Aurora Borealis Observatory
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Aurora Borealis Observatory
Torsmoveien 16, Silsand, Troms 9303, Norway
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Aurora Borealis Observatory is situated in Senja Island, 10 minutes from the city of Finnsnes and features ski-to-door access. A hot spring bath and a ski equipment rental service are available for guests. Facilities include a children's playground and free WiFi is accessible. The resort is equipped with a seating area, a TV with cable channels, a kitchen, a dining area and a private bathroom with free toiletries, a bath and a shower. All rooms come with a coffee machine, while some have a patio. The units will provide guests with a desk and a kettle. The daily breakfast offers continental, buffet or à la carte options. The property has a hot tub. Skiing is among the activities that guests can enjoy near Aurora Borealis Observatory.Show More
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4/5Very Good·Cleanliness: 4.0
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Amenities
SkiingHikingPrivate ParkingFreePriority airport pick-upLuggage storageBarRestaurantCafePriority airport drop-offWi-Fi in public areas
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Surroundings
Landmarks: FK Senja / Silsand
(3.0 km)
Landmarks: Senja Storhall
(3.0 km)
Landmarks: Silsandhallen
(5.9 km)
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Top Corner Suite-Aurora
Has window
Private bathroom
Refrigerator
Ocean view
City view
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Executive Suite
Bedroom 1:1 King bed ● Bedroom 2:1 Sofa bed
Has window
Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Ocean view
City view
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The Old Farm House
Bedroom 1:1 Queen bed ● Bedroom 2:1 Queen bed ● Bedroom 3:1 Queen bed ● Bedroom 4:1 Sofa bed
Has window
Refrigerator
Ocean view
City view
Lake view
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Luxury Studio Apartment
Bedroom 1:1 Queen bed ● Bedroom 2:1 Sofa bed
Has window
Refrigerator
Ocean view
City view
Lake view
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Aurora Hut
1 Double bed
Has window
Non-smoking
Private bathroom
Ocean view
City view
Lake view
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Superior Apartment
Has window
Private bathroom
Refrigerator
Ocean view
City view
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Top Corner Suite-the View
1 Queen bed and 1 Sofa bed
Has window
Non-smoking
Air conditioning
Private bathroom
Refrigerator
Ocean view
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Top Corner Suite-Relaxe
Has window
Private bathroom
Refrigerator
Ocean view
City view
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Deluxe Studio
1 Queen bed and 1 Sofa bed
Has window
Non-smoking
Private bathroom
Refrigerator
Ocean view
City view
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Top Corner Suite-North
Has window
Air conditioning
Private bathroom
Refrigerator
Ocean view
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Luxury Two-Bedroom Apartment
Bedroom 1:1 Queen bed ● Bedroom 2:1 Queen bed
Has window
Non-smoking
Air conditioning
Refrigerator
TV
Electric fan
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Standard Apartment
Bedroom 1:1 Queen bed ● Bedroom 2:1 Sofa bed
Has window
Private bathroom
Refrigerator
Ocean view
City view
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Panorama Luxury Apartment
Bedroom 1:1 Queen bed ● Bedroom 2:1 Sofa bed
Has window
Refrigerator
Ocean view
City view
Lake view
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4/5
Very Good
12 reviews
Verified Reviews- Cleanliness4
- Amenities4
- Location4
- Service4
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Guest User
November 1, 2024
THIS PLACE IS A SCAM. Committing credit card and financial fraud. I booked my reservation in November 2023 for November 2024. They charged me the full amount. Then in February I sent them an email to extend the stay and paid more money. Their email was working fine. I cancelled the stay in May 2024, 6 months ahead of my stay and have been emailing and calling them ever since to get a refund. Nothing. They keep your money. I encourage anyone that this has happened to file a fraud claim with your credit card company.
Guest User
May 17, 2024
PLEASE READ BEFORE BOOKING! We have been trying to receive our $2,200 refund from this company for six weeks now. We were to go to the resort from November 30, 2024 to December 6, 2024. We canceled our trip with them on April 5, 2024. They canceled our booking on April 11, 2024; however, to date they have not refunded our money, and we have not heard from them since April 18, 2024. We have e-mailed them multiple times and have provided them with all of the necessary information for us to receive our refund. To get a full refund, we were required to give them one-month's notice. We gave them seven. They are keeping our money and they can also rebook the room. This simply is not right. I have read other reviews where people have or are having difficulties receiving a refund from them. Please avoid this company at all costs!
Guest User
April 26, 2024
Avoid at all costs!! This is costing us a lot!!! We had booked the Old Farm House in Dec 2023 for 4 nights stay in Sep 2024 and paid up the full amount of KR26,400 with the contract of a FULL REFUND if cancellation is more than 1 month before commencement of stay. However, when we wrote in to cancel the booking in mid Feb 2024, with constant weekly reminders since, we had heard absolutely nothing at all from the Aurora Borealis Observatory! NOT A SINGLE REPLY at all, not even to acknowledge they have received our notification of cancellation! Now it is already past mid Apr and all we get is total complete silence from them!!! It looks like nobody is working there or even present for the past 2 months (at least!), so beware of this place!!! Do NOT believe what you see on their website! We have noticed that it has been upgraded since last Dec, looking even more beautiful and professional now. They have also changed the cancellation policy of getting full refund from 1 month prior to commencement of stay (our agreement last year) to 2 months (this year). Another fishy aspect of this place is that the email handling the receival of money is different from the email we have to write in to cancel our booking. When we wrote in to the former, it totally rejected our correspondence! Due to this very expensive lesson, in the future, we will not be booking with any accommodations promising full refunds if payment is upfront. Furthermore, as we plan to see the Northern Lights end of the year, we will definitely NOT go to Norway to catch them. We will look at Iceland or Finland or Sweden or Alaska. This is to warn all not to fall into the trap of Aurora Borealis Observatory! Avoid at all costs!!
Guest User
February 10, 2024
Contratamos un tour nocturno con varias semanas de anticipación para ver la aurora boreal ,nos presentamos a la hora acordada 7 pm y en la recepción nos dijeron que el carro se había dañado desde el día anterior y que habían estado muy ocupados durante todo el día y por eso no nos avisaron de la cancelación del tour Si lo hubiéramos sabido simplemente contratamos otro tour
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Guest User
November 6, 2023
Prenotata un suite nuova ma poi arrivati ci hanno fatto un upgrade perché la nostra non era disponibile (mah! ) . A parte la vista splendida, la villa era inutilmente enorme, molto datata, poco riscaldata, senza comodini e luci su di essi, un vetro rotto, ventola bagno non funzionante e erogatore latte da decalcificare. Solo su richiesta fornito un kit di base x caffè e te. Colazione molto limitata e fruibile solo dalle 9 (a chi deve muoversi prima una mela e un sandwich) Peccato.. il posto è bello e il ristorante merita.
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Guest User
March 21, 2023
Secluded spot for northern lights viewing! Loved the quiet location and scenery of this property. Such helpful and pleasant staff. Snowshoes/poles available in recption. “AURORA alert” texts to your cell until 11pm! 9-course dinner in their Fjösn Restaurant was outstanding, as well as the 4-serving menu and the tapas platter.
Guest User
March 20, 2023
Aurora borealis observatory was a really beautiful place to stay and given its remote location, gave us the best chance of seeing the northern lights when visiting Norway. We saw them two nights out of four! However, there is information I wish we knew before visiting which would have made our trip a lot more relaxing, which I feel wasn’t very transparent on their website. The observatory has a restaurant - which does an absolutely delicious tasting menu, however this is their *only* dining option available in the evening. If like us, you don’t fancy the same tasting menu every night of your holiday, a taxi to the nearest town/village/civilisation is 10km and £60 away (one way). The observatory will not book you a taxi as they’ve apparently had issues booking for people before. If you have a flight from Tromso leaving on a Sunday, there is no way to get to back to Tromso other than the once per day ferry (on a Sunday) which arrives about 6-7pm! Given how important this information is, it really isn’t emphasised enough on their website. When we were there, none of the activities that were mentioned on their website Ie photography classes were available or advertised to book. In addition, the advertised “northern lights text messages” were unreliable - the night we saw them best we didn’t receive any message at all and just happened to spot them ourselves. Given how remote the observatory is and few facilities there are on site, hiring a car is really necessary if you want to do anything. If we had known this from the get go, we wouldn’t have had to book an extra night accommodation in Tromso on the Saturday night and pay for an extra night at the observatory which we didn’t use. The customer service in the restaurant area was great, however the customer service from one member of the hotel reception staff (Peter I think his name was) was hands down the worst I’ve ever received, having travelled to more than 60 countries in the world. The breakfast was very tasty and the rooms very modern and comfortable, albeit with basic cooking facilities. Despite all of this, we did have a really lovely time, and knowing what we know now, we would stay in Aurora Borealis Observatory again!
Guest User
January 31, 2023
We were mid-August there, just before the Aurora season (nights not dark enough). Had booked a cabin. As due to the high temperatures this was not recommended and wer were immediately offered an apartment. The whole hotel is relatively new and all is in excellent shape - nothing missing. You do not need a TV there. A special feature is the restaurant, by far the best we had on our Norway trip - and we had a few good ones. Pls. See separate review.
Guest User
December 14, 2022
We came during the polar nights where there only 4 hours of day light. Took the ferry from Tromso Prostneset to Finnsnes. It took 1 hour 15 mins, the ferries were always on time. Darren came to pick us and bought us to the supermarket to get food and groceries as there’s no lunch available at the place. You will have to get your own lunch. Booked the executive suite for 2 nights and the Aurora hut for 1 night. However, the executive suite is the only category that doesn’t come with kitchenette. Luckily the owners were kind to let us cook our lunch at another apartment. The suite comes with a bathtub, living and dining area. There’s a bedroom with king sized bed. Bed is comfortable and nice fluffy blankets. Unit comes with Nespresso coffee machine and kettle but there’s no tea bags. Kind of disappointed to experience this. There were no bath mat in the bath room as well. We had to step out dripping wet and floor were wet. Only shower gel provided and no shampoo available. Small hair dryer provided. Paid premium price but basic things were not available. Walk to restaurant took less than 5 mins. No lights around and we had to walk in the dark. The Aurora hut is on a small hill top, we have to trek up in our own in the dark. Gas stove with kettle provided. Heater, wifi and chemical toilet provided. Paper cups and plates as well. Nice view from on top. No power sockets but there’s USB ports to charge. Queen size bed. Nice experience but 1 night is enough. It could get claustrophobic if you stay long. Apartment was provided for shower and cooking of lunch. The only plus point is we get to see Aurora every night we were there. The staff will alert us via WhatsApp when there’s Aurora till 11pm when their shift ends.
Property Policies
Check-in and Check-out Times
Check-in: 15:00–20:00
Check-out: Before 10:00
Child Policies
Children of all ages are welcome at this property.
Children between 0 and 17 years old can stay for free if no extra bed is needed.
Cots and Extra Beds
Extra bed and crib policies may vary according to room type. Please refer to the room type details for more information.
Breakfast
TypeAmerican, Asian, Continental, Full English/Irish, Gluten-free, Halal, Italian, Kosher, Vegan, Vegetarian
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Additional breakfast fees are not included in the total and need to be paid at the property.
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Property Description
- Number of Rooms: 18
Aurora Borealis Observatory is situated in Senja Island, 10 minutes from the city of Finnsnes and features ski-to-door access. A hot spring bath and a ski equipment rental service are available for guests. Facilities include a children's playground and free WiFi is accessible. The resort is equipped with a seating area, a TV with cable channels, a kitchen, a dining area and a private bathroom with free toiletries, a bath and a shower. All rooms come with a coffee machine, while some have a patio. The units will provide guests with a desk and a kettle. The daily breakfast offers continental, buffet or à la carte options. The property has a hot tub. Skiing is among the activities that guests can enjoy near Aurora Borealis Observatory.
Services & Amenities
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Skiing
Hiking
Private ParkingFree
Priority airport pick-upAdditional charge
Luggage storage
Bar
Restaurant
Cafe
Priority airport drop-offAdditional charge
Wi-Fi in public areas
Bar
Restaurant
Restaurant
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