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Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø

3.5 star property
Suburban hotel with free breakfast and a fitness center

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Lobby sitting area
Restaurant
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Lobby sitting area
Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø sits amid the Polar-Alpine Botanical Gardens, offering a cozy retreat in the Arctic. Travelers start their day with the included breakfast buffet before heading directly to the slopes with ski-in/ski-out access or relaxing in the garden setting.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Gym
  • Parking available
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning

Room options

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Single Room, Accessible | Desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, soundproofing

Single Room, Accessible

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(27 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Private bathroom
Cable channels
  • 20 sq m
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, soundproofing

Double Room, Accessible

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(14 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Private bathroom
Cable channels
  • 20 sq m
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Located in Tromsø, Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø is in the business district and near the airport. Polar Museum and Tromso University Museum are cultural highlights and Polar-Alpine Botanical Gardens is a popular area attraction. University of Tromso and Skansen are two other places to visit that come recommended. Swimming offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails nearby.
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Hansine Hansens Veg 67, Tromsø, 9038

What's nearby

  • University of Tromso - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Polar-Alpine Botanical Gardens - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Tromso Fjords - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Polar Museum - 5 min drive - 2.6 miles
  • Tromso Cathedral - 6 min drive - 2.9 miles

Getting around

  • Tromsø (TOS-Langnes) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Circle K - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Shin sushi - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪O'Learys - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Egon - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø

Hotel near University of Tromso
Located close to Polar-Alpine Botanical Gardens and Skansen, Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø provides a free breakfast buffet, a terrace, and a coffee shop/cafe. Free in-room WiFi, with speed of 25+ Mbps, is available to all guests, along with a garden and a playground.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Self parking (surcharge), a gift shop, and a banquet hall
  • A 24-hour front desk, bicycle parking, and books
  • Outdoor furniture, smoke-free premises, and 4 meeting rooms
Room features
All 243 rooms have comforts such as laptop-friendly workspaces and air conditioning, as well as perks like free WiFi and desk chairs.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with tubs or showers and free toiletries
  • 40-inch flat-screen TVs with cable channels
  • Wardrobes/closets, LED light bulbs, and refrigerators

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Offsite parking available (NOK 237 per day)
  • Uncovered self parking on site (NOK 237 per day)
  • Limited onsite parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Books
  • Gym
  • Library
  • Piano
  • Playground
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Hair salon
  • Luggage storage
  • Shared microwave

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 4 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Hardwood flooring in public areas
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 19 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2015
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • Local artist showcase
  • Locally-owned and organized tours and activities
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Laptop workspace
  • LED lighting
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

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
Rollaway/extra beds are available for NOK 650.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Uncovered self parking fee: NOK 237 per day
  • Nearby parking fee: NOK 237 per day (1640 ft away)
  • Rollaway bed fee: NOK 650.0 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 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
This property accepts credit/debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector and a security system

Property is also known as

Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø Hotel Tromso
Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø Hotel
Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø Tromso
Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø
Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø Hotel
Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø Tromsø
Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø Hotel Tromsø

Frequently asked questions

Is Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø?

Self parking is available for NOK 237 per day. Limited spots are available.

What time is check-in at Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø?

Check-out is at noon.

Where is Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø located?

Situated near the airport, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of University of Tromso and Polar-Alpine Botanical Gardens. Skansen and Polar Museum are also within 3 mi (5 km).

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Reviews

Pingvinhotellet UNN Tromsø Reviews

8.4

Very Good

9.0

Cleanliness

7.8

Location

8.8

Staff & service

8.8

Eco-friendliness

8.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 155 out of 343 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 131 out of 343 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 37 out of 343 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 343 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 343 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

He

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a hospital attached hotel and it should be clearer on Hotels.com.The staff are nice and breakfast is nice as well!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Room with a view!

Hotel was comfortable and staff were very helpful and friendly. Good connections to everything on Tromso via the bus stop immediately outside, and having the Narvessen in the foyer was useful too! We were on the 12th floor in one of the corner rooms which meant we had two fantastic window views looking south/east over Tromso and to the mountains beyond. Quite a view to wake up to on our first morning!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

What a crap hotel, is it a part of the hospital

What a creepy crap hotel. Ugly rooms Ugly looby Crepy breakfast, all guest looked as mumies, as they where patients at the hospital this hotel is a part of and cheering enterance
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

marco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bra
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and comfortable property. Location is a little out of the city centre however excellent bus connection to central Tromsø every 10 minutes. Access to hotel is through the University of Northern Norway Hospital. Overall enjoyed the 3 night stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and nice.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Hildegard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I was surprised to be so close to a hospital but because I am a doctor it was not strange to me ,everything seemed well organized ,the variety of the food was well planned and everybody very kindly ,...only the temperature was un barerable for me
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Flott
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Irina

For almost $300 per night you don’t even get a shampoo in the shower, no tea kettle or coffee in the room. Simply scandalous
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

linmore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location for hospital visits. Food was a problem, cafeteria was poor. Little selection and not fully stocked.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Boye

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Trivelig bethening, fine rom, rent.

4/10 Poor

Efe

Disliked: Amenities
I was very surprised to see that this hotel actually shares a building and main entrance with a general HOSPITAL. You walk in through the front threshold and there are plenty of sick people coughing and waiting for treatment. It’s a heavy sight to see and then to know that you’re exposed all these sick people as you walk further in to navigate to the hotel desk is an experience. I would not have booked it if I knew that the Hotel is really an annex of the hospital. It’s very creative and I’m sure a great way to generate additional revenue for the hospital, but it was a little deceptive for unsuspecting customers. I would not have booked it had I known this. I also found the food to be very expensive and not very tasty.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

manfredas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
ok
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Kristi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice room, but misleading description of hotel

The room was a very nice single and the desk clerk was super-helpful. However, I think the description of the hotel needs to be expanded—it’s almost misleading by the omissions. The hotel is attached to a hospital—you literally have to enter the hospital doors to get to the hotel. The paid parking is outside, a block away from the hotel. There are no luggage carts, etc. I parked in a taxi zone to unload my luggage and haul it to my room before parking. However, the room was nice and had a good view, though the window was quite small. The included breakfast was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Jostein B.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice, clean, quiet and modern hotel

The shower was faulty during my three day stay which was a letdown. A general fault with the hot water supply did - apparently -affect all rooms. Nice breakfast restaurant with good selection of foods. No toaster was available, however. Self service - including a cramped and compromised waste sorting station which should have been better planned. One had to wait for person in front to empty their tray and sort their waste. Slightly annoying when you're in a restaurant. Two lifts which at busy morning times was inadequate. It stopped at most floors going down, to the degree that it took ages to get down to exit level - and I missed my planned local bus to town on two occasions. All this said, it was a nice stay. Very clean and relatively quiet. I was woken up by the ambulance helicopter at the middle of the night on one occasion, but that has to be expected when you choose to stay in a hotel at a huge hospital site. 15 minutes by bus to get to the city centre. Frequent buses to and from town - unless you travel very late at night or past midnight.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Rune

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Tone

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thon Ola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ofte besøkt

Veldig greit hotell
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Harald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Volodymyr

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Katrine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Helt ok hotell

Helt ok hotell. Finnes bedre alternativer i sentrum. Denne gangen måtte jeg bo ved sykehuset pga situasjonen.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

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