Sommarøy, near Tromsø
Sommarøy Arctic Hotel
An island base near Tromsø, with kitchens and separate bedrooms
Sommarøy is an island west of Tromsø, and the hotel there is not really one building. It is a hotel with houses around it — sea houses, cabins and apartments with their own kitchens and several bedrooms, on an island where the sun does not set for most of the summer.
Why we think it may suit
- Several units have three or more separate bedrooms and their own kitchen, which changes how a family with small children and older members lives for a week.
- A kitchen means meals can happen on the family’s own schedule, not the restaurant’s.
- The hotel states it is fifty minutes from Tromsø, so the airport is close without the city being outside the window.
- In summer the light does not stop, and children who nap late are not a problem here.
- A restaurant and a hotel reception sit behind the houses, so self-catering does not mean being alone.
Image: the region, not the hotel.
Particularly suited to
- Families who want a kitchen and separate bedrooms
- A week in one place rather than a tour
- Small children and older family members travelling together
- Guests escaping the Gulf summer rather than chasing the northern lights
Relevant rooms and units
- A Sea house is listed with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room and an equipped kitchen, at 85 m², for up to six people.
- A Rorbu is listed with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room and an equipped kitchen, at 75 m², for up to six people.
- The Vestkanten cabin is listed with five bedrooms, private bathrooms, an equipped kitchen, a dining area and a living room, at 150 m², for up to six people.
- A three-bedroom Harbour Apartment is listed at 60 m², for up to six people, with an equipped kitchen.
- A Lagoon apartment is listed with two bedrooms and an equipped kitchen, at 44 m², for up to four people.
- Suites are listed with two bedrooms and a living room, at 65 m², for up to three people.
- Standard rooms are listed in the original hotel section; superior rooms in the newer part.
- The hotel states it is 50 minutes from Tromsø.
What to confirm before booking
- Exactly which unit is being held — the capacities and standards differ between them
- How far each unit is from the main hotel building and the restaurant
- What the equipped kitchen actually contains, and whether it is suitable for cooking full meals
- How often housekeeping comes to the houses and apartments
- Whether two units can be held next to each other for one family
- Stairs and step-free access in the specific unit
- Meals prepared without alcohol in the restaurant, and whether halal-certified meat can be sourced locally
- A quiet room that can be used for prayer
- Arrival outside reception hours, and where a minibus can park
- Grocery delivery to the island, if the family intends to cook
What Anurway can arrange
- Matching the family to specific units, rather than to a category name
- Private transport from Tromsø airport through licensed operators
- A boat day from the island, weather permitting, with licensed operators
- An Arabic-speaking host for the first days
- Shopping and delivery before the family arrives, so the kitchen is usable on night one
- A flexible plan, because the weather this far north decides the day
This is the most practical stay on the list and the least formal. For a family that wants the Arctic summer with a kitchen and their own doors, we would start the conversation here — and we would name the exact unit before anyone gets attached to a photograph.
The units here are not one standard: some hotel rooms are in the original section and some in the new wing, and the houses and apartments differ in size and capacity.
Sources
- Sommarøy Arctic Hotel — Accommodation Read 2026-08-04
- Sommarøy Arctic Hotel Read 2026-08-04