Husky Lodge - Kiruna

cristina silion

This place for me is a definite yes! The lodge itself is very cozy, perfect for a winter break. A nice thing to add is that the rooms are named after their previous dogs. Me and my family sat in the room “Alamo”, which was very cozy with one double bed and one single bed. There are two living rooms, one with a tv and one with a fireplace. For breakfast you have some good options, yet you can anytime bring your own. Clients have a fridge to store any items, while the staff have a separate one. The dogs are free to visit whenever, though to enter a kennel you need a staff member. I must warn you! You need to book an event from them before hand, so you don’t make the same mistake as us. For any ski lovers, there is a slope a few minutes away. If you want, there’s an app we used, “Aurora”, which tells you where the Aurora is right now, and gives you a notification when it’s the best time to see it, if it’s not cloudy, or snowing.
In conclusion, we will come again next year!

Nikki C

Really enjoyed the atmosphere in the main lodge. Breakfast was good, and it was nice to chat with the other guests at the shared table.||Downside, the Aurora dome we stayed in wasn't sufficiently heated by the stoves, meaning we couldn't really stay in there unless wrapped up in the sleeping bags. Was thankful for my thermal layer at night.||Toilet block never seemed to be open, so we shared the one in the main lodge with all the guests there.||Steps up the the lodge were lethal. It seemed like clearing the bulk of the snow had just made them worse, a different flooring material is needed.||Spending time with the dogs was great. We had booked a half day learn to drive the dogs ourselves. The trip was great, although shorter than we expected. At the end, we had an early lunch and visited with the puppies.

timo roolant

We have recently stayed a week at the husky lodge, thanks to the great care of the husky lodge team it was an experience we will no forget anytime soon. We had an awesome time! If you go there make sure to take a dogsleding tour is this is also an exprience that you will not forget.

In my opinion the negative reviews that people have left are mainly because their expectation does not match with the lodge. Don't expect a five star hotel but expect to share a kitchen and bathroom with other people. If you can value this then the husky lodge is your thing!

Vaibhav Rajal

Me and my wife stayed for 1 night at the husky lodge in kiruna. The lodge does not deserve to be in hospitality business and if they would have been in USA someone would have definitely sued them for the pathetic service and shut them down.
I understand that there was alot of snow however, if you are running a business clean the road a bit so people can drive. The road leading up to the lodge was not clean and the car was skidding alot. The so called parking lot had atleast 4 inches of ice which was not cleaned for cars to park. We had booked the artic dome and the road leading up to the dorm was full with ice above ankle length. Besides there was no light leading up to the dorm.
The quality of the linens provided was was so pathetic, I would not use similar linen to mop even my bathrooms. The blankets provided smelled bad and had stains. Not sure when they were last washed. The quality of pillow was such that you could fold it into a ball and fit it in your palm. The towel provided for bathing was so hard and rough it needed to be in the dustbin and not on someone's bed.
The dorms did not have drinking water, no locks on the door(one needs to sleep in the middle of woods, no lights at all, with an unlocked door) no restrooms or wifi. We had a previous stay at the Riverview Glass Igloos which had provided us all the above facilities including breakfast.
The lodge has a common area for washroom, kitchen and hall to sit. The way leading up to the common area had ice and was slippery. I had a fall and hurt my knee. On letting them know about it they said we should be careful while walking. There was no one on the front desk at any time and no one to help you with any thing you may need. If you are charging such an exorbitant price provide the valuable service. Not sure how such business are being allowed to run.
Never recommending the lodge to anyone nor rebooking them again.

kodam nikhil

We would like to thank Johnathan, Amber, Byron and Suna for their wonderful hospitality. There are many options, both in terms of rooms and activities, to explore at this unique hotel. We have taken part in dogsledding and snowmobiling activities. Our snowmobile tour has fortunately provided some glimpses of the northern lights.

Sarah Chin

The dogs were super cute. Gös and his team were very professional in handling the dogs.

The house is very clean and cosy with the decorations, and toilet was a big space. Room and house heaters are adjustable.The kitchen helps since the place is far off from the town and you can store your meals in it. Cooking essentials are available in the kitchen.

Breakfast spread had many juices, yogurt, cereal, bread. you can make your own sandwich and boil eggs.

Location is a little far off, so difficult to get to unless you have a car.

Kate M

We stayed for two nights in the husky lodge and had a fantastic time. The lodge was really comfortable and cosy. The shared kitchen was great and had everything you would need to prepare a meal. The shared bathroom was nice and clean. We really enjoyed the breakfast provided and thought it was better than most of the other hotel breakfasts we've experienced in Sweden. We also booked in to use the sauna (note it is an additional cost but it was reasonable), this was a lovely experience, especially after just being out on one of the dog sled tours! ||The best part of our stay was interacting with the dogs and puppies and talking to the people who work here, we learned so much about dog sledding and huskies. I would really recommend staying here, especially if you love dogs!

ivo_w_84

Me and my girlfriend had the best of times here. ||I highly recommend staying here if you visit Kiruna. ||We stayed for three nights, two in their super comfy Aurora Yurt and one night in their wilderness cabin. ||We had a snowmobile trip to the cabin and had the luxury to be out there all by ourselves and use the sauna in the middle of nowhere. ||We also got try driving our own sleddog team which was super fun. ||As it happened they also had two puppy litters which we got to cuddle with everyday!||All in all a great stay and well entertained by super friendly tour guides Jos and Lou!||Thank you so much for these days!