Hamn I Senja

玩完seja島時入住的酒店，印象深刻的是，早餐還算豐盛，是這次挪威行中，早餐最豐盛的。

Although not staying in the actual hotel (we had hired one of the adjacent cabins for four nights), we did hire two bikes from the hotel's resident activity centre, and had a fantastic day out. We had made initial enquiries via email the week prior to establish availability, and although we were assured there would be a couple of bikes available, we were really keen to ensure we could hire a couple so as soon as we could drop into the office, we did so to bag a couple for a couple of days later. There does seem to be a risk that if you pitch up on the day, there might be an element of disappointment involved. All bikes are electric, are available from about 0900, and come fully charged. We paid NOK1190 for two bikes until 10PM, which we considered really good value. All bikes come with lights, a single (large) pannier affixed to a rack, a combination lock in addition to the fixed rear wheel lock, and a helmet. There are no water bottle holders so water bottles have to go into the pannier. There aren't many routes available. We went north, as far as Bøvær with its marvellous beach. We didn't use electric on the way out, but did for the long climb from Bergbotn until we were clear of the tunnel. So we had tons of charge left. And we had a great day out!

Anyone traveling to the hotel via the ferry from Andenes should be aware that you need to arrive hours before the ferry leaves to get in line. There is no indication from the hotel or anywhere on line that we found that the ferry often cannot take every car in line. We were unable to get on the 5:00 ferry and had to spend the night in Andenes and miss one of the two nights we booked at the Hamn I hotel. When I told the hotel manager that the hotel really should advise guests of that risk or else they will have unhappy customers who pay for unused rooms, she replied that the hotel gets paid upfront so it’s no loss to the hotel if a guest doesn’t arrive as scheduled. That attitude sort of sums up the Hamn I hotel staff. Not exactly legendary service but a nice facility without a lot of competition in the area.