Siniffik Inn / Vandrehjem Qaqortoq Hostel
Aaninngivit B 242,
Qaqortoq,
Greenland,
3920,
Greenland
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“Siniffik Inn” is situated in the beautiful town of Qaqortoq.If you want to go some where different and experience something unique you should go to Qaqortoq and stay at “Siniffik Inn”
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 Credit cards accepted
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Self-catering Facilities
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“Siniffik Inn” is situated in the beautiful town of Qaqortoq at the southern end of Greenland. Today it is the biggest town of South Greenland, with a population of about 3,000 people and it is one of four growth centers in the country. The daily life is very much influenced by the high level of activity.
In Greenlandic Siniffik means ‘bed’ and “Siniffik Inn” have a total of 38 beds with shared facilities.
Throughout Qaqortoq you meet examples of the unique art project 'Stone and People'. Scandinavian sculptors have contributed pieces of art in chiseled granite, which transforms the town into one big sculpture park.
Qaqortoq means "the white". The town was founded in 1775 and today, with more than 3,500 inhabitants, it is the largest town in South Greenland. 3,200 of the inhabitants live in the town itself, while the rest live in the three surrounding settlements, either at the two reindeer farms or at the thirteen sheep farms. The town has several fair-sized companies. The town's shipyard builds small fiberglass cutters. Great Greenland purchases sealskins, which they tan and sew into some of the world's most coveted furs. And Royal Greenland keeps supermarket freezers stocked with shrimps. The town square with Greenland's oldest fountain is situated close to the harbor where the fishermen arrive every day to sell the day's catch on "brættet". The square is encircled by some of the most well-preserved buildings from the colonial era, the oldest of which was built over 200 years ago. Several of these buildings still play an important role in the town's daily life where the old and new prosper side by side.
For the year 2006 season we will be open whole year.
It is forbidden to smoke. Allow only drinking alcohol with care in the hostel.
If you would like to have meals at our hostel we can do that on request.
We ONLY take Danish credit cards.
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