ARCTIC HOMES - Historical Tromsø NEWLY RENOVATED

We had a fantastic stay! The house is both historic and newly renovated, offering a perfect combination of charm and modern comfort. The place is very spacious, exceptionally well equipped, and has all the facilities you could wish for. On top of that, the location is unbeatable – right in the heart of Tromsø, with easy access to restaurants, shops, and attractions. All in all, a first-class accommodation that we highly recommend!

This is a really beautiful house! Can highly recommend. Top quality all over and newly renovated bathroom that looks fantastic.

Fantastic location. The sitting room and kitchen. Are newly refurbished and very smart, and the beds are comfortable. The house was clean and the staff I interacted with were helpful. The bathroom is terrible, however, and not a good enough standard for a rental property. The shower over the bath is tiny, with an unpleasant smelling curtain and no flat surfaces to put shampoo or soap. There is lino stuck crudely to the wall, and this hangs over the edge of the bath. The window opening is mouldy and the whole room smells of damp. Horrible.

All the supplies in the kitchen : perfect !

The bathroom could be improved : curtains is too long, ventilation is bad.

The location is good, a few minutes walk from the centre and many restaurants & amenities. The apartment looks to have been partially renovated recently, with new-ish kitchen and lounge, including flooring. The beds were comfortable and clean, and there were sufficient towels for everyone.

However, there are a few things which are very disappointing. The bathroom/utility room is awful. We note there are no photographs of this in the property’s posting. Please our photos in this review. There is only one bathroom but enough beds for 9 people. The bath/shower was very awkward to stand in under a sloped ceiling, the tiles have been covered with a piece of dirty lino flooring roughly cut to cover the bath sides, the shower curtain is black, not clean, and because the shower space is so small it clings to the body. There is a skylight that strangely opens downwards, inside which is a thick layer of black mold. The whole thing looks like a badly treated student accommodation in a very cheap house. The rest of the bathroom looks like an unfinished DIY project, as do several areas of the apartment, with exposed wiring, cracked electric cables badly covered with tape, missing flooring and areas of exposed unpainted wall panels. The apartment does not feel completely secure. There is one small lock on the entrance door which itself would not stand up to any force and could easily be broken open. The downstairs apartment owned by somebody else is behind a thin door in the entrance lobby which looks as if it could easily give access to those occupants to the whole Booking.com apartment. The resident’s conversations can easily be heard from the lobby. The owners of that property are still parking their car obstructing the entrance to this apartment despite all of the historic complaints about this and reassurances from the apartment’s landlord on Booking.com. In conclusion, unless the bathroom is completely replaced and the rest of the apartment finished to a high standard, including fitting a sturdy entrance door and lock, and we cannot recommend this property. Booking.com should really insist on photographs from every room before listing a property on their website.

The house is located minutes away from city center. Its comfy and equipped with all necessities. The view from the house is also magnificent. Alex was kind to help us look for baggage storage as we arrived earlier than the proposed check in time.

The house is located uphill so it was quite a hassle to push our luggage up

Fantastic modern apartment in traditional style house, only about a 7 minute walk into the city centre. We stayed here as a family of 5 and had plenty of space for us all to relax and sleep. It’s spotlesslessly clean, has a kitchen full of the essentials and large dining table, a huge sofa and tv and a balcony off a bedroom. Powerful shower in large bathroom The beds and pillows were so comfy and the towels were thick and fluffy. And the views were amazing - waking up to see the mountains and the sea was just wonderful. The location is great - close to the bridge to cross over for the arctic Cathedral and cable car and a short walk into the centre for restaurants, meeting points for tours and cruises and museums. There are lots of local busses too (just note that it sits up a bit of a hill, but this just adds to the fabulous views) From the moment we booked we had the best communications with the Arctic Homes Team, with very special thanks to Alex who replied promptly to all my emails with such helpful information. Would definitely recommend this property and Arctic Homes Thank you

We loved everything about this property.

Loved our stay here. Beautiful house with a well equipped kitchen. The view from the living room and the bedroom upstairs is magnificent.

The hosts were very understanding and accommodating. Everything was well thought out and everything we needed to know was easily explained.

Location was great, place was clean, kitchen was well equipped. We managed to see northen lights from apartment windows

The entrance was hard to get to. There was a car parked there all the time and made it hard to get to the property, especially in snow/ice.

The beds were very very comfortable!

We ended up reallocated due to a leak in the apartment we rebooked. The location was a little further out but no big issue.

Very nice and clean apartment, comfortable beds (everyone traveling with me commented that they slept exceptionally good), walking distance from our Northern Lights tour and the shops, and great host. We felt right at home and had a great stay in Tromsø!

Amazingly comfy beds Quaint apartment in lovely Norwegian house Good heating Great location Very helpful and friendly staff

Absolutely nothing!

Good Position, very cozy!

Nothing!!

Perfect location, very central. Public bus directly to the airport and supermarket around the corner. Key with keybox was easy. Direct entry to the apartment.

We traveled with 6 adults, kitchen supplies were not sufficient (no big pot) and hosts were not able to bring one. Only one bathroom. Beds and sofa already very worn out. Loud house, downstairs is also an Airbnb and it depends on the guests how nosy they are.

Comfortable roomy place close to everything

Spacious for a large group. Close to city center and accessible bus stop in proximity. Grocery stores very close.

With a large having only one key was at times tricky.

Host was very good. Apartment is in the city and was very clean and big space for the family and kids.

There is no parking space and not even enough space to drop your belongings because there is always one park car in front of the door. During my stay I was fully disturb by neighbor who lives just down flour. when my kids walk or even when we talk they knocked in the celling from downstairs. Because of that I left the apartment beforehand

Location is convenient

A 3 bed room accommodation with just one bathroom. The other occupant - owner/tenant parks his car daily in a fashion that makes it impossible for baggage strolling. Have to lift it to pass the car.

very cooperative host and great location.

single bathroom

The host was very responsive with any inquiries or concerns. The location is great with plenty of space for a family. There are great views from the master bedroom.

The parking spot requires coordination with the downstairs neighbor as either your car or their car will be blocked in. If you are only checking out Tromso everything in town is an easy walk - we needed a car for repeated trips over to the Alpine Park for race events.

Beautiful well furnished apartment with an amazing location! The host was amazing and super responsive, he ensured that we had the most wonderful stay! Have recommended this place to many of my friends as well!

Nothing! Truly was an amazing stay!