Hotel Narsarsuaq, 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

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

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... Read review

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Advantages: Central location in town, funky and chic hotel
Disadvantages: Feels like staying in IKEA without the advantage of it being cheap

...on a peninsula about 45 kms from the capital, and there is a regular Air Bus service that takes you between the two. At about £8 one way, this is much cheaper than a taxi, which will cost about £60. There is a small domestic airport right on the edge of Reykjavik proper (an ex-RAF station from WWII, I believe) and domestic transfers from Keflavik are possible. Some visitors will arrive as passengers on the local ferry services (including to/from Greenland) or on cruise ships. **Accommodation** The hotel is a substantial cubic city block size building on the corner of two roads, so it actually has doors to the outside on three sides. It was built in 1919 (hence the name, it has 1919 on a plaque at the roof level) and was originally the office building for a shipping line. I would judge that the building must have been gutted, as the interior... Read review

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