Meet YouKay
Sociable, Open minded, Friendly
We do our ultimate best top make sure your guest experience is warm, friendly, stress free and of course hygge!
On a typical day...
I have a very open house. My house is your house.
When I host guests...
I like to chat with them when they are home but have my own things going on.
Family Hobbies
Running, Hiking, Photography
Hosting guests since
2020
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
2 bedroom apartment with a couple currently living in it. During your stay, you will have a good rest in a private bedroom.
It is a social atmosphere, but you will also get as much privacy as possible during your stay.
Walk to:
City Center- 3 min
Groceries- min. 2 min
Restaurant- min. 10 sec
Car rental- min. 10 sec
Bar & Club- min 1 min.
During your stay, you will have a good rest in a newly renovated private room.
You will have access to shared areas such as the kitchen, dining area, bathroom and also the living room. Since this is a shared living arrangement you will come across us from time to time.
You will get access to a double bed or a single bed (depending on what you would like and how many you are) with fresh sheets, towels, bath gel and shampoo, internet, a cooker, cooking and dining utensils and a small selection of breakfast items (at least sugar, tea, coffee and hot chocolate, more can be added based on availability). If you fancy a hotel buffet breakfast, the hotels in the area offer this option. It takes 2 minutes to get to the nearest one, so why not rest your head in our place and wake up to a hotel breakfast if you need it. Depending on when you arrive, you might also be able to snag a delicious Too Good to Go pack from the nearest restaurants or stores for the next day!
If you need to cook a warm lunch or dinner, there are 3 grocery stores in the neighbourhood with a minimum of 2 minutes walk from the building (On Sundays only one of these is open). To eat out, a nice Italian restaurant is 10 seconds from the building, sushi is 1 minute from the building and an array of Norwegian restaurants are also in the area, with the nearest being a 3-minute walk.
You can use the washing machine for small amounts of laundry during your stay. It has a quick wash and dry program
The city center and its attractions are just a walk away. You won't need to buy bus tickets to get anywhere in town. Tourist booking points and offices are also easy to get to. Most of the approved tourist agencies would arrange transport for your experience outside the city centre. If you want to rent a car, the nearest car rental company is just 10 seconds away.
We would try to give you as much advice on what to do in town, we would also arrange for the latest city brochures and flyers to guide your adventure. Welcome to our Shared Gem in the Paris of the North!
About us: We are a young couple living in Tromsø for both work and the nature. Sarjo is from Oslo working as a Cognitive neuroscience research assistant. And Youkay is doing his PhD in innovation and entrepreneurship. When we are not busy with research we love to host dinner parties, attend concerts, explore nature, hiking and winter sports.
House Facilities
- Laundry
- TV
- Internet Access
- Smoke alarm
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
We have Cafes, Museums, Tourist Gift Shops, Tourist offices, Restaurants not more than 10 minutes walk away.
It's right in the city centre.
If your activities are based in the city centre, you will not need a bus pass to get to your attractions. Most of the tourist experiences that take you outside the city usually have transport arrangements that start from the city centre.
Local Area Facilities
- Cinema
- Library
- Museum
- Shopping Centre
- Restaurant
- Bus Stop
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
No smoking, pets or children. No outside shoes inside the house.
Quiet hours on weekdays (from 21:00 // 9pm)
Quiet hours on weekends (from 00:00 // 12 am). If you have been out in town, please come in as quietly as possible
Take care of the apartment as if it were yours :)
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.