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Radisson Blu Polar Hotel Spitsbergen

4.0 star property

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; sea views
Standard Room | Room amenity
Spa
Reception
Exterior

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Business services
  • Bar

Explore the area

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Vei 229-3, Longyearbyen, 9171
  • Place, University Centre in Svalbard
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Svalbard Museum
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Svalbard Church
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, Longyearbyen (LYR-Svalbard)
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room | Room amenity

Standard Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(57 reviews)
  • 24 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Family Room

Family Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • 48 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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Apartment

Apartment

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(15 reviews)
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Room | Room amenity

Superior Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(20 reviews)
  • 24 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains, free cots/infant beds

Suite, 1 Bedroom

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 48 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Longyearbyen

Radisson Blu Polar Hotel Spitsbergen is in the heart of Longyearbyen, within a 5-minute walk of Svalbard Museum and University Centre in Svalbard. .This hotel is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Svalbard Church.

What's nearby

  • University Centre in Svalbard - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Svalbard Museum - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Svalbard Church - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Svalbard Kirke - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Svalbard Global Seed Vault - 6 min drive - 5.5 km

Getting around

  • Longyearbyen (LYR-Svalbard) - 5 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cafe Huskies - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Barentz Pub & Spiseri - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Fruene - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Svalbar - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Kroa - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Radisson Blu Polar Hotel Spitsbergen

Boardwalk/promenade hotel with 2 hot tubs and a sauna
Radisson Blu Polar Hotel Spitsbergen offers 128 accommodations with slippers and hair dryers. Cable television is provided.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Housekeeping is provided daily.

2 hot tubs are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 128 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have hair dryers and slippers. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Dip into one of the 2 hot tubs or enjoy other recreational amenities, which include a sauna. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and ski storage.
Satisfy your appetite at Restaurant Nansen, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge and an ocean view.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Planning an event in Longyearbyen? This hotel has 2475 square feet (230 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 4 meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Restaurant Nansen - Overlooking the ocean, this restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Barentz Pub - This pub specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle at scheduled times for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Couples/private dining

Restaurants on site

  • Barentz Pub
  • Restaurant Nansen

Things to do

  • 2 hot tubs
  • Bicycle tours
  • Sauna
  • Shopping
  • Ski storage

Family friendly

  • In-room cot

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 2,475 square feet of conference space
  • 4 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • In the mountains
  • On the boardwalk/promenade
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • No lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Built in 1994
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Local artist showcase
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • Locally-owned and organised tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 4 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for NOK 300.0 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: NOK 100 per person (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: NOK 40 (one-way), (up to 12 years old)
  • Rollaway bed fee: NOK 300.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property uses solar energy, plus eco-friendly cleaning products
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Safety Protocol (Radisson)

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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Radisson Blu Polar Hotel Spitsbergen Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 460 out of 889 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 312 out of 889 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 91 out of 889 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 889 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 889 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Simon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is absolutely stunning by Svalbard standards! We had a room in the older building, which worried ar first, but ended being incredible! The restaurant was very good as well, breakfast and dinner. We highly recommend it! The only negative comment we have about our stay is the fact that not a single person warned us about the tap water having VERY HIGH levels of manganese... We only spotted the rather innocuous signs in the lobby AFTER checking out... A sign in the room seems like an obvious precaution... Needless to say, it definitely soured our impression of this otherwise great hotel
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

lester

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing!!! ☺️
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Amy, cerritos

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
On first day check in, I get room #231, but my roommate and I smell the abnormal gas, I was wondering it’s gas or the bad smell from the pipes. Finally we reported to the front desk and the lady moved us to another room downstairs but the view is not that beautiful! Besides, the next day we found our used glasses weren’t clean and still on the originally places. After all, the front desk staffs and the cleaning ladies were nice and polite.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Marian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Good location right in town
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Laura

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Pros: restaurant & pub at hotel are pretty good, included breakfast was nice, comfortable bed Cons: pullout sofa was visibly stained, hotel is a bit on the worn-out side, hot tub/sauna is an additional fee & needs to be reserved in advance.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just wow; looks can be deceiving from the outside but don’t be fooled. Reception is amazing, the staff are amazing, the giant (stuffed) polar bear amazing (don’t expect to see a real one, then you won’t be disappointed). Longyearbean generally feels a little like you’ve dropped into a 1970’s film set but the people are amazing; the food too die for. Particularly enjoyed Nansen restaurant (at the hotel) for the quality and choice of food and the service from staff. Barents Bar is great too - a proper pub feel with a proper English bar maid. The rooms are basic, but clean, warm and functional. Hard to beleive your a spit from the North Pole. Breakfast is good; great choice and good service. Reception, nothing too much trouble. An awesome stay at the top of the world. Definitely a 5 star review, if ever there was.
Don’t park your huskies there
Longyearbyen High Street
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Cindy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall a nice hotel with an amazing breakfast. Difficult to get to eat at the main restaurant for supper so we always ate elsewhere. Also impossible to get into the jacuzzi. Perhaps mentioning that we should reserve these when we book the hotel would help with this? We were told this when we checked in but at that point it’s too late. Expedia says there are laundry services (hotel) and laundry facilities (self serve) but there are no machines to use. This is very misleading as we often use this information to choose a hotel. Very disappointed with Expedia for this as this was the case for 3 hotels on this trip that we booked.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When you arrive from the airport, you take a bus that drops people off at all the hotels and there is number of people to check in at one time and they did a very efficient job in doing this..Remii what’s very helpful and gave me great information on where I should go to see sites that I wanted to look at.Irina was especially nice also and check out is supposed to be at 11 o’clock and they’re going to allow me to stay till 2 o’clock because I don’t board my expedition ship until 4 o’clock, so that makes it perfect… and there was no charge for this!!! the breakfast buffet is excellent with a beautiful view!!! it’s simply located and very close to the ports that you board your ships on! Highly recommended
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Glenn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome place with great views and easy walk to shops and activities. Two restaurants to choose from too. Highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, centrally located in Longyearbyen. Fabulous views from the restaurant, as well as the sauna and hot tub.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Deanie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Room is fine but was not vacuumed before my arrival, no safe in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Conveniently located in Longyearbyen. Probably one of the most northerly decent hotels in the world too.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jialu

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

RICARDO

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Everything is ok
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Irene, Southport

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very helpful and friendly. Lobby is very nice for waiting.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

RUDRABHA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
very very nice property
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

sara edwina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Many thanks to Antonina in reception, Gina, Georgina, Olga and Veronique at breakfast time for such a fantastic stay. We enjoyed the marvellous views and our cosy bedroom. Having a sauna and hot tub every afternoon before dinner was fabulous too. We hope to return
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Madaleine

Liked: Amenities
Excellent location near museum n shopping strip. Staff are very helpful always attend to our queries with smiles.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rodney

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All very good
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Business traveller, Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025