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Aurora is first because it covers the whole evening and the morning. Strawberry puts breakfast, an afternoon fika and a dinner buffet in the room rate, and Prostneset is about 150 m away in a straight line by our map.
There’s a sauna and a gym, a luggage room, and the airport bus stops about 50 m off, per Hurtigruten.
Parking is outdoor, NOK 300 a night, with nothing said about a cruise week. Come without a car if you can.
Book it if
- You want dinner and breakfast covered
- You want to walk to Prostneset in the morning
- You’re landing on the airport bus
Look elsewhere if
- You need confirmed parking for the week of the cruise
- Your ship is at Breivika; no hotel in our list is near it
- You want a pool; none of our thirteen lists one
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Home Hotel Aurora publishes and our own map estimates.
The afternoon fika and the dinner buffet both come with the room, per Strawberry.
No ride to the ship is listed. Prostneset is about 150 m in a straight line by our map, a few minutes on foot along the quayside.
Included, per Strawberry, along with an afternoon fika and an evening dinner buffet. Strawberry’s page doesn’t give the breakfast hours.
Prostneset is about 150 m away in a straight line, roughly 3 minutes on foot by our estimate. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Strawberry lists outdoor parking at NOK 300 a night that you can book ahead. Nothing on the page says you can leave the car for a cruise, so ask before you count on it.
Night-Before Score: 49 of 100
Every point comes from the hotel’s own pages or its brand’s; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Home Hotel Aurora is about 4.1 km from Tromsø Airport in a straight line, and about 150 m from Prostneset. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No hotel shuttle; Hurtigruten puts the Scandic Ishavshotel airport-bus stop about 50 m from the hotel.
No ride to the ship is listed. Prostneset is about 150 m in a straight line by our map, a few minutes on foot along the quayside.
From TOS without a hotel shuttle
The red airport express bus leaves from in front of arrivals and takes about 15 minutes to the centre, stopping at Prostneset; it was NOK 125 one way on the timetable that ran to 31 March 2026, per Best Arctic. City buses 40 and 42 also serve the airport, and Visit Tromsø puts a taxi at about 10 minutes to the centre. The airport page has the fares.
Strawberry lists outdoor parking at NOK 300 a night that you can book ahead. Nothing on the page says you can leave the car for a cruise, so ask before you count on it.
Parking for your stay: Outdoor parking, NOK 300 a night, bookable ahead, per Strawberry.
No ride to the ship is listed. Prostneset is about 150 m in a straight line by our map, a few minutes on foot along the quayside.
Flying in the morning you sail? You can skip the hotel entirely; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
ProstnesetMeasured to Prostneset, the city-centre quays where Hurtigruten’s North Cape Line and the coastal ships board, Home Hotel Aurora is about 150 m in a straight line. Ships over 230 m are sent to Breivika instead, per Seatrade, about 3.6 km away by our rough map pin. Your documents name the quay; the Tromsø cruise guide has the rest.
Source: tromso.havn.noDistance
~150 m, straight lineAbout 150 m from Prostneset between our map pins, roughly 3 minutes on foot at an easy pace. That’s our estimate, not the hotel’s.
Airport bus
Airport bus 50 mThe Scandic Ishavshotel airport-bus stop is about 50 m away, per Hurtigruten’s arrival page.
Source: strawberryhotels.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedStrawberry lists outdoor parking at NOK 300 a night that you can book ahead. Nothing on the page says you can leave the car for a cruise, so ask before you count on it.
In town
Fjellet garage, NOK 420 to 450 a dayThere’s no cruise car park at Prostneset or Breivika that we could find. Fjellet, the underground garage in the centre, has about 900 spaces, and stays over 14 days have to be arranged in advance with Tromsø Parkering, per Visit Tromsø. Scandic quotes it at NOK 450 per 24 hours; Comfort Hotel Xpress quotes NOK 420 a night on weekdays, so check the sign.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteThe afternoon fika and the dinner buffet both come with the room, per Strawberry.
Breakfast
IncludedIncluded, per Strawberry, along with an afternoon fika and an evening dinner buffet. Strawberry’s page doesn’t give the breakfast hours.
Address
Sjøgata, on the quaysideSjøgata 19-21, 9291 Tromsø
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Home Hotel Aurora publishes it. We couldn’t confirm whether the car can stay for a cruise, breakfast hours, accessible rooms, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Included, per Strawberry, along with an afternoon fika and an evening dinner buffet. Strawberry’s page doesn’t give the breakfast hours.
Parking for your stay
Outdoor parking, NOK 300 a night, bookable ahead, per Strawberry
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Not stated on the pages we read.
Food and drink on site
- Dinner buffetIncluded in the rate
- Afternoon fikaIncluded in the rate
Rooms
121 rooms on the quayside, per Strawberry.
Accessibility
Home Hotel Aurora’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaYes
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- Booking.com has listed it under its former name, Clarion Collection Hotel Aurora
- Luggage room
- Sauna and gym
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast, fika and the dinner buffet are in the rate, per Strawberry.
- Outdoor parking NOK 300 a night, bookable ahead.
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 12:00.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether the car can stay for a cruise
- Breakfast hours
- Accessible rooms
Every hotel fact here comes from Strawberry’s page for the hotel, read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Home Hotel Aurora: the Tromsø cruise guide and Tromsø as a port of call.
Dinner and breakfast in the rate, and Prostneset a short walk.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Home Hotel Aurora for the night before. No payment on the form.
Home Hotel Aurora FAQ
Is breakfast included at Home Hotel Aurora?
Yes. Strawberry says breakfast, an afternoon fika and a dinner buffet are all included.
How far is Home Hotel Aurora from the Tromsø cruise quay?
About 150 m in a straight line from Prostneset, by our map estimate. If your ship is sent to Breivika, that’s about 4 km north and a bus or taxi ride.
Does the airport bus stop near Home Hotel Aurora?
Yes. Hurtigruten puts the Scandic Ishavshotel stop about 50 m away.
Is Home Hotel Aurora the old Clarion Collection Hotel Aurora?
Yes. It now sells as Home Hotel Aurora; Booking.com has listed it under the old name.
Booking the cruise too?
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