As a member of Velferden in Ny-Ålesund you have access to sevral beautiful and exotic cabins. Check the cabin list on the velferden info board in servicebygget to book a cabin and see if there’s anything you need to bring. Scroll down to see the cabin list PDF.
Most of the cabins are equipped with a gas stove and a selection of gracefully used kitchenware. Before you visit a cabin make sure that you know what’s there. Maybe you need to bring wood, gas or candles.
Rules for Velferden cabins
This cabin is maintained by Velferden (the Welfare) in Ny-Ålesund. Use of the cabin must be agreed upon with Velferden in advance.
Please follow the points listed below to keep the cabin in good condition for others to enjoy.
– Smoking is not allowed inside the cabins
– Dogs must be kept outside. Dogs shall not use equipment that belongs in the cabins. Pick up dog shit and throw it in the sea or another suitable place
– When you finish your stay, please clean the floors, tidy the beds, wash the dishes etc.
– The top regulator on the gas-stove shall be left in place, and the valve set to ”closed” position
– Leave small pieces of firewood for starting a fire and ordinary firewood inside the cabin when you leave
– Ashes shall be removed from the oven when needed
– All waste and food must be removed and brought back to Ny-Ålesund when you leave. Do not burn aluminum in the oven
– Do not leave any food in the cabins. Except coffee, tea, sugar, salt and pepper
– The axe and the saw must be stored inside the cabin. Hang the shovel outside the entrance door of the cabin
– The window shutters must be put in place when leaving
– If anything is missing or not working in the cabin, report to Velferden when you return to Ny-Ålesund
– Use your common sense, or at least try…
The cabin guide PDF is currently only available in Norwegian, but maybe you have some norwegian friends that can help you translate it?