Name: Abisko Guesthouse & Activities
Address: Kalle Jons väg 5, Kiruna, Kiruna, Kiruna, 981 07, Sweden
Rating: 8

Air conditioning

Smoke-free property

Heating

Ticket assistance

Gift shop

Terrace

Express check-in

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

No elevators

Reception desk

General

Non-smoking rooms

Family room

Hairdryer

Wardrobe/Closet

Linens

Rooms

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Accessibility

Laundry

Luggage storage

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Common kitchen

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Airport transportation

Transfer services

Transfer

German

Russian

English

Multi-language staff

Chinese

Languages Spoken

Tour assistance

Tourist services

Barbecue grill(s)

Hiking

Fishing

Barbeque

Recreation

Parking

Free Parking on Premises

Beach/pool towels

Pool and beach

Sauna

Beauty and wellness

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Skiing

Winter sports

Pets allowed

Pets

Personal protection equipment for staff

Extra decontamination measures

Personal protection equipment for guests

Contactless check-in and/or check-out

Additional measures against COVID-19

Health and Safety Measures

At the hotel

Abisko Guesthouse  & Activities

Kiruna

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limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

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water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Very helpful staff, clean room, quiet location.

Excellent Service

Abisko Guesthouse and Activities(room #5)Booked this place as it was the cheapest in Abisko for 1 night.Few minutes walk from the train station and grocery store.Our room was small but it was OK for 1 night.Room should have a mirror, and charging outlet for the bed above.Not so good sound isolation, hear people from the kitchen.There is a kitchen with all you need.Shared bathroom and toilets.Basic place and I could stay here again.See my pictures

It's OK

My boyfriend and I had a fantastic stay at Abisko guesthouse. The place has all you need and the staff is very helpful. We wondered a bit why there was no sorting of waste, and its difficult to figure out who is in charge of the different activities.The surroundings are incredible and perfect for chasing northern lights on the nearby frozen lake. During our stay they weren't visible from the window.Thank again for a great experience, we wouldn't hesitate for a second to come back.

Thank you for a great stay!

Very basic facilities. Room is very tinny not enough space between upper bunk bed and ceiling. No place to sit in the room. Reception staff was very friendly and helpful. Gave us lots tips and guidance. Given us lots of useful information. Even after checkout, reception allowed us to use the communal area in the afternoon before we travel - this is a fantastic facility/service to guests.

Value for money with very basic rooms

This hostel is noisy and often marketed as a hotel which leads to people treating it as a hotel leaving messes everywhere. The tours offered through them are a joke and nothing more than a money grab.

I liked the location (very close to the train) and certain aspects of the property (the communal kitchen/living room was cool), but I had two major issues. The first is that the website is misleading and does not clearly disclose that you will be sharing a bathroom; I booked a private "superior queen room" and when you look at the pictures for it, it includes a bathroom and doesn't indicate that it's shared. The second issue was the bedding. It was incredibly cheap and uncomfortable and both my partner and I woke up with neck/back pain, which never happens to us in hotels. It was because the property provided one (1!) uncomfortable, flat, small square pillow per guest, and a very thin mattress pad. Given that the cost of this room ($300) was on par with what other more traditional hotels in the area charged for private rooms, it was a bad value. It would cost all of $100 to upgrade the bedding in the room we stayed in to be comfortable and not cause physical pain. It's a shame, because I liked talking to the other guests and the location of the property, but given the combination of the misleading information about the bathroom, the most uncomfortable bedding I've ever encountered, and the lack of competitive pricing compared to private rooms in nicer facilities nearby, I can't honestly say that I'd pick this particular property again.

Perfect hub around Abisko! 
From midnight walks to early morning walks, the trains station near by and the frozen lake! 
Warming staff and met lovely people in this guesthouse! 
Had a room without window, but it’s okay… 
Kitchen is fine sharing with fridge and stove 
Toilet and shower kept clean 
Overall lovely experience!

Northern light chase!

Amazing and unforgettable experience from start to finish. Abisko was such a peaceful place and staff at the guesthouse really helped to make our stay extra special. I had some special requests for a suprise engagement and Lukas and Carolina went out of their way to help and make it all work! Huge thank you to Lukas Carolina Tony Alex and all of the staff and guides who helped to make this trip one we will never forget. Would highly recomend for couples or solo travellers alike.  Abisko guesthouse has all you will need and more. We took the train from Stockholm which was also a really nice way to see the countryside. Will be back again soon. Thanks again and happy new year to all the staff from Brian and Oonagh

November visit

We went there last week of December, Abisko was fully snow covered and winter was harsh, my review of the guesthouse is as under
1. We came by a bus from Kiruna, got dropped off near the abisko ostra train station. The guest house is 5 minutes' walk from the train station. We had heavy luggages and the road was snowy and slippery, so we had a hard time even covering that 5 minutes. Not the guesthouse's fault though :). Overall easy location to find. There is a supermarket just 2 minutes walking distance away, next door literally. 
2. Check in was swift. we reached around 5.30 pm and was explained about the check in process admirably by the reception guy, who was also the owner i guess. I think the check in counter closes at 6.30 pm so one should try to reach before that time. Otherwise you will have to call the owner. The reception desk doubles up as a souvenier shop, you can buy few souveniers from here if you want to take back home. 
3. The lodging building is few steps further away from the reception desks. The key provided to us worked for accessing both the main door of the lodge as well  as the door of the room we were provided with. 
4. We stayed in a bunk bed room with shared bathrooms. I guess there are other categories, one should look at their website. Our lodging building only had rooms with shared bathrooms. Our room was tiny, like a capsule with bunk beds. My wife and i had no problems staying in it but someone with claustophobia might have a problem with the size of the room. There was no window in the room. Though initially we found it little obnoxious (as we had never stayed in such a place), the place ultimately grows on to you. The lodging house also has a spacious dining/drawing hall, where one can sit and spend their time. The drawing room also has a television set and few board games, books. We found it quite nice. 
5. Bathrooms are to be shared. But there are quite a few of those, nice and clean. So we did not find it difficult to share with others. We always found it to be clean. 
6. There is a working kitchen in the same lodge with utensils, two fridges with specified areas reserved for each rooms. So we could keep our foods in a specified reserved area in the fridge. You can cook and/or warm your foods also, which was an added advantage given there are no restaurants in abisko. You should get all the necessary foods while coming to abisko or buy it from the supermarket next door, which we did. The supermarket however remains closed on holidays, so better to carry food from kiruna or wherever you are coming from and warm it/cook it in the guesthouse. 
7. The guesthouse arranges for various activities. We only did the barbeque with northern lights tour from this guesthouse. To our misfortune, we could not see the northern lights. The other tours like ice fishing in abisko river, we did through another operator called lights over lapland.
8. The guesthouse also arranges for your transit to or from kiruna town/airport. But you need to book atleast 2 days in advance. We arranged our return to kiruna town through the guesthouse. The bus which was to pick us up (its not reserved only for guesthouse people but picks up others from other abisko accomodations) came 15 minutes late, during which time we literally froze. But again it was not guesthouse's fault i guess. 
9. Finally, to conclude, i think its a heaven for budget travellers, backpackers, bachelors, single travellers. There is not a better place to be found. Do not look for any alternatives. I have only given one star less because i think for strict family travellers, it may not be always convenient. For us it was, but i would recommend each families to review it properly before deciding on this place to see whether it suits them. During our stay, there were other families staying there from different parts of the world, so families do stay here, but few families which are used to luxurious stay might have reservations on this place. Also, the one star less is because there ought to be few more dining options in the guesthouse or proper information being provided. We reached on 26th December evening and that day the supermarket was closed. We did not know that there would be virtually no eating options available in abisko or at the guesthouse. Fortunately we had a barbeque tour reserved that night, otherwise we had to spend the night without food. I think guesthouse should intimate the travellers and guests about this important fact. 
10. cheers.  

great for most people, but do your research 

Facilities of this guest house are not enough. No washing machine. No restaurant. The opening hours of the reception is limited (until 18:00). Small bugs are around in the kitchen and in the bathroom.

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