are coming with your family, I suggest not booking everyone in the Snowhotel. If you need two rooms, get one cabin and one Snowhotel room. The cabin is only a few minutes away, so you can walk over and sleep in the cabin if it gets too cold.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2025

George

Unique experience starting the night at the Snow Hotel

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2025

Brianna

Friendly staff, awesome animal encounters, and great lodging

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2025

Kristin

This place is amazing. While it is not near anything, dont worry. I could eat 3 meals a day here for a week and not want a change. Great staff. Loved the staff at the dog area especially.

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2025

Karen

We stayed in Cabin #8 wonderful location. Cabin was immaculate, lovely room. The dinners were fabulous, breakfast would have been great if you could have had freshly cooked eggs while you waited instead on the steam table scrambled eggs.
The Snowhotel itself is quite something. The ice sculptures were great.
We did a Northern Lights tour, it was cloudy but we still were able to see a small display!

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2025

Ralph

My sleeping bag had velcro closure and was not usable, would not stay closed. Made sleeping difficult. zippers seem to be a better option. At least make sure velcro is in good condition. My wife had no issues with her velcro bag which was in good condition

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2025

Griselda

Beautiful place and highly recommended stay

Our experience was wonderful and very pleasant. The staff is very attentive and friendly. They catered to our every need. The location is idyllic, beautiful, and peaceful. Very quiet and surrounded by nature. Thank you so much for everything!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2025

Shahnam

Unique experience. Great facility to unwind.

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2025

Tobin

Fantastic! One of a kind experience and well worth the visit.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2025

Debora

We loved our stay at the cabins at Snowhotel. The staff were so friendly and the cabins were lovely and modern. There were so many activities: we got to play with the husky working dogs and even say hi to the 12 new puppies, feed the reindeer, and take a beautiful snowshoe trail for views of the fjord. The food (all meals) was also absolutely fantastic. Would definitely stay again!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2025

Helen

I loved every minute of staying with you. Every staff member was exceptional. Great attitudes and so kind and helpful. The thought that has gone in to the design, the activities and the food is obvious. Couldn’t be better. Thank you

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2025

James Michael

Excellent experience. Very impressed with Erik who was the musher on my dog sleigh safari

6/10

Pleasant

28 Mar 2025

Colette

Very expensive, very little privacy

This is not a stay you do for relaxation. When we checked in they told us to stick around for a presentation after they get everyone else checked in. The 5-10 minute wait was more than 30 minutes because of the line. Basically, they showed us where the different buildings and activities are - pretty sure we could have stumbled on them ourselves.

The entire experience was pretty disjointed, from where to store your stuff, when you get to be in your room, lounge isn't big enough to seat everyone, etc - they just didn't have a cohesive experience.

Tea and snacks with more information late afternoon, followed by a presentation in an entirely different building at 5.30p. So we're warm and cozy in the Snowhotel, but bundle up to go to the Gamme meeting area with a fire. The Sami history would be more interesting coming from an actual Sami, not someone from Poland (nothing against their international staff). After a warm drink and reindeer sausage, we trek back to the hotel for dinner, then sit around and wait for an excursion, or to dig out your toothbrush and pjs from the shared luggage room, with everyone else doing the same.

We were lucky to experience northern lights right above the hotel. It would be better if they didn't kill the night vision with all the landscape lighting. But then they might not sell as many nighttime excursions...to go see the lights.

Good to do for one night, although pretty expensive, but not something you do twice.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2025

Doug

This property delivers exactly what you'd expect, an adventure around every corner. This manifests with dog sledding, king crab tours, snow machines, or a night in the ice hotel. Breakfast and dinners were a welcome plus. A must stay on any bicket list!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

Great

Lovely visit. Wasn't too cold overnight. Great food. Staff very friendly. Loved the husky dog sledding.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2025

Sarah

Stayed in the snow hotel itself, which was fun if you got into the spirit of the sleeping bag palaver! I was disappoint withthe ice sculptures/carving as although well done, they were not at all norwegain or inspired by the artic but rather dinsey! All very strange and not very culturally embrassing! Fun hiskie sledges. The northern light hunting although we had some great sites was lacking in anything other than a driver taking you to a laayby in a dark place!!

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

07 Dec 2024

Shaw Jiun

Nice experience

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2024

Anderson

It’s a very fun concept, but if you are not from one of the cruises you are almost forgotten about. They have such a crazy influx of people from the cruise that they get overwhelmed and can’t handle everyone. The activities are too expensive for somebody already paying so much to stay at the hotel. It is such a cool place it just does not seem organized and well ran.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2024

yuting

非常完美

房間大，有熱水壺，床好睡，晚餐好吃😋只是上菜速度慢。

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Nov 2024

John

This is a unique.property, way, way north! It has a pretty unique Sami experience. Beware icy spots on the property in the long-lasting winter .Also, tour buses arrive with lots of folks to enjoy king crab, and the sled dog experience! But, it is very unique and enjoyable, with good staffing!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2024

Robin

This was a highlight of my visit to Norway. The ice hotel was beautiful and not at all hard to sleep in. The sleeping bag was so warm I was sweating. I'm so glad I stayed!

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2024

Jean

I would like to see Priority to hotel guests for excursions over tourists from outside the hotel.One dog sled team should be dedicated to hotel tourists to ensure a chance to join in the fun

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2024

Stephanie

You have to stay 1 night in the Snowhotel vs the cabins, the whole experience was great!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2024

Bonnie

It was an amazing experience.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2024

Lisa

We had the best time at this resort- the dogs, the reindeer, John Henry’s wonderful presentation on Sami culture, the King Crab expedition, the northern lights hunt ( didn’t see any on the hunt but it was really fun anyway and there they were right at the snow hotel when we got back) the ice rooms, the food, the staff, the cabins.. I can’t decide what was the best part- we loved the whole experience. The only thing that would have made it better would have been staying 3 nights instead of two.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2024

Ana

Great hotel. Cozy warm rooms with a nice view. Didn’t stay in the ice hotel, stayed at the cabins

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2024

AK

Loved the property. Cabins were great.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2024

Rosanne

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10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2024

Elissa

Stay in the heated cabins

Very comfortable and quiet. Stayed in a heated cabin. Food was very good but if you are a picky eater there are not a lot of choices at dinner time. Breakfast had a wide array of food from eggs, meats, fish, granola, yogurt to fruits and vegetables. Very pleasant staff. The reindeer and dogs are adorable !

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2024

N

Gamma cabins cute and comfy.. and NORTHERN LIGHTS!

Booked the Gamma Room to see Northern lights… the clouds cleared and it was magic! The two single beds are easily put together and even moved to the window. The bathroom was very spacious after days on a cruise. I’m sure it’s more beautiful when the snow has fallen, we were concerned about looking out onto a giant white plastic covered structure but at night it looked like snow. Included dinner nice although we had done the king crab tour then given king cr a starter seemed a bit stupid. We walked around the snow hotel part… rooms are similar to the Quebec version. It is an experience but you only need
To do it once !

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2024

Erdal

Everything was great. Well done

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2024

Jill

Exceptional unique experience! Beautiful location, scenery and experiences you can’t have anywhere else! Wonderful and personable staff!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2024

Andrea

Wonderful peaceful setting. We stayed in the Snow hotel whilst outside it was warm and sunny. We loved the reindeer and the huskies and enjoyed walking by the fjord. Staff were friendly and helpful and quality of food in restaurant was great. Would definitely recommend

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2024

Katherine

This is a magical place! We fed the reindeer, we played with the husky puppies, we walked down to a Sandy Beach and bathed in the Langefjord. The cabin was beautiful and comfortable with coffee and tea and a lovely porch to look at the beautiful scenery in Finnmark. Stuff for friendly and helpful. We loved our stay!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2024

Catherine

Fun!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2024

Sara

Everyone at the Snowhotel was very friendly and helpful. The food was excellent. We enjoyed the dogsledding. We spent a night in the Snowhotel. The sleeping bags they provide are very warm. Everything was great. Just keep in mind, there is no plumbing in the Snowhotel. Bathrooms and showers are in an attached building.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2024

mareca

What an amazing visit to Snow hotel! We had a family room in the snow hotel which was fabulous ice art. Mom got nervous and the staff was SO gracious and let her stay in a warm cabin ( thankfully one was not yet booked ). Early in the day we did a great crab expedition- just wonderful, informative and delicious! AND the food was hyper local , fresh inventive and five star. ⭐️ fun to see sled dogs working, reindeer wandering and Sami handcraft displays. Thanks for a unique and warm experience!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2023

Robert

We had a great time staying in both the cabins and the snowhotel! It’s an experience of a lifetime! It’s not as cold as one is afraid it is, we were very warm all night, my 8yo son slept through the night in the high warmth sleeping bags.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2023

Laura Lynne

Cozy cabins are the perfect retreat

I stayed here one night in the snow hotel and the other in the gamme cabin and it was one of the highlights of my trip. So many great things. Immediately the staff was helpful and friendly. The ice rooms are fun and unique and the cabins a cozy place to warm up on additional days while trying activities such as the crab safari. For ice hotel, there is a space to relax and get to know other travelers before going into the cold for the night. At dinner they paired up solo travelers to give us a chance to connect and not feel as though we were eating alone and I found that remarkable. Michael our captain for the Safari clearly loves his job and wants to give you the best experience and Derk was kind enough to take some pictures for me in the snow hotel so I did not have to use all selfies :). I never got his name, but the man in the restaurant who I checked in with was also very kind and helpful. I was only able to make the dinner one night due to my flight schedule, but the food was absolutely amazing. The space was closed for a private event my last day so I did not get to try more delicious morsels. I would absolutely recommend this venue to anyone looking for fun and unique experiences where the staff really cares about you. Thanks and hope to see you again one day!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2023

Belinda

The cabin is nice and staff very friendly and helpful.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2023

Anthony

Snow Hotel in Winter

A true experience, snow shoeing around the mountain was fantastic. ‘Experiences’ were expensive and a bit canned compared to where we had done similar things elsewhere. But we would fully recommend it. Just catch a cab from airport, about a third of the price of their transfer for two people.easily pre-booked with Kirkenes Taxi. 😁

Partner