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29 Mayıs 2023
Tucked away in the snow-capped Lyngen Alps, this lodge is in one of the most picturesque spots I've seen. The food, common-spaces, and experiences are all great. The rooms are tiny and the service is uneven - still worth going, but read-on to know what is in store. Breakfast is an excellent buffet. A basic lunch is usually served out on an excursion (Moose stew, etc). Afternoon Tea would make any Englishman proud and features cheese, savory snacks and cakes. Dinner is served around a communal table and was quite delicious. All food is included but drinks are extra. A beer is about $8 and a TINY pour of bourbon is around $13. You can BYOB for your room (but not the common areas). We did the dogsledding and snowshoeing/snowmobiling experience. Both were great, were a 30 minute van drive away, and included a basic lunch. Snowshoeing/snowmobiling features a ride on the back of snowmobile to the top of a glacier, a short walk and a bit of traditional fishing (with about 0 chance of catching a fish). The snowshoeing was easy, I would have preferred it to be a bit longer and faster. The rooms are tiny. There is a King size bed touching the walls on 3 sides and once you unpack your cold weather gear there is not much room to maneuver. The bathroom and shower are tiny too, in the shower I could barely maneuver to reach my feet. In fact, one day I showered in the communal shower near the indoor sauna. The small rooms are offset by the lovely and comfortable common spaces. Plus, the outdoor sauna makes for a fun experience. Lyngen provides the cold weather gear you need for excursions - there are snowsuits, hats and gloves. The service was lackluster and often there was no staff around. My one regret is not skiing. It seems like that is the highlight of the lodge. If I could change one thing I'd try to squeeze in a second activity in the afternoon. I don't know if the lodge facilitates this, but it would have been nice to see more in the short time we were there. We stayed 3 nights and I wouldn't do any less. If you're into skiing you could easily spend a week here. Plus, it was cloudy the 3 nights we were there so we didn't see the Northern Lights. Luckily we say them earlier in the trip so it wasn't a big disappointment.
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