Morrow Fell, a night-sky lodge at 69° north. Rooms from 3,900 NOK.
Sleep under the lights. Nine rooms on a dark ridge, two hours north of Tromsø.
We see the aurora on about 110 nights a season from the terrace, and the lodge keeps no outdoor lights on after nine. Every room faces north, with a window seat for the night and a blackout blind for the morning.
- About 110 aurora nights a season
- 11 km to the nearest streetlamp
- 2 h 10 min from the airport
Three ways to stay
Every room faces north, toward the open sky over the fjord. Prices are per night for two, with breakfast, the sauna and the guided sky walk each evening. The season runs from late August to mid April.
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Ridge room
24 m² with a window seat under a two metre wide window, a rain shower and a blackout blind. The lights come up over the far shore, straight ahead of the bed.
Rooms 1 to 5, ground floor. Sleeps 2.
3,900 NOKa night for two
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Sky loft
38 m² under the roof, with a 2.4 m glass panel over the bed that is heated to keep the snow off, a wood stove and a bath by the gable window.
Rooms 6 to 8, first floor. Sleeps 2.
5,600 NOKa night for two
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Fjord cabin
52 m² at the water, 300 m below the main house, with two bedrooms, a kitchen, a wood-fired hot tub on the terrace and its own jetty. Dinner can be brought down.
One cabin. Sleeps 4, two-night minimum.
7,400 NOKa night for up to four
When the sky is dark
What we saw from the terrace, averaged over the last eight winters. A night counts when the lights were visible for twenty minutes or more. Dark hours are the hours between the end and the start of civil twilight.
| Month | Dark hours | Aurora nights | Sunrise, 15th |
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| September | 9 | 11 | 06:31 |
| October | 13 | 14 | 07:46 |
| November | 18 | 15 | 09:21 |
| December | 24 | 16 | none |
| January | 21 | 17 | 11:20 |
| February | 15 | 16 | 08:35 |
| March | 11 | 15 | 06:12 |
| April | 6 | 7 | 05:16 |
December has no sunrise: the sun stays below the ridge from 27 November to 15 January, and 11:20 on 15 January is the first of the year. Times are local, so October is still on summer time.
Polar night, 27 November to 15 January
The sun stays below the ridge. The sky at noon is a long blue hour, and the lights can show from mid afternoon.
Full moon
The lights are fainter but the hills are lit and the fjord shows. We list the moon dates when you book so you can choose.
Cloud
The coast has about eleven clear nights a month in winter. When it is covered we drive inland to the plateau, forty minutes, where it is usually open.
Getting here
The lodge is at the end of a 4 km gravel road above the fjord. It is kept open all winter, but we would rather drive you than have you drive it in the dark.
- From Tromsø airport
- Our shuttle leaves arrivals at 15:30 every day and takes 2 h 10 min, with one ferry crossing. 1,400 NOK return per person, booked with your room.
- By car
- E8 south, then the 91 to the ferry. The last crossing is at 21:50 in winter. Studded tyres are required from November to April and the car park is 200 m below the house.
- What to bring
- We lend insulated boots, down parkas to size 3XL and a tripod. Bring a head torch with a red setting, wool layers and a swimsuit for the sauna.
- Food
- Dinner is three courses at 19:00, 695 NOK, with fish from the fjord most nights. We cook for allergies and vegans with a day's notice.
From 3,900 NOK a night
- Two-night minimum. Breakfast, sauna and the evening sky walk are included.
- Free cancellation to 14 days before arrival, half the stay after that.
- Shuttle from the airport, 1,400 NOK return per person.