Smarthotel Hammerfest

We had booked the largest(?) apartment on the topfloor (#923). It has a magnificent view of Hammerfest harbour, which is THE reason to get that apt — and absolutely worth your money. The (open) kitchen wasn’t fancy but it’ll suit basic cooking (2 IR-burners, microwave, and reasonable air extractor, but no oven or dishwasher) for 2-4 people. But for 4 adults, we’d say, the apt is too small — it actually has only two chairs (plus a much lower couch). No noise from other rooms whatsoever. We felt the two beds were excellent. Bathroom is pretty large (some 9-10 m2) and has a toilet for disabled people. Of course the hotel also has an elevator. We very much liked the VERY friendly staff — every one of the, I think, five of them we met. They quickly fixed several minor quirks we ran into and explained where to park relatively cheap (which is difficult in Hammerfest). We also liked the FREE availability of both washing machines and dryers. Breakfast was included but we preferred to have our own it in the apartment. Finally the hotel has a +simple+ daily diner-menu, which we didn’t try, but which seemed quite OK (its orginal+separate full restaurant OLLU was closed at the time of our winter visit). If you fancy a +relatively+ fancy dinner (there are NO truly stylish fine-dining restaurants in Hfest) go to Sakaya. They have seriously excellent sushi, which we had, and many other Asian specialties, which we didn’t try.

The biggest drawback (of probably ALL rooms in the hotel) was that the windows could hardly be opened — only some 5cm ajar on the upper side. It’s may well be due to building regulations which the hotel isn’t responsible for at all. But still it’s utterly nuts. (If someone wants to jump out of a window - let them. Punishing everyone else by keeping windows basically closed is beyond ridiculous.) Another stupid issue is that the bathroom door is a sliding one, hence it doesn’t close properly like your average toilet door. If you don’t care about +100%+ privacy you’re fine, but I really think the hotel should improve that door. And finally, the lighting of the apt was close to abyssmal unpleasant and non-cosy. Come on, SmartHotel, get rid of those horrible ceiling lights. Simply get a couple of ultracheap IKEA-lamps and the whole apt will improve to the max.

The location, the room with a view, the staff

A modern high tech hotel for Gen Z generation , located at the dock/pier right beside the bay in downtown Hammerfest..The facility is well built, run, maintained by a young crew. Check in and out are automatic without human interaction, however, staffs are standby to help any questions The hotel is in downtown, in walking distances to shopping and entertainment quarters. A breakfast can be reserved in advance .Free coffee and tea in the checkin area.Staff can provide microwave to heat meals. Various snacks are on sale as well. A highly recommended stay in Hammerfest.

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Close to the harbor and good breakfast

Really small appartements and not very well equipped and modern.