Experience the magic of the Polar Night
Come and experience the magical polar night.
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Hello 2023!
The peak season is just around the corner. Secure your accommodation in Longyearbyen with us- the best rates on our website. And check out our early-booker deal!
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Affordable Rates
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Early Booker 2023 deals + more! | Up to 30% off | Gjestehuset 102
Our direct rates have the best rates- but get even much better room rates with these year-ender offers.

8 Reasons to visit Svalbard in the dark season
Are you thinking of visiting the northernmost inhabited town in the world, but still needs a little more convincing? Here are reasons why you should definitely come and visit Svalbard during the dark season!

10 Things to do in the Polar Night
Much to one’s amusement, there are still quite a few you can do during the dark season. Here are 10 things you can do in the polar night.

Northern Lights and Whys
Angie of Gjestehuset 102 tells us more about the fascinating Aurora Borealis!
Accommodation with personal charm
We provide accommodation with personal charm. Gjestehuset 102 is located in Nybyen, at the top of the Longyear Valley, 2 km from the city centre.
The guesthouse, built in 1946, formerly known as the “millionaires’ mansion”, was home to the best and most experienced miners.
In 1999, Barrack 102 became Gjestehuset 102, currently hosting the happiest visitors in town. Gjestehuset 102 has 61 beds (7 singles, 19 doubles and 4 four-person rooms).
We do not offer a luxury stay, but a 5-star experience in the Arctic!


Perfect Surroundings
Gjestehuset 102 is a great spot to start your adventures for summer and winter trips.
We are surrounded by glaciers, mountains, coal mines, fjords, and wildlife!
A lucky guest can spot polar foxes and reindeer, just by taking a look out the window.
Get speechless during the dark season, where you can experience the starry skies, or see the Northern Lights dancing towards the south – a beautiful phenomenon we can see both day and night here in Longyearbyen.
In spring and summer, you can fully enjoy our endless days’ thanks to the midnight sun shining 24/7 from Mid-April till the end of August.
Let us be part of the greatest adventure of your life!
Activities to do in Svalbard
Svalbard has more to offer than just majestic nature! The many different activities to choose from will surely satisfy your adventurous soul. Activities that relate to the unique history of the whole archipelago, and up to modern times. Whether you are the very active type or the opposite, there is surely something that will suit you.
Our guests are offered reduced rates when booking activities from our preferred partners
Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions

The nature in Svalbard
The nature in Svalbard is beautiful, majestic, attractive, and demanding. An encounter with this Arctic wilderness makes an impression on those who experience it. The team at Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions AS makes the conditions favorable so that you as a whole can actively take part in Svalbard nature-based adventures.


Nature-based adventures
Nature-based adventures become even more amazing when the whole person is involved. Consequently, the team at Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions AS wants to make the conditions favorable so you as a guest plays an active part in the expedition. In this way, we believe you gain a more amazing experience of the Arctic wilderness, you get a better understanding of being on an expedition in Svalbard and you learn more. We want you to have such a great adventure that you return to Svalbard for another expedition with Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions AS.
Super Savers

Dark Season Offer: 3-nights + 2 activities!
3 in 1 Offer in the polar night. Get a 3-night stay plus 2 activties!

Early Booker 2023 deals + more! | Up to 30% off | Gjestehuset 102
Our direct rates have the best rates- but get even much better room rates with these year-ender offers.

Gjestehuset 102 Winter Specials
There might not be too many activities to do in the dark season compared to the other seasons, but if you stay with us at Gjestehuset 102, you’ll find peace and fun at the same time.

Group Bookings Special Rates – Polar Night | Bed from 360 NOK
Come and visit Svalbard in the polar night as a group and enjoy our special rates! Bed from 350 NOK. Breakfast included!

St. Valentine’s Affair: 14% off our rooms for couples!
The best things are made to be shared. Share love and make it grow at 78° North! Say I LOVE YOU under the northern lights, or get snowed in, or warm up in a cabin, or build your own snowman and create the coziest memory ever!
Info
Gjestehuset 102 is a budget accommodation located in Nybyen, about 2 kilometers from the center of Longyearbyen. From 1946 the guesthouse housed coal miners. In 1999 the building known as Barrack 102 became Gjestehuset 102. We have 61 beds (single rooms, double rooms and four-person quads).
We offer lodging with character, casual atmosphere, history and soul. The standard is simple and pleasant.
Welcome to Gjestehuset 102, your home away from home!
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