Coal Miners’ Cabins

This is a great affordable place to stay on Svalbard. It does good food and has everything you need to have a comfortable stay. The staff are super friendly, welcoming and helpful and do a wonderful job. They create a really nice atmosphere! Although it is a little walk from town, it is exactly where it is advertised and is in the polar bear line so you can walk and take in the beautiful Svalbard scenery on your journey and see more wildlife on the outskirts of town.

We spent un unforgettable time at Coal Mineners' cabin. We stayed in double room with shared bathroom/shower. All was really great. Room was not so big but enough for our stay...warm and with beatiful view of the mountain. We could use the kitchen and the dining room. The staff was friendly and always helpful. Maybe we can only suggest to equip the kitchen better. We'd like to come back sometime.

Coal Miner's cabins have a great staff, a really perfect continental breakfast, a nice walk into the main part of town. So it's a little bit more quiet and relaxed. And was affordable and just perfect!

We stayed at the Coal Miners Cabin between 9th and 12th Feb 2024 and it was the most convenient place to explore Svalbard from, I cannot recommend it enough. The room was great for us as we were mainly out exploring. But even when we were back in it was sufficient. The bathrooms were in the corridor and was shared between several rooms but we did not see anyone or have to wait even once. It felt like our own private space even when shared. We had our dinners in their restaurant - the food was good and the free tea and coffee helped. We spent the evening playing the complementary boardgames in the restaurant. Breakfast came with the room and it is lovely - basic but just the right kind. You'll enjoy it i'm sure. From the airport: When we landed there were 2 buses waiting outside - tell the driver your hotel and they'll direct you to the right bus. We paid onboard for a return and the bus dropped us at the doorstep. To the airport: Ask the lovely hotel staff for a bus timetable, or check it yourself on the wall around the entrance to the restaurant. The airport bus passed by all the hotels collecting travellers, just stand outside at the appointed time and you won't miss it. The buses are punctual, our bus was meant to depart at 2pm and it departed at exactly 2pm.

I got moved to sister hotel Radisson Polar which was a great hotel. But I was disappointed that the hotel couldn't amend my booking when I requested to reduce my stay by one night.