Funken Lodge

We enjoyed our stay over a long weekend. Hard to have a bad location in Svalbard, but it is a short walk to stores and other restaurants. The staff was extremely helpful providing information and recommendations during our stay. We had a fantastic meal at the Funktionærmessen restaurant our first evening and breakfast was great. Book any tours ahead of time for the best selection and timing.

I have stayed at the Radisson Blu twice and Svalbard Hotell once. By far (and I mean by a lot), Funken is the best--the best reception area, bar (Sergii is the best bartender for sure!), restaurant, library, room--I don't even mind the location. I will definitely stay with you again next year for my 5th visit to Longyearbyen.

Funken Lodge is awesome place and my stay there was great from the welcome drink to checking out. The room was clean, heated, the bed was comfortable and blankets warm (I was there during the winter). The stuff was very friendly and helpful with booking arctic-only adventures. There is also plenty of space for workoholics at the main level - tables, comfy couches and also a fireplace to snuggle by and read a book or talk with fellow travelers. I will be happy to stay there again next time I go to Svalbard. Also, its location of 15 minutes walk (roughly 1km) from the city center is a perfect opportunity for a beautiful walk with views and maybe even meeting a couple of local reindeers! =)

Very cool hotel, but amazingly bad service in the breakfast area. Nice setup but they do not manage to finish the service delivery. Waiters are checking their phone more then the guests. Maintenance in the windows are bad.... But the product is very fresh and cool. Best place to stay in Longyearbyen, but it cold be a star, now it is more like ok++

Wonderful stay!

Funken Lodge is a great hotel. Excellent service, lovely rooms and bathrooms. The bar is a great place to relax and the food in the restaurant is excellent. Highly recommended.

Very small room, ground floor with no view, fantastic bed, nice location, nice breakfast, but way to expensive.

Very nice staff! A bathtub would be nice though, when it’s -10’ celsius. :)

Room was small, but big enough, clean, and had everything I needed. It's located on top of a hill, so the walk can be a bit challenging to get to other locations, especially if it's icy. The restaurant in the hotel is good, but overpriced.

overall is nice. service is great. the front desk is helpful and can provide local tour for you. and give you some advice. the only shortcoming of this hotel is the room is quite small.