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

Both are in Tromsø, 260 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

Hotel · ★★★ · Nordbyen
## [Home Hotel Aurora](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/home-hotel-aurora-tromso/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.2 ·  Very good

- **Location score:** 7.5

- **Score by category:** 2 of 15

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1535599/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:** 4 of 15

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

The short answer

## Pick Thon Polar

It comes out ahead on 4 of 15 compared facts. 260 m apart.

### Choose Thon Polar if you want

-   the more consistently praised stay (8.6 / 8.2)

### Why is Home Hotel Aurora better than Thon Polar?

No clear advantages in our data.

### Why is Thon Polar better than Home Hotel Aurora?

1.  Higher guest rating (8.6 vs 8.2) (+0.4)
2.  More guest reviews (115 vs 29), so the rating is more reliable (×4.0)

## All compared facts

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

 

|  | Home Hotel Aurora | Thon Polar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | 8.2 | 8.6  (+0.4) |
| Location | 7.5 | 7.4 |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.4 | 8.6  (+0.2) |
| Guest rating | 8.2 | 8.6  (+0.4) |
| Number of reviews | 29 | 115  (+86) |
| Rank in Tromsø | bottom 1% | bottom 29%  (+29%) |
| Location |
| Location score | 7.5 | 7.4 |
| Distance to the centre | 200 m  (−220 m) | 410 m |
| To the airport | 4.0 km | 4.1 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 130  (+16) | 114 |
| To the nearest food shop | 60 m | 100 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 15 | 14 |
| Sights within 1 km | 13 | 13 |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | ★★★ | ★★★ |
| Rooms | 121 | – |
| Listed amenities | 10 | 9 |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | 15:00 | 15:00 |
| Check-out until | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Amenities |
| Parking | ✓ | – |
| Laundry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free breakfast | ✓ | – |
| Bar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spa | ✓ | – |
| Sauna | ✓ | – |
| Steam room | ✓ | – |
| Hot tub | ✓ | – |
| Free Wi-Fi | – | ✓ |
| Restaurant | – | ✓ |
| Gym | – | ✓ |
| Minibar | – | ✓ |
| Coffee or tea maker | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you |
| Business trips | – | ✓ |

## Live prices around both hotels

Real nightly rates from booking partners for the dates you picked above. Tap a price for the offer.

## Location

260 m apart

Home Hotel Aurora: city centre: 200 m, Tromsø Airport (TOS): 4.0 km, 130 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)

## Home Hotel Aurora or Thon Polar: common questions

### Which is better, Home Hotel Aurora or Thon Polar?

Thon Polar leads in 4 of 15 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, number of reviews. Home Hotel Aurora is stronger in distance to the centre, restaurants within 500 m.

### Which is cheaper, Home Hotel Aurora or Thon Polar?

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

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Home Hotel Aurora is closer: 200 m from the centre, against 410 m for Thon Polar.

### How far apart are Home Hotel Aurora and Thon Polar?

The two hotels are 260 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/home-hotel-aurora-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/