Close to Kamppi Shopping Mall in the centre of Helsinki, is the stylish Sokos Hotel ... more
Presidentti. Enjoy the best shopping in town, together with a wealth of cultural attractions.Hotel Presidentti’s in-house Restaurant & Bar Sevilla seduces guests with a...
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The Sokos Hotel Presidentti is a traditional hotel in Helsinki city centre next to the ... more
Kamppi Centre shopping mall and within walking distance to shopping, department stores and city sights.The hotel has 494 en suite bedrooms including 5 suites, restau...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
The Sokos Hotel Presidentti is a traditional hotel in Helsinki city centre next to the ... more
Kamppi Centre shopping mall and within walking distance to shopping, department stores and city sights.The hotel has 494 en suite bedrooms including 5 suites, restau...
Information:
Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Probably the best hotel in the city and region Disadvantages: It doesn't have to satisfy hordes of world travellers with ultra high standards.
A summer stopover.
1 Let's deal with the location first of all.
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We were to land in Finland's Tampere airport - the home of Ryanair flights from Dublin. Our first week was to be spent in the East of Finland, quite close to the Russian border, in Hoilola. Several maps I consulted did not include that metropolis, the nearest habitation of note being Tuupovara, where Finnish rally motoring has its home.
The nearest major centre in which I could locate a hotel chain is in the city of Joensuu, the capital city of the region which has lent its name to the whole area.
Though the area stretches roughly over 1300 km2, it's total population is under 60,000.
I was somewhat comforted regarding my ignorance of the city and area by a quote from the mayor of the city - " No-one just wanders into ...
Advantages: Central location, great breakfasts, friendly staff Disadvantages: Somewhat overpriced, small bedrooms, tiny bathrooms
Recently, I relocated from Australia back to Scotland and decided that as it's a very long journey I would break the trip in several places. Thanks to a direct flight from Singapore to Helsinki I was able to visit the Finnish capital for a few days and was able to secure accommodation in a special little hotel in central Helsinki.
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The 3 star Hotel Anna is situated in a 7 storey building dating from 1926 in central Helsinki and possesses 36 single rooms, 25 doubles and several suites. Located on a street called Annankatu it is part owned and run by the Lutheran church although this has little significance for the traveller wishing to stay there. The hotel is about a 2km easy walk from the centre of Helsinki and all the main tourist attractions which is ideal if ...
Advantages: pool, restaurant, ambassador lounge, comfortable rooms Disadvantages: Not especially cheap
My mum frequently comes to Finland on business and this is where she stays whenever she's in Helsinki. This means it's the place I've stayed on all my previous visits here. I've never found a reason to complain about it, but then again, my mum has always been the one paying.
Scandic are a big company who have hotels all over Finland, as well as in Swedon and, I think, Norway.
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The Scandic is on Mannerhiemintie, which is a large street running straight through the city centre. It's about five or ten minutes walk from the very centre of town, but there's a tram stop right outside if it's cold or you're feeling lazy. Three different numbers of trams run down Mannerhiemintie at this point, so you shouldn't have to wait too long. The Finnair bus, which goes directly to the airport, stops immediately ...
