Hotel Skogar has an excellent website that makes it look like a first-class destination hotel. Prices are correspondingly the most expensive in the Skogar area.
My fiance and I did the (very challenging, at least by American tourist standards - we almost died) hike from Thorsmork to Skogar and booked a room at the Hotel Skogar to help us relax after the hike. I was especially excited by the prospect of the outdoor hottubs. I booked the room 3 weeks in advance over the internet. I provided my credit card information and received an e-mail (which I took with me) explicitly stating that I was "confirmed."
When we arrived at the Hotel Skogar, the first thing I noticed was that it did not appear nearly as nice as portrayed on the website. It was just another of many comparable inns that we passed in Skogar on our way there. When I went inside, I told the woman my name and said that I had a reservation for that night. She said, "oh, I am familiar with your name. Unfortunately,......
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