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title: "Enter City Hotel vs Thon Polar: which hotel is better?"
description: "Enter City Hotel or Thon Polar in Tromsø? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/enter-city-hotel-tromso-vs-thon-polar-tromso/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-11-04
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# Enter City Hotel vs Thon Polar

Both are in Tromsø, 30 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

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Hotel · ★★★ · Nerstranda
## [Enter City Hotel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/enter-city-hotel-tromso/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.9 ·  Excellent

- **Score by category:** 4 of 12

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1388973/agoda/?lang=en)

Hotel · ★★★ · Nerstranda
## [Thon Polar](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/thon-polar-tromso/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.6 ·  Very good

- **Location score:** 7.4

- **Score by category:** 2 of 12

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/2225125/agoda/?lang=en)

The short answer

## Pick Enter City Hotel

It comes out ahead on 4 of 12 compared facts. 30 m apart.

### Choose Enter City Hotel if you want

-   the more consistently praised stay (8.9 / 8.6)

### Why is Enter City Hotel better than Thon Polar?

1.  Higher guest rating (8.9 vs 8.6) (+0.3)

### Why is Thon Polar better than Enter City Hotel?

No clear advantages in our data.

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | Enter City Hotel | Thon Polar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | – | 8.6 |
| Location | – | 7.4 |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.8  (+0.2) | 8.6 |
| Guest rating | 8.9  (+0.3) | 8.6 |
| Number of reviews | 128  (+13) | 115 |
| Rank in Tromsø | top 14%  (+57%) | bottom 29% |
| Location |
| Location score | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Distance to Nerstranda centre | 160 m | 150 m |
| To the airport | 4.1 km | 4.1 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 111 | 114  (+3) |
| To the nearest food shop | – | 100 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 14 | 14 |
| Sights within 1 km | 13 | 13 |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | ★★★ | ★★★ |
| Listed amenities | 6 | 9  (+3) |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | – | 15:00 |
| Check-out until | – | 12:00 |
| Amenities |
| Parking | ✓ | – |
| Concierge | ✓ | – |
| Laundry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | – |
| In-room safe | ✓ | – |
| Free Wi-Fi | – | ✓ |
| Breakfast | – | ✓ |
| Restaurant | – | ✓ |
| Bar | – | ✓ |
| Gym | – | ✓ |
| Minibar | – | ✓ |
| Coffee or tea maker | – | ✓ |

## Live prices around both hotels

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## Location

30 m apart

Enter City Hotel: city centre: 430 m, Tromsø Airport (TOS): 4.1 km, 111 places to eat within 500 m, 13 sights within 1 km.

Thon Polar: city centre: 410 m, Tromsø Airport (TOS): 4.1 km, 114 places to eat within 500 m, 13 sights within 1 km.

## Weather in Tromsø

[Tromsø weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/norway/troms/tromso/weather)

## Enter City Hotel or Thon Polar: common questions

### Which is better, Enter City Hotel or Thon Polar?

Enter City Hotel leads in 4 of 12 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, number of reviews. Thon Polar is stronger in restaurants within 500 m, listed amenities.

### Which is cheaper, Enter City Hotel or Thon Polar?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### How far apart are Enter City Hotel and Thon Polar?

The two hotels are 30 m apart in a straight line.

## Compare now

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/enter-city-hotel-tromso-vs-thon-polar-tromso/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/