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Best hotels in Helsinki, Finland – including luxury stays at Fabian, Klaus K & Kamp, and value accommodation at Scandic Continental & Omena.
Best hotels in Helsinki, Finland | Budget accommodation (€)
Low cost accommodation in Helsinki is scarce, but if you’re prepared to share a bathroom, Eurohostel (9 Linnankatu) is a bright, perky spot, offering twins – but no doubles – for from EUR52 a night. The real bargains come when you change the traditional model, though. Omena Hotels have no reception, preferring to send a door code by e-mail or SMS. But the rooms are surprisingly decent and come with nice additions such as free WiFi, a fridge and a microwave. Two city centre options are at 13 Lönnrotinkatu and 24 Eerikinkatu.
Best hotels in Helsinki, Finland | Mid-range hotels (€€)
Apartment hotels generally offer good value for money in Helsinki, and the Hellsten Helsinki Senate (5 Kauppiaankatu) is a good example. The kitchenette and location make it something of a steal. The Scandic Continental (46 Mannerheimintie) is four star chain territory, but the slightly north-of-centre location and need to fill 500-plus rooms mean good quality stays can be snapped up for from EUR84. The Premier Hotel Katajanokka (1a Merikasarminkatu) has the quirk factor – it has been brilliantly converted from the old prison, and three cells have been knocked together to create far more hospitable rooms.
Best hotels in Helsinki, Finland | Luxury hotels (€€€ to €€€€€)
The new Fabian Hotel (7 Fabianinkatu, €€€) is wonderfully relaxed, but it has cool furnishings – check out the stepladders as bedside tables – and a sense of style to go with the homely feel. Klaus K (2 Bulevarden, €€€) is either supercool or horrendously pretentious, depending on your perspective. It’s themed around a Lord of the Rings-esque Finnish epic, and is a celeb favourite. Rooms are small, but have flair. Hotel GLO (4 Kluuvikatu, €€€) is the best bet though. Gorgeous rooms come with furry rugs and soft toy tigers, whilst everything from board games to bike hire are thrown in.
Hotel Kamp (29 Pohjoisesplanadi, €€€€) has been standing since 1887, and it’s unquestionably the best in town. Rooms are impressively spacious, the bathrooms are a sea of marble and the little things – such as plug sockets in the perfect position for working at the desk – are spot on. Otherwise, the EUR229-plus junior suites at the Sokos Torni (26 Yrjönkatu, €€€€ for other rooms) have roll-top baths and balconies, whilst ‘lux’ rooms at Hotel Haven (17 Unioninkatu, €€€€€) offer a much sought, but rarely found quality – barn-storming sea views.
Helsinki hotel prices
Price brackets are based, roughly, on the starting rates that can be found in low season.
€ = under €60 a night
€€ = under €110 a night
€€€ = under €160 a night
€€€€ = under €210 a night
€€€€€ = over €210 a night.
The Helsinki hotels above have been personally inspected – and recommended as being amongst the best in their price bracket – by travel journalist David Whitley. To look for other hotels in Helsinki, try a Helsinki hotel search with our booking partner, Ebookers.com.
Disclaimer: These hotels were inspected in March 2011. Things may have changed since then.
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