Hotel Kalevala

“Nice, relaxing hotel in wonderful natural setting.”

This is a very nice hotel that takes full advantage of it's lakeside location. I very much enjoyed the view of the lake from my room. Also I like that the trees were not all cut down between the lake shore and hotel, this is a more eco-friendly type of development method more builders should be m... more

This is a very nice hotel that takes full advantage of it's lakeside location. I very much enjoyed the view of the lake from my room. Also I like that the trees were not all cut down between the lake shore and hotel, this is a more eco-friendly type of development method more builders should be mindful of. I was here with a group visiting Winter War sites for two days and every one enjoyed the food very much. There were breakfast buffet items I did not get to try because the plate was full before I got to them. Staff was very attentive and there was a rather relaxed atmosphere here, maybe because of the view of the lake from most any place in the hotel.

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“Would I stay here again? Yes”

The hotel is in lovely location. Clean hotel and very quiet surroundings Staff lovely, friendly and attentive. If you want a hotel away from the crowds and enjoy the outdoors this is the hotel for you

“More like a lodge than a hotel”

I booked a very last minute / 1 month away for New Years package, which was very very expensive. I Thought because it was last minute, however I spoke to some others on the package that they paid only a bit cheaper over a year in advance. The building is nice, but the rooms are really like a lod... more

I booked a very last minute / 1 month away for New Years package, which was very very expensive. I Thought because it was last minute, however I spoke to some others on the package that they paid only a bit cheaper over a year in advance. The building is nice, but the rooms are really like a lodge or dorm. Very small bathroom, very small bedroom, very low quality TV, wifi barely worked in our room (we were at the end of the wing), no ammenities etc. The daily food was good some times but I feel like they tried to be super efficient just a bit too much. Meaning the same food would be on for a couple days. Bread was a bit stale after a few days.. which may just have been that it was new years and things were closed. It was a bit unorganised and people didn't really know what was going on for the first day or two, but then things started to flow. There was lots of downtime which we didn't really plan for, and given the internet was a bit poor, made it hard to watch netflix for example. It was a really unique new years eve experience and the redeeming quality was the staff, even though they seemed to a lot of different jobs, were all very pleasant and tried their best. We also met a bunch of other people who we shared some good experiences with.

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“Cosy and efficient.”

Travelled as part of a group of 10 in January 2019 for 4 nights for an activity holiday. The hotel is very isolated which is nice, with all the activities nearby although the husky farm is about an hours drive by snowmobile which were both great fun. Temperatures were very cold at -23 to -28 but ... more

Travelled as part of a group of 10 in January 2019 for 4 nights for an activity holiday. The hotel is very isolated which is nice, with all the activities nearby although the husky farm is about an hours drive by snowmobile which were both great fun. Temperatures were very cold at -23 to -28 but we were well wrapped up. Our local Finnish guide was excellent and gave us the correct equipment when necessary and made sure we were all ok. The food in the hotel was basic but very good including bear one night and plenty of fish. After the activities the hotel sauna and indoor and outdoor jacuzzis are available from 16:00 - 19:00 each day with dinner served at 19:00. There are also options to book saunas, Jacuzzis etc through reception which I did on a couple of occasions. Staff were very good and attentive. Especially the owner. I will have fond memories of this hotel and holiday and would like to go back again doing summer activities. Recommended.

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