Scandic Vestfjord Lofoten

A hotel on the quay in central Svolvær, 250 metres from the Hurtigruten terminal, with a gym, a harbour-facing breakfast room and family rooms sleeping four.

Travellers arriving without a car, and families who need one room for four. Pets are accepted for a charge. The rooms are small, so anyone wanting space should look elsewhere in town.

Rooms are small — the budget twin is 12 m² and the standard double 15 m². Parking costs NOK 100 per 24 hours. Booking.com's policy says no cots and no extra beds can be had, but the reception says a few cribs can be requested when you book, so ask directly. Check-in opens at 16:00 with photo ID and a credit card, check-out is by 12:00, and cash is not accepted. Whoever checks in must be at least 18, and children from 13 pay the adult rate. The listing records both facilities for disabled guests and upper floors reached by stairs only, so confirm which floor your room is on. The guest score of 7.5 is the lowest among the Svolvær hotels covered here.

Booking.com lists four room types: a Standard Family Room of 20 m² with four beds, a Budget Twin Room of 12 m², a Standard Twin Room of 16 m² with two beds and a Standard Double Room of 15 m² with one bed. Interconnecting rooms are available, and a sofa bed is listed among the room facilities. Booking.com shows the hotel with 3 stars.

Booking.com records facilities for disabled guests and a ground-floor option, and also that upper floors are reached by stairs only.

Free WiFi, a fitness centre, a bar, a snack bar, vending machines for snacks and drinks and packed lunches on request. Rooms have a private bathroom with a bath or shower, a flat-screen TV, hypoallergenic bedding and a socket by the bed, with hardwood or carpeted floors. Facilities for disabled guests are recorded, as are interconnecting rooms and a ground-floor option. Parking is on site at NOK 100 per 24 hours, and the hotel is non-smoking.

Breakfast is served in a room overlooking Svolvær harbour. The hotel lists a bar, a snack bar, vending machines, packed lunches, wine and champagne and special diet menus on request.

Fiskergata 46 in Svolvær, in Vågan municipality, on the quay in the centre of town. The listing records views of Vestfjorden and the Svolværgeita peak from some rooms, and gives the Hurtigruten terminal as 250 metres away and Torget and its shops and restaurants at five minutes on foot.

Booking.com gives 250 metres to the Hurtigruten terminal, and puts Torget, the main square with its shops and restaurants, at five minutes on foot. Parking on site costs NOK 100 per 24 hours.