Clarion Collection® Hotel Aurora

Very well positioned hotel on the marina. Very short walk to shops, restaurants and trip pick ups. Very good breakfast selection, complimentary waffles at 3 pm and a complimentary 1 choice Dinner make this a very good choice for the budget conscious as eating and drinking in Norway is extortionate. Very friendly and helpful staff make this hotel an easy choice for a return visit. Very comfortable bed and a good shower are the highlights in what are compact and simple rooms, but given the number of excursions on offer in this tourism oriented city, you won’t spend a lot of time awake in them anyway. A good choice.

We stayed for 3 nights, this is a great base to explore Tromso. The staff and friendly and helpful The food is good, the evening meal is one choice, but it was good to try something different, there is always soup or salads if the main does't take your fancy. Our room 512 was a bit tired, broken coat hooks and just general wear and tear, the shower was good! This isn't a posh hotel, but it is a very good hotel, in a good location.

This hotel had a lot to offer. The staff were awesome, friendly and helpful the bedding was not comfortable but we appreciated the warm bathroom floors and brekkie, mid afternoon waffles and buffet evening meal. If you’re looking for something more than just a hotel room, this place is a good choice. If you’re looking for something more, choose somewhere else to stay.

I looked at many reviews before choosing this hotel. We were greeted at the desk after a very long flight with a friendly face and an upgraded room as we were staying 4 nights! I assume the upgrade was a larger room as it did not face the marina which would have been nice! But it was large for us American travelers that over packed! Plenty of room for suitcases, 4 of them! The beds were great! Cozy twin down comforter on each side of the bed was really nice! Bathroom was roomy and had plenty of counter space and a hair dryer! I must agree with another review about the shower. It is a tub shower combo, great water pressure and spa like body wash, shampoo and conditioner in nice dispenser attached to the wall. But the glass shower door swiveled and allowed water to get on the floor, but there was a drain for that purpose. It must be a Norway thing! Not bothersome, just different. The food was the biggest bonus! It had an expansive buffet for breakfast! Fried eggs, scrambled eggs, bacon,sausage, potatoes, fruit, croissant, bread, and many other “European “ choices! Compared to an American hotel breakfast this was 5 star! Afternoon waffles were amazing after a long day of walking and touring. Food is terribly expensive in Tromsø so having an evening meal was a big bonus! They served every night: Pasta salad, coleslaw, tomato salad, bread. And then always a great soup choice like potato or cream of cauliflower! Then we saw several main dishes: Lasagna, chicken with vegetables and different rice versions. For a charge there was a wonderful brownie and ice cream or sherbet choice! Besides all of the above, easy taxi or bus ride from airport, and location was perfect! Walking distance to everything in town including all of our meeting points for excursions! Highly recommend, great for the price and very clean and well appointed.

The whole reason we booked this hotel was that they advertised a roof top deck and hot tub for possible viewing of the northern lights. Heck....It’s in the name clarion “aurora” ....And we thought it would be romantic for the finishing touch on our honeymoon. Unfortunately, none of this was available to us because it was under construction, which was interesting because we called when we booked about 2 months prior and they said everything was good to go. To my understanding this is the busy time of year for this area in Tromsø, specifically to view the northern lights. Why not do construction during your off season...... makes no sense at all. Needless to say this did not start our stay off well. Aside from that, the hotel did provide breakfast and dinner everyday which was decent, however nothing spectacular compared to what we were seeing in Norway thus far. And rooms were just average. This was the first Clarion we have stayed at and so far not Impressed. The one big plus I will give this place is that it was walking distance and in a very centrally located touristy area.