Reisa Lodge

A rooftop jacuzzi, steaming against the cold, is the clearest sign of what this lodge is built around. Reisa Lodge stands on the Reisa River, deep in the Reisadalen valley behind the Arctic Circle, with Reisa National Park at its edge. Built roughly two decades ago as a salmon fishing camp under owner Roar Olsen, it operated for years under the name Reisastua before a 2022 rebrand shifted the focus toward year-round activity. Rooms and suites are individually furnished, each with a private bathroom, and several open onto direct views of the river. The Bivrost and Mollis apartments add their own kitchens and dining tables, useful given the remote setting. It is not a large property. A fireplace lounge and a TV room anchor the ground floor, while the restaurant serves locally inspired dishes when there is a full house. Outside, the programme runs on cycles rather than seasons: dog sledding and ice climbing in winter, riverboat trips to the Mollisfossen waterfall and packrafting in summer. You can watch the northern lights from the rooftop tub without leaving the building. Salmon fishing itself is currently closed under a river protection order running to 2027, so the lodge now leans on skiing, snowmobiling and photography guiding instead. Reception and parking are on site.