Review: Hilton Garden Inn Faroe Islands

My partner Jessy and I stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn Faroe Islands, situated just outside the Faroese capital of Tórshavn, for three nights during our visit. 

As the only major chain hotel in the entire self-governing archipelago, the Hilton Garden Inn is also the only hotel that’s bookable on points in an otherwise pricey destination.

Hilton Garden Inn Faroe Islands – Booking

The cash rate for our specific dates was upwards of $500+ (CAD) per night. The cash price was quite steep, so we opted to redeem 50,000 Hilton Honors points per night instead.

This is a fairly expensive part of the world to begin with, and combined with this summer’s phenomenon of “revenge travel”, the elevated cash rate wasn’t too surprising.

It was nice to get such good value from our Hilton Honors points. We’d ordinarily value Hilton points at 0.6 cents per point (cpp) (CAD), but we managed to get a redemption value of 1cpp+ at this property, which was quite satisfying.

I’ve been collecting Hilton Honors points for quite a few years now without a compelling way to redeem, so I was quite happy to spend 50,000 points per night here in the Faroe Islands.

Hilton Garden Inn Faroe Islands – Location

The Hilton Garden Inn is located at the northern edge of Tórshavn, the capital city of the Faroe Islands.

It’s a leisurely 20-minute stroll to the city centre, which was a good way to get some steps in and soak up our surroundings as we headed downtown.

The hotel is also situated fairly close to the highway, making it an easy launchpad for exploring the rest of the Faroe Islands. In less than three minutes, you’ll find yourself on the main road to other popular destinations.

It was a 50-minute drive from Vágar International Airport in our rental car. As we arrived at the hotel, we were pleased to find free parking in the outdoor parking lot.

The building is sandwiched between two parallel streets that are on different elevations. There’s a sideroad leading down from the higher road to the hotel’s parking lot, and there’s also a paved pathway available for pedestrians to access the lower road.

Hilton Garden Inn Faroe Islands – Check-in

After parking, we walked up to and admired the hotel, or rather the reflection of the beautiful scenery bouncing off of the hotel’s glass window façade.

There was also grass growing on the roof, which…