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title: "Hotel St-Elisabeth vs Smarthotel Tromsø: which hotel is better?"
description: "Hotel St-Elisabeth or Smarthotel Tromsø in Tromsø? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-st-elisabeth-tromso-vs-smarthotel-tromso-tromso/
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retrieved: 2026-11-10
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# Hotel St-Elisabeth vs Smarthotel Tromsø

Both are in Tromsø, 770 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

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Hotel · ★★★ · Laureng
## [Hotel St-Elisabeth](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hotel-st-elisabeth-tromso/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.8 ·  Excellent

- **Score by category:** 3 of 12

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Hotel · ★★★ · Skarpsno
## [Smarthotel Tromsø](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/smarthotel-tromso-tromso/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.4 ·  Very good

- **Location score:** 7.4

- **Score by category:** 6 of 12

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The short answer

## Pick Smarthotel Tromsø

It comes out ahead on 6 of 12 compared facts. 770 m apart.

### Choose Hotel St-Elisabeth if you want

-   the more consistently praised stay (8.8 / 8.4)

### Choose Smarthotel Tromsø if you want

-   to walk to the sights (390 m / 1.2 km)
-   more restaurants on the doorstep (116 / 2)

### Why is Hotel St-Elisabeth better than Smarthotel Tromsø?

1.  Higher guest rating (8.8 vs 8.4) (+0.4)

### Why is Smarthotel Tromsø better than Hotel St-Elisabeth?

1.  770 m closer to the city centre (−770 m)
2.  More guest reviews (522 vs 44), so the rating is more reliable (×12)
3.  114 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m (+114)
4.  6 more sights within 1 km (+6)

## All compared facts

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

 

|  | Hotel St-Elisabeth | Smarthotel Tromsø |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | – | 8.4 |
| Location | – | 7.4 |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.7  (+0.3) | 8.4 |
| Guest rating | 8.8  (+0.4) | 8.4 |
| Number of reviews | 44 | 522  (+478) |
| Rank in Tromsø | top 29%  (+64%) | bottom 7% |
| Location |
| Location score | 4.4 | 7.4  (+3.0) |
| Distance to the centre | 1.2 km | 390 m  (−770 m) |
| To the airport | 4.5 km | 4.0 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 2 | 116  (+114) |
| To the nearest food shop | – | 80 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 2 | 14  (+12) |
| Sights within 1 km | 7 | 13  (+6) |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | ★★★ | ★★★ |
| Listed amenities | 10 | 10 |
| Amenities |
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Laundry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | – |
| Breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Swimming pool | ✓ | – |
| Sauna | ✓ | – |
| Gym | ✓ | – |
| Shuttle | – | ✓ |
| Concierge | – | ✓ |
| Spa | – | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | – | ✓ |

## Live prices around both hotels

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

[Smarthotel Tromsø prices by month](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/smarthotel-tromso-tromso/prices/)

## Location

770 m apart

Hotel St-Elisabeth: city centre: 1.2 km, Tromsø Airport (TOS): 4.5 km, 2 places to eat within 500 m, 7 sights within 1 km.

Smarthotel Tromsø: city centre: 390 m, Tromsø Airport (TOS): 4.0 km, 116 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)

## Hotel St-Elisabeth or Smarthotel Tromsø: common questions

### Which is better, Hotel St-Elisabeth or Smarthotel Tromsø?

Smarthotel Tromsø leads in 6 of 12 categories, including number of reviews, location score, distance to the centre. Hotel St-Elisabeth is stronger in StayVersus score, guest rating, rank in Tromsø.

### Which is cheaper, Hotel St-Elisabeth or Smarthotel Tromsø?

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

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Smarthotel Tromsø is closer: 390 m from the centre, against 1.2 km for Hotel St-Elisabeth.

### How far apart are Hotel St-Elisabeth and Smarthotel Tromsø?

The two hotels are 770 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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