Medvastö Ski Vacations

Nice accommodation with my room and bathroom being very clean. It is a shame there is no kettle in your room and you have to go to the kitchen. I was not aware of the kitchen until about my 3rd day here as was not told about this on arrival and only found it by chance walking down the corridor. Nice spacious rooms though and nice location by the food hall and about a 30 minute walk to the train station. Tram network very efficient from here too :)

Overall, it was a decent stay, however for a "Design Hotel", we weren't really that impressed. The view from our room (and we assume rooms like ours) all face inward to a 'dead' space that overlooked an internal courtyard area, that was closed off and had bits of trash from construction in it... the otherrooms also overlooked the same area, and could see into our rooms - so that meant that we had to keep our curtains closed and it was just a dark stay. There were no coffee machines, and the matress was a thin layer futon. It was fine, it just felt a bit odd. The bathroom was the nicest part of the room, and the access to the spa was the best part of it. The spa is quite small and is unisex; and whilst you get complimentary access (if you book a slot) it did seem quite crowded. In saying that, this hotel has been highly recommended by a lot of magazines, so I think it's intended to be one of the best in Helsinki and we still did enjoy our stay - it just wasn't at the same standard as the other "Design Hotels" we've been to.

Overall, it was a decent stay, however for a "Design Hotel", we weren't really that impressed. The view from our room (and we assume rooms like ours) all face inward to a 'dead' space that overlooked an internal courtyard area, that was closed off and had bits of trash from construction in it... the otherrooms also overlooked the same area, and could see into our rooms - so that meant that we had to keep our curtains closed and it was just a dark stay. There were no coffee machines, and the matress was a thin layer futon. It was fine, it just felt a bit odd. The bathroom was the nicest part of the room, and the access to the spa was the best part of it. The spa is quite small and is unisex; and whilst you get complimentary access (if you book a slot) it did seem quite crowded. In saying that, this hotel has been highly recommended by a lot of magazines, so I think it's intended to be one of the best in Helsinki and we still did enjoy our stay - it just wasn't at the same standard as the other "Design Hotels" we've been to.

Staff were pleasant and helpful. Located in an area with excellent transport links to central Helsinki. I would stay at this hotel again.

A very accomodating hotel

Pros: very clean, attractive hotel with an outstanding breakfast buffet. Areas for improvement: fitness center is cramped and doesn't open until 7am, which almost renders it unusable for those with early morning agenda. Was very difficult to cool the room, even in September.