Vagan Hotels with Wi-Fi

Prior to the pandemic we booked a waterfront Rorbu at Anker Brygge - our dream vacation to stay in a waterfront fishing cabin in Lofoten. Covid happened and plans got deferred. To their credit Anker Brygge extended our reservation twice (for 2 years) as we had paid for it in advance. We reconfirmed in writing on several occasions our arrival, and reconfirmed that what we had booked had not changed. However, upon arrival they confirmed our reservation, but announced they had decided to give our Rorbu to someone else, and then stuck us in one of the antiquated apartments above the bar. Just great in the land of the midnight sun when closing time for a bar is an uncertainty. What is particularly irksome is that we had reconfirmed the details of our reservation in writing, arrived first to the facility on day of checkin, spoke to the manager about the importance of Rorbu accommodation to our vacation plans - only to see guests arriving after us, and the next day, get assigned Rorbu and we were stuck in this crummy apartment. If they had been upfront with us to begin with, and told us they had no intention of ”really” honouring our reservation, we could have made a booking at one of the hundreds of other really wonderful Rorbu on Lofoton. Crummy, vacation wrecking, experience.

We stayed one night in one of the Rorbu faced on the sea and everything was perfect. Check-in at 15 in a winter afternoon under the snow. Cottage comfortable and clean, with a full-faced living on the sea on the private portal. The view alone is worth the living. Kitchen equipped. 2 comfortable rooms. Only the bathroom has a little disappointed but the rest largely makes it forget. The place is charming, one of the most beautiful of Lofoten. We also used the SPA (pay). Small but for private use for 1.30h with sauna and hot tubes with crazy views. A place where you would like to go back.

This hotel has a beautiful location. That’s about all it has going for it. The staff is surly and the food is pretty horrible. Instead of a guest-centric attitude, their attitude seems to be “this is how it is, too bad”. Examples include: - kicking us out of the sauna because guests who are skiers are only allowed to use it from 4-6pm - refusing to put the local version of Nutella they have at breakfast out for waffles, despite multiple guest requests. Apparently because people would like it too much and they would “be going through loads of it”. Truly astonishing. - scolding guests for drinking cans of beer (in lieu of paying the exorbitant prices at the lodge) - hot tub only open two days a week. Water is filthy and lukewarm The food is tasteless and of low quality with no variety. Cod and boiled potatoes for dinner, the same yogurt and muesli for breakfast every day. So much so that we twice elected to leave and pay for expensive meals in Svolvaer just to avoid eating another dinner here. I can’t imagine coming here as a couple since the rooms are tiny and basic - glad I was here with some ski buddies as my wife would have insisted we leave based on the unfriendly attitude and poor food.

The typical Rorbuer had the red color and the position on the water in a charming village like Henningsvaer. Perhaps too much house as a fisherman ... we stayed in one of the small (for two people) and in fact the site was very well viewed photos of those a little bigger and comfortable. The 24 would say very spartan (we came in thinking we were in a old roulette). No kitchen equipment (a pad and a pentlin), there were no washing machines (as in the other robbuer we had booked in our tour at Lofoten ... even though the price of the stay was higher than previously). No place to support the bag except the sofa ...A separate mention goes to the bathroom: small washing thighs (and not high), shower with tent and plastic rubber (like in a wheelchair), very few hand towels. I would have called it camping for the right reason.

We stayed three nights last December. Our room and bathroom were compact (but clean and tidy). We didn’t mind as we knew we weren’t going to spend much time in there. Limited amenities. We had a balcony that looked out on the water. Beautiful view. Our room was located on the ground floor, close to the reception area so quite a lot of foot traffic and noise. Housekeeping did a good job. No complaints there. We enjoyed the copious and varied breakfast buffet. To be noted, parking wasn’t free and was in fact quite expensive.

With a stay at this apartment in Vagan, you'll be 23.1 mi (37.2 km) from Møysalen Mountain and 31.2 mi (50.3 km) from Gullesfjord. This apartment is within the region of Svolvaergeita and Lofoten Temagalleri.Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and barbecue grills.Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself comfortable in your individually furnished apartment.

The hotel with self-checking (code comes by SMS, has worked well) is simple but functional - our room had a shower area where the toilet was standing, something habitual, but it was clean and OK. A large refrigerator combination in the room was also included with equipment ... Without air conditioning it will be warm in the not very large rooms quickly, but for us it was still OK. The hotel is located just a little away from the port centre (a private marina is nearby, so probably the name). Breakfast was surprisingly good and selective - for the rather high price level also on the lofoten is the hotel a perfect option. The wooden terrace in front of the hotel is a feature for your own picknicks, there are also two kitchens available for use.

The location could hardly be better. The apartment is modern and comfortable with a magnificent view and short distances to restaurants, activities and the supermarket. The kitchen is spartanly furnished, but the Nespresso machine made up for it. Our apartment was really unbelievably hot, however, and there was no switch to regulate it. The underfloor heating in the bathroom was running at full speed. Since this problem was also the case in the neighboring apartments (the neighbor kept the door to the stairwell open to get some air), it seems to be a fundamental one.

A truly enjoyable two night stay from start to finish. Brilliant harbour location, free parking outside the front door and a proper welcome with good service and extensive local information. The room on the top floor was superb and really comfortable with every amenity possible but note there is no elevator. The breakfast room and food choice was expansive both in size and choice (e.g. great waffles) and, all in all, we really felt at home. Would stay again tomorrow.

My visit to Lofoten was solely because of the Northern Lights. As a solo traveler. a central location, inexpensive, safe, clean are the key factors i base on for the hotel search. Fast Hotel’s convenient location, self-check in, are superb. But during my stay, from check-in till the next morning, the entrance door to my room could not be locked at all and i had to go out without locking my room. Till the next morning a young male employee promised to help fixing it. He did. Was and am grateful to him. On the second night, i ended up not searching for northern light but the LIGHT - electricity broke down and internet connection was also down - from before midnight till 01:29. - and the hotel main entrance door, usually remains closed and is to be opened via pin code - now the sensor is not working (it is now 03:45, still not working), making my plan of going out to observe the northern light and coming back to the hotel not possible. Somehow, during the wee hours at the lobby i met someone who works nearby and stays at the same hotel, taught me how to manully open the faulty main entrance glass door (just use hands, with slight force, to manually slide open the glass doors to both sides. It didn’t require much force at all.) While technical hiccups can be rectified, here is my suggestion to the Hotel - please install a light for writing desk. The whole room has only two side table bed lights. No general light for the room at all (there are recessed ceiling lights but switches cannot be found). At the writing desk, a light sauce is a must-have. That said, i still like the hotel a lot because of its location and self-check in, completely without a Reception counter/area - that is wonderful. G reat is also he closeness to the bus terminal (not noisy at all) is pivotal as the buses (running infrequently in Lofoten) are the “lifeline” for those who visit Lofoten without a rented car. As a solo traveller, i will want to come back to this (and/or similar) Fast Hotel. i like it. It is like a trusted friend, sometimes not feeling well, but a friend is a friend.