Hotel Kangerlussuaq, Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

Advantages: The place is beautiful
Disadvantages: There is very little there

...Narsarsuaq occupies one of the few areas of flat land on Greenland’s Southern coast and the main reason for its existence is “the International airport”. It is round this airport that you will find most of this tiny settlement’s amenities. By far the largest of these is an American hotel, which caters for up to one hundred people, huge eh? This part of Greenland is known by the locals as “the Banana coast” because the climate is almost tropical compared to the climate just a little further North, but it is still dominated by towering peaks, fjords AND icebergs. The Ice Patrol is based in Narsarsuaq and uses aircraft and helicopters to monitor the ice in these waters and inform shipping of any potential hazards You can see these helicopters flying in and out much of the time and it was only as we left that we found out why. From... Read review

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Advantages: Hotel not too large, so you get to know everyone.
Disadvantages: Not by the sea, if the sea is what you're after.

...I visited this hotel with a group of friends (age group 30-40) in May 2007. It was a great holiday. The setting is stunning, the complex is not too large and is intimate so you get to speak to all the guests. The rooms were clean, though the balcony was very small. The staff were great. They were really helpful, friendly and entertaining. They even came out with us and about 25 other guests into town to the pubs. The food was buffet style and lovely, and the all-inclusive drinks met my needs but others may find them a bit limited in choice. The hotel is just out of Hisaronu but can be reached by Dolmus bus or taxi for next to nothing. I liked being out of the town, especially as it was so easy to get to and fro when I wanted to. I am returning next year ,as are some other guests we met at the Hotel. It seems a lot of the guests I talked... Read review

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Advantages: Wonderment
Disadvantages: None

...This year we cruised to Greenland via the Faroes and Iceland and back to Scotland stopping on the north side of Iceland and then the Orkneys. You may say WHY? Iceland was pretty much as you would expect, you know geysers, whales, dolphins, puffins (strange, strange birds whose wings are not very efficient) and a lot of tourist type stuff, but Greenland was magnificent. Great snow topped mountains fall straight into a blue, blue unpolluted sea, and occasionally there are tiny wee inlets with two or three houses, painted such bright colours, only accessible by sea. A sea, littered with icebergs that have broken off the enormous glaciers,that slide gracefully into the sea. Small rivers of water cascade into the sea down the sides of the mountains forging picturesque channels. We entered the iceberg-strewn waters at about five in the morning... Read review

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