I have just spent 2 nights at the grand hotel harstad, in a superior room. what a brillant room. Booked the room over 10 days before to get the special rate. It worked out cheaper than getting a standard room. The room has a balcony that overlooks harstad main street and surrounding hills. There is car parking at the rear of the hotel which cost 5 pound a day. which is cheap compared to other hotels in the tromso area.

The staff are very friendly and helpfull. The only down side for me was the price of the evening meal. We had the traditional Norwagien fish dish. There were to many bones in it for our liking, however it did taste ok. The price of 70 pounds for boiled fish is steep, compared to eating in the town.

For good value go out the hotel and turn left and there is a small pub/restaurant which has live music and are very friendly. You also get a 0.6ltr beer here so is good value as the hotel has 0.4ltr.

I will go back to the Grand Nordic again as... more