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Rica Arctic Hotel

4.0 of 5
Kongensgate 1-3, Kirkenes 9915, Norway
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Ranked #2 of 6 hotels in Kirkenes
4.0 of 5 stars 42 Reviews
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Cees v
Hillegom, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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5 reviews
2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2012

There's little choise of hotels in Kirkenes, but Rica Arctic Hotell is one of the two best hotels in this very little town. It's very conveniently located right in the middle of this small city. The reception desk is really very helpful, in spite of their rather gruffy approach towards clients. Must be the influence of nearby Russia, where some... More

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Aimar45
Norway
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9 reviews
14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012

A very pleasant and modern hotel at 71 degree north. Spacious room, excellent breakfast. Stayed there after completing a trip with the Coastal Express (Hurtigruten) along the Norwegian coast More

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Mariatih
Moscow, Russia
Contributor
14 reviews
4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

This hotel pleasantly surprised us by spacious, clean room. The advantage was that it is possible to change temperature in the room - it is important for the northern weather. We switched it on 25 and it made us warm! The breakfast was great: there were not only traditional dishes, but also local food (salmon, herring, yoghurt with special berries).... More

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GRIMS
Attard, Malta
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26 reviews
12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 January 2012

We stayed a couple of nights at this wonderful hotel as part of our trip to the Arctic circle which included the snow hotel, Tamok camp, Tromso, etc. We used it mainly as a base and had breakfast and slept there dor two nights. It was extremly clean, the front desk were very helpful and considerate. Breakfast (buffet) was excellent... More

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themotorcycleman
Overton, England
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27 reviews
23 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 December 2011

Stayed here for one very long December night after a Hurtigruten cruise. Hotel was spacious, warm, comfortable. Dinner and buffet breakfast very good. Pool not large but welcome. From what we saw in the pitch black, Kirkenes seems a nice little town, plenty going on. Thoroughly recommend the dogsledding, and the visit to the snow hotel just prior to opening... More

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bearyleo
Singapore, Singapore
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5 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 December 2011

The service was good, excellent breakfast as reviewed by the others here. But somehow, the phone, tv and one of the lamps were spolit. So had to call them up to fix the problem. More

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ketiljp
Kirkenes, Norway
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 December 2011

Great hotel situated in the middle of the town. Swimming pool with sauna is a great offer More

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Leopards_cheetahs
West Sussex
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23 reviews
11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 August 2011

Apart from the bedroom being increadibly hot, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this hotel. The local restaurants are few and far between and we found that the hotel restaurant was able to offer better quality food at reasonable prices (for Norway). More

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johnthegardener
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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3 reviews
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 July 2011

This quiet hotel is within walking distance of all the key places to visit in Kirkenes. The Breakfast Buffet was well presented and catered for all tastes. More

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Marilouisee
Pretoria, South Africa
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4 reviews
7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2011

My husband and I stayed at the hotel for two nights, and were very satisfied. The service is acceptable, the rooms are comfortable and the hotel is very centrally located. Breakfast was amazing! Really commendable. The negatives? The hotel staff could be friendlier and the hotel refused to serve us a beer on the Sunday we were there. We had... More

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