Hotels near Svolvaer Airport - SVJ, Svolvær

This small town is great base for exploring the Lofoten Islands. Exciying excursions are available across different companies & the scenery is spectacular. Sundays are very quiet with very little open, although nice to see, did make getting quick & cheap food difficult.

A beautiful area to explore - so many off the beaten path roads to take to spectacular views, with no crowds. We had bad weather and still enjoyed the spectacular scenery, and the people were all so friendly. Highly recommend this town and the Lofoten Island area!!

Most locations were within easy walking distance of the hotel, with the Information Bureau the one we visited most. The staff there gave good advice and were helpful with suggestions. We ate at the Fellini Restaurant but did not rate the food. Generally, we found Norwegian food exceptional and very different in character, well worth seeking out. The most interesting tour we did was Dave Williams's Loftoten in a Nutshell - our only disappointment was that it was too short. We also visited the War Museum which was geared to the experience of German soldiers and the Nazi heirachy in Norway during WWII. Strong stomach needed.

There is not as much to do on a weekend as many facilities are closed. Sunday is the worse day to spend in Svolvaer. If you have money do some trips out of the harbour like kayaking RIB excursion or fishing. If not you should do the Svolvaergeita walk. The tourist info centre is OK but promotes commercial trips mostly.

Good facilities, the guy at the Tourist Info was very good, but it felt a little... functional? There's so many great places to stay that maybe look twice? Henningsvaer has a more attractive character, for example.

Pretty city in an amazing environment. We stayed here on a Sunday so everything was unfortunately closed besides the bar and turist shops. I would have loved to explore more both in and around the city !