Wilderness Hotel Nangu & Igloos

We've just returned home after the most amazing stay at The Wilderness Hotel Nango, and I can't recommend this place enough! The staff were professional, approachable, knowledgeable and friendly. In particular the adventure guides who took us out on our trips were very lovely (Rhuben and Tony). The facilities were stunning, spotless, very well maintained and of the highest quality. The location is ideal if you want to get away from children and crowds. It was just perfect for a romantic get away. The food was very colourful with vegetarian options at each meal time. The outdoor clothing provided was excellent and it kept out any cold, even after 2 hours on a snowmobile. I would highly recommend the heated igloo, as it was just magical to watch the Northern Lights from a cosy warm bed, through the glass roof with a glass of fizz in hand. I felt that the timetable of activities we were given on arrival was excellently timed and spaced out. The reindeer and husky ride to was such an experience and I will always treasure it. Thank you Wilderness Hotels you have given us memories that will last a lifetime. I'm still pinching myself now that I'm home in the UK.

This was from start to finish a wonderful experience, and so very relaxing and exciting in equal measure. The staff and guides are lovely, and every trip/excursion is organised and executed brilliantly. We did the husky and reindeer day, snowmobiles, snowmobiles at night, aurora camp and aurora hunt by car and are glad we did every single one of them. Food is fantastic, our Wilderness room was warm, welcoming, spacious and clean. I really can’t fault this place and would love to go back.

Im Viererteam waren wir aufgebrochen, um die Polarlichter zu sehen. Das war das Wichtigste für uns, wir hielten den Rest eher für nebensächlich. Nun, bekanntlich ist es Glückssache, die Polarlichter zu sehen, auch wenn man sich an Wahrscheinlichkeiten orientieren kann. Und wir hatten gleich mehrfach Glück: Nur vier Tage waren wir im Wilderness Hotel Nangu und haben die Lichter an drei Abenden am Himmel tanzen sehen. Glück hatten wir auch mit der Wahl der Unterkunft. Was für liebenswerte, freundliche und hilfsbereite Mitarbeiter uns dort verwöhnt haben. Der Koch verdient ein Extralob, mit derart köstlichen Speisen hatten wir gar nicht gerechnet. Wir waren in den Aurora Log Cabins untergebracht, in denen es zwar klein, aber fein, sehr sauber und gemütlich war. Vom Bett aus konnte man den Himmel sehen und die Betten waren äußerst bequem. Die Aktivitäten waren perfekt organisiert und die Guides waren freundlich und kompetent. Wir hatten für die Fahrt mit dem Schneemobil und mit dem Hundeschlitten Kleidung ausgeliehen, was sich als perfekte Ausrüstung für den Zweck erwies. An einem Tag sind wir morgens zur Rezeption gegangen und haben spontan einen Ausflug zum Sami-Museum nach Ivalo angefragt. Sehr flexibel und in Minutenschnelle wurde alles für uns organisiert. Das bekommt man nicht überall geboten. Wir durften sogar in einem anderen Wilderness-Hotel unser Mittagessen einnehmen an diesem Tag. Allerdings waren wir vom Essen im Nangu derart verwöhnt, dass es uns dort nicht so gut geschmeckt hat. Wir würden dieses Hotel jedem empfehlen, der die Polarlichter sehen und dies mit winterlichen Outdoor-Adventures verbinden möchte. Reich an Eindrücken und mit ein paar Gramm mehr auf der Waage sind wir daheim angekommen. Besser geht es nicht.

What an amazing stay. We stayed in the panoramic log cabin, it was worth every penny. The jacuzzi at night, watching the stars and complete peace and quiet. The activities were all extremely enjoyable and well organised. We did the 6 night package and loved every minute. We didn’t see the aurora so will have to return. Highlight of the trip was husky sledging, snowshoeing and snowmobiling ❤️

We stayed on a 4 night package having previously stayed at the excellent Wilderness Hotel in Muotka. It's a close call but Nangu was even better. Lovely room and super-friendly staff. All the guides were amazing - well-informed and keen to make sure the guests were happy, but a special mention goes to Reuben who went above and beyond on our trips out with him. The food was first class, buffet breakfast, lunch with a choice of hot or cold dishes and dinner, which was limited choice but superbly presented and delicious. Cannot recommend enough 10/10

We were truly impressed with our stay!! The hotel is at a perfectly beautiful and quiet spot on lake inari, with some elevation around the archipelago so you can see some nice views by walking or snowshoeing. We stayed at one of the Panorama Log Cabins - it's totally worth the splurge! Having your sauna was very nice (also works well as a dry room, even when it's switched off), but I especially enjoyed the hot tub overseeing the lake. In the late afternoon when the light was magical and the lake was quiet, I could've stayed there forever. We had a corner room (504) and enjoyed lots of privacy - we slept with the curtains all open and the moonshine against the glistening snow was beautiful beyond words. The bed was so comfortable, we rested incredibly well in them. FOOD was generally excellent. Breakfast didn't have a lot of daily variation, but I love the spread and can have it every day (literally did). Lunch is also a buffet and dinner was a semi-buffet. I love the food, seriously, way better than Savoy in Helsinki for example - but I have to say, it's almost always fish or vegetarian for the dinner mains options, and for my non-seafood eating husband, he was craving for some proper meat by D4. Was a bit disappointed not having any reindeer option for dinner though! The GUIDES were all amazing - a special shoutout to Pippa and Aida who took such good care of us, and their love for the nature was infectious. I lost a part of my camera during snowshoeing, miraculously Mattie found it for me later! I enjoyed all the activities - ok maybe not so much aurora snowmobiling (though we got to see the aurora there). My helmet's visor were all frosted up, and through the dense fog on the lake at night, I could hardly see anything while speeding (ok maybe not speeding) at ~40km/hr. It was a bloody cold night as well! We haven't done any of these winter outdoor activities before, so it was all very interesting. And even though it might sound short (2 hrs for cross country ski and ice fishing) but it was enough. For the longer activities (snowmobile adventure, snowshoe), the guide will cook lunch for you, was very lovely to sit around a campfire while they do so. And these are not simple lunches, you'll have a hot sandwich, a salmon soup, some dessert, coffee or hot chocolate! Snowmobile adventure took us to a little frozen harbour and we met some wild reindeers on the way. It was also lovely to meet the huskies and the baby reindeers as well. Ok about the aurora. I guess it's all down to luck in the end. Just one comment that I wish they have more aurora hunt by car options so we could choose to join when the forecast looks good but the lake was foggy. Oh and if you're deciding between different wilderness hotels - if you're not travelling with children, I'd choose Nangu over Nellim. It's a much more beautiful hotel building and location. Last, don't be too anxious about what to wear. Obviously you bring your own base layers and base layer glov