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Hotel Føroyar

Oyggjarvegur 45 · Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Best for

  • city breaks
  • couples
  • wellness
  • food & wine

About Hotel Føroyar

Hotel Føroyar stands above Tórshavn and offers 200 rooms, renovated 2020. The property includes Ruts Restaurant and the 1933 Café & bar. A spa house called Ress sits within the grounds, where guests can relax in warm pools and use various steam rooms and saunas. The hotel also runs wine-tasting experiences in an extensive wine cellar. Vágar Airport (FAE) is 25 km away.

Why it stands out

EMPTYJET Approved listing for its scale, recent renovation (2020), on-site dining at Ruts Restaurant and 1933 Café & bar, an on-site spa house called Ress, and wine-tasting facilities; conveniently located near Tórshavn with Vágar Airport (FAE) 25 km away.

Key facts

Keys
200 rooms
Opened / renovated
2020
Architecture
designed by the award-winning Danish architects Friis & Moltke, brutalist-style exposed concrete
Type
City, Wellness

Amenities

Verified 20 Aug 2026

Dining

  • Bar — Hotel Føroyar has two options on site for food: the 1933 Café & bar and the Ruts Restaurant
  • Wine cellar — evidence: the hotel offers wine-tasting experiences in their extensive wine cellar

Wellness

  • Spa — The hotel has a beautiful spa house within the grounds, called Ress

Dining

Verified 20 Aug 2026
Restaurant
Ruts Restaurant
Bar
1933 Café & bar

Spa & wellness

Verified 20 Aug 2026
Spa
Ress — Guests can relax in the warm pools, soak in the heat of various steam rooms and saunas

Location

62.0131, -6.7992 · approximate

Position is approximate (area); exact coordinates are pending verification.

Nearest airports

Straight-line distance from the hotel; transfer times are rough estimates.

CodeAirportDistanceTransferFly
FAEprimaryVágar AirportVágar · Large25 km≈ 43 min Fly here
FOAFoula AirfieldFoula · Small331 km≈ 440 min Fly here
LWKLerwick / Tingwall AirportLerwick, Shetland Islands · Small361 km≈ 479 min Fly here
Sources+
  • Official hotel websiteOfficial6 fields
  • WikidataEncyclopedia6 fields

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