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Furu Hostel

3.0 star property
Lakefront hostel with a sauna and a coffee shop

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Grand Double Room, Shared Bathroom | In-room safe, individually decorated, free WiFi, bed sheets
Property grounds
Lake
Located in Lofotr, Furu Hostel blends adventure with relaxation. Enjoy the firepit, recharge in the sauna after cycling or snowshoeing, and savor local and international dishes at FURU Café. The property offers high-speed WiFi, a garden coffee shop, and coworking spaces.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet friendly
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Standard Double Room, Shared Bathroom | In-room safe, individually decorated, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room, Shared Bathroom

7.4 out of 10
Good
(6 reviews)

Highlights

Individually decorated
Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
4 bathrooms
Laptop-compatible safe
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Grand Double Room, Shared Bathroom | In-room safe, individually decorated, free WiFi, bed sheets

Grand Double Room, Shared Bathroom

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Individually decorated
Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
4 bathrooms
Pet friendly
Daily housekeeping
Laptop-compatible safe
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Design Apartment | Living room | Books

Design Apartment

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Mini-fridge
2 bedrooms
Private bathroom
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
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About the neighborhood

Map
8360, Nordland, Vestvågøy, Knutstadveien 240

What's nearby

  • Lofotr Viking Museum - 12 min drive - 12.7 km
  • Unstad Beach - 26 min drive - 25.6 km
  • Lofoten Links - 29 min drive - 31.7 km
  • Henningsvaer Bridge - 42 min drive - 45.6 km
  • Hurtigruten Ferry Terminal Stamsund - 50 min drive - 49.7 km

Getting around

  • Leknes (LKN) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lofotr Gildehall - ‬10 min drive
  • FURU Hostel og Café
  • ‪Skolestua - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Gamle Skola - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Lofoten turistsenter - ‬19 min walk

About this property

Furu Hostel

Hostel near Lofotr Viking Museum
Concerts and live shows, a terrace, and a firepit are just a few of the amenities provided at Furu Hostel. Active travelers can enjoy amenities like snowshoeing and cycling at this hostel. For some rest and relaxation, visit the sauna. The on-site local and international cuisine café, FURU Café, offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, and garden views. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with a coffee shop/cafe and a garden.
Other perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • Bike rentals, a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), and smoke-free premises
  • Luggage storage, water sports equipment, and books
Room features
All guestrooms are individually decorated, and include comforts such as laptop-compatible safes, in addition to amenities like free WiFi.
Other amenities include:
  • Heating and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • FURU Café

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Books
  • Concerts/live shows
  • Games
  • Kayaking
  • Sauna
  • Ski storage
  • Snow sports gear
  • Snowshoeing
  • Water sports equipment

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Coworking space

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Firepit
  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • On a lake
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 3 floors
  • Communal living room
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Laptop-compatible safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and lockbox information; access will be through a private entrance
If you are planning to arrive after 4:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Lockbox, private entrance

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of NOK 150 per accommodation, per stay
Welcoming dogs only
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: NOK 150 per accommodation, per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Furu Hostel Vestvågøy
Furu Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Furu Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Vestvågøy

Frequently asked questions

Is Furu Hostel pet-friendly?

Yes, dogs are allowed at this property. There's a fee of NOK 150 per accommodation, per stay.

How much is parking at Furu Hostel?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Furu Hostel?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Furu Hostel?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Does Furu Hostel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is Furu Hostel located?

Situated on the waterfront, this hostel is 6.8 mi (10.9 km) from Lofotr Viking Museum and within 25 mi (40 km) of Hurtigruten Ferry Terminal Stamsund and The Lofoten Museum. The Lofoten Aquarium and Lofoten War Memorial Museum are also within 32 mi (52 km).

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Furu Hostel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 51 out of 85 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 85 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 85 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 85 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 85 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Beautiful place, great common area both inside and outside. We had late check in and it worked great. Cafe is delicious, loved the sauna and the apartment room was comfortable and had outdoor space as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cozy. Residence have access to drying room and kitchen
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Srinibash

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was very good about the stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robb

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent accommodation and location. Stagg were very friendly and accomodating. We stayed for the opening night of the restaurant and were nit disappointed!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Kenny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Friendly staff and volunteers. NOTE: The kitchen is only open from 8am-10pm. The door is locked after these hours making it extremely inconvenient for those who wake up early for a morning hike or those who arrive late and want to prepare a meal. You cannot access your own food when locked and there are no alternative fridges in the hostel. There are no exceptions. The laundry is only open from 4pm. You are unable to do any washing in the morning. There are no exceptions. If you decide to bring alcohol, you are not permitted to store it in the fridges in the kitchen. There are no other fridges for storage. They don't like their patrons to consume alcohol within the hostel and ask that it is consumed outside by the lake. Not sure how this works during inclement weather conditions. There is no 24hr common area with other fridges or kettle. If you decide to do your washing, you must pay a fee for this. They will ask you to tip them upon payment. If you decide to use the Cafe, they will ask you to tip them, once again. This is not a budget friendly hostel.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

CHOON ENG,

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful place with friendly & helpful staff. And Northern Lights appeared on our second night there.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I would definitely recommend staying at FURU it's in a nice location and the food is amazing! The Hostel it's self is nice and clean and quick check in and right in front of the bus stop. Thanks for an amazing stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Jean-Marc : Take the time to visit : a need !

Very nice stay and lovely people. We had the chance to discover Furu Hostel and there is place for everyone : from shared kitchen exchanging experiences in foreign languages to nice dinner enjoying home made food after a wonderful sauna with view lake and lake swim…. Rosa sunsets with the lake….I hope we could come back.
Next time maybe
I want it at home
Nearby…
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Parul

Decent and clean apartment but it was different to the one in the photos that we booked. It was clean. Only annoying bit was the bathroom drain was blocked and there was no dish soap. Overall, great location to see the northern lights and cute surroundings with a lake at 100m.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Jessie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked the lakeside location and coziness. Stayed in one of the double bedrooms 3 nights. Everything was good but there are signs letting you know of quiet times due to noise carrying throughout the building very easily. Unfortunately, not everyone adhered to the quiet times and I was woken up multiple times throughout my stay with people moving around, talking, and slamming doors. Something to consider if you’re a light sleeper.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

stefan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wir hatten ein Doppelzimmer im "Hostel". In Deutschland würde ich es als Alternative zu einer Pension sehen. Kaffee ist sehr schnuckeilig, Küche als Gemeinschaftsküche erfüllt seinen Zweck. Sonderzubuchung Sauna top, Lage am See traumhaft
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Udo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Im Prinzip ist die Unterkunft in Ordnung, mit ein paar kleinen Investitionen (z. B. ein ordentlicher Wasserhahn im Bad, eine Lüftung im Bad, in der Küche ein wenig mehr Sauberkeit) wäre es eine richtig tolle Unterkunft. Versprüht, vielleicht ist das aber auch so gewollt, sehr viel Backpacker-Charme. Trotzdem wir haben uns bei Euch wollgefühlt, Ihr seid gute Gasgeber. Das Essen bei Euch war sehr lecker.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Kauko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Dinner oli erttäin hyvä, palvelu hyvä. Paikassa on ihan oma henki ja fiilis ++. Sänky oli liian pehmeä ja siitä oli vaikea nousta pois varsinkin seinän puolelta..Huone ei myöskään vastannut netissä ollutta kuvaa eikä siinä ollut ilmanvaihtoa.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Bengt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Jättefint läge, underbar natur. Enkel standard i lägenhet. Inga sänglampor. Ingen TV. Ungdomlig prägel.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Jean-Marc : Take the time to visit : a need !

Very nice stay and lovely people. We had the chance to discover and there is place for everyone : from shared kitchen exchanging experiences in foreign languages to nice dinner enjoying home made food after a wonderful sauna with view lake and lake swim…. Rosa sunsets with the lake….I hope we could come back.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Jari

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Erittäin viihtyisä paikka, pienenä miinuksena huoneiden olematon ilmanvaihto (pakko pitää ikkunaa auki).
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vili

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hyvä ja halpa hostelli

Oli todella sympaattinen paikka, todella kodin omainen ja maanläheinen. Ihan pehmeät sängyt. Seinät ohuet, joten muiden äänet kuuluvat. Pieni, mutta siisti yhteiskeittiö.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Åke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Väldigt mysigt och vackert
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Nina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Tolle, ruhige Lage direkt am Wasser. Viele Aktivitäten direkt vom Hostel. Süßes Café und allgemeine Räumlichkeiten. In unserem Appartement war teilweise etwas wenig Platz für 4 Leute, z.B. war der Esstisch extrem klein. Ein paar mehr Geschirrhandtücher wären als Ausstattung ganz gut, wenn man länger als 2 Tage dort bleibt. Alles in allem eine sehr schöne und preiswerte Unterkunft, vor allem für die Lofoten. Man darf natürlich nicht mit Hotels vergleichen. Es ist und bleibt ein Hostel.

8/10 Good

Mira

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Olimme kaksi yötä, hostelli sijaitsi ihanassa ympäristössä! Kierrätys huomioitu ja tarpeellisia asioita löytyi retkeilijän näkökulmasta mm kuivatushuone ja vaatteiden pesumahdollisuus. Vessoja ja suihkuja oli mielestämme liian vähän nähden yöpyjien määrään hostellissa. Huoneessamme oli lavuaari missä voi pestä hampaat ja ottaa vettä.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

DOMINIQUE

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ambiance sympa et décontractée. Kitchenette pas très équipée. Pas d eau sur place pour cuisson et vaisselle. De taille très insuffisante pour manger confortablement. Poubelles qui débordent. Plusieurs volontaires.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Elsker dette stedet!

Vi har hatt det så fint på Furu! De ansatte er så hyggelige og yter alltid det lille ekstra. Vi var i utgangspunktet skuffet å høre at kafeen skulle holde stengt etter sommersesongen, og at det ble servert "familie-middag" og "enkel frokost" istedenfor. Men! det hadde vi ikke trengt å bli. Maten var fantastisk på alle måter! De har også veldig god vin og øl. Setter veldig pris på at de holder seg til vegetar/fiskeretter og til lokal-produsert mat. Rommet var veldig koselig. Det er et gammelt bygg så det er litt lytt, men de andre gjestene tok stort sett hensyn. Badene var delt, men alltid rene. De virket til å sjekke de hver morgen og kveld. De ansatte var enormt hjelpsomme med alt. De kom med anbefalelser på hvor å reise, gå på tur, padle og mer. Og tok hensyn til våre matallergier. Hele hostellet har en fantastisk vibe og vi har storkost oss med kvelder foran peisen mens vi ble kjent med både andre gjester og ansatte, med å henge på spillrommet og med å sitte ved innsjøkanten og se på solnedgangen (pluss i boka for badstua med nydelig utsikt ved innsjøen).Det er mange flotte sitteplasser ute rundtom hostellet. De har virkelig øye for detaljer her og det er småting som gjenbruksgarderoben, oppfordring til å la skoene stå ved inngangen og gå sokkelessen, tilgang til brettspill og et lite felleskjøkken som gjør at man føler seg hjemme med en gang. De har en flott natur-basert estetikk og setter helt tydelig pris på sin "community": Vi gleder oss til å komme igjen!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Cathrine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Fin plass å slappe av på.

En fin plass! Hyggelig betjening. Litt slitt rom men rent. Flott mattilbud.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Hostel with nice atmosphere

Good stay in private room. Shared bathroom worked fine.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Henri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Mukava ja lämminhenkinen

Hyvä hostelli. Rauhaisat huoneet. Yhteiskeittiötä ei ole, mutta vedenkeittomahdollisuus ja yhteisjääkaappi löytyy.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021