Nice hotel in Helsinki for nice price?

Hi

I need recommandation for a nice hotel in Helsinki at a nice weekend
rate for a weekend in november.

I know the Scandin Simonkenta, and am tempted. I also know the Helka,
but I think the rooms are too small...

What do you suggest?

best regards

Jens Jakob

On 8 Oct 2003 06:19:23 -0700, (Jens Jakob
Andersen) wrote:

Hi

I need recommandation for a nice hotel in Helsinki at a nice weekend
rate for a weekend in november.

I know the Scandin Simonkenta, and am tempted. I also know the Helka,
but I think the rooms are too small...

What do you suggest?

best regards

While we usually stay with relatives in Helsinki, we have had the
occasion to stay at Hotelli Helka and we loved it. Our room, at
least, was quite large enough and the attached bathroom was
spacious. The breakfast that comes with the room was very
generous. The location is good, a short walk to the Metro station
and the coach station, and only a short distance to walk to the
central area unless you are inclined to take the Metro to the
train station.

************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

Jens Jakob Andersen informed
rec.travel.europe with the following:
I need recommandation for a nice hotel in Helsinki at a nice weekend
rate for a weekend in november.

I know the Scandin Simonkenta, and am tempted. I also know the Helka,
but I think the rooms are too small...

What do you suggest?

I am certainly not the best possible person to suggest a hotel in
Helsinki as my last hotel visit¹ here was something like 12 years ago,
but I noticed that URL:http://www.helsinkiexpert.fi/document.asp?
intSiteID=2&intDocID=276 offers quite good tables for hotel prices and
facility to book a hotel room.

¹ If you insist to know, it was Sokos Hotel Vaakuna, which if my memory
serves correctly had quite nice facities and at least it still has the
very central location opposite of Helsinki main railway station.
--
Heikki "Hezu" Kantola,
Lähettämällä mainoksia tai muuta asiatonta sähköpostia yllä olevaan
osoitteeseen sitoudut maksamaan oikolukupalvelusta EUR100 alkavalta
tunnilta.

On 8 Oct 2003 22:02:07 GMT, Heikki Kantola wrote:

Jens Jakob Andersen informed
rec.travel.europe with the following:
I need recommandation for a nice hotel in Helsinki at a nice weekend
rate for a weekend in november.

I know the Scandin Simonkenta, and am tempted. I also know the Helka,
but I think the rooms are too small...

What do you suggest?

I am certainly not the best possible person to suggest a hotel in
Helsinki as my last hotel visit¹ here was something like 12 years ago,
but I noticed that URL:http://www.helsinkiexpert.fi/document.asp?
intSiteID=2&intDocID=276 offers quite good tables for hotel prices and
facility to book a hotel room.

¹ If you insist to know, it was Sokos Hotel Vaakuna, which if my memory
serves correctly had quite nice facities and at least it still has the
very central location opposite of Helsinki main railway station.

Is that westerly of the train station across the plaza and across
from the post office? Then it has a very good location indeed,
being only a few steps from the Metro, the trains, the airport
shuttle run by Finnair, and all the tram lines that pass by on
Mannerheimtie and by the railroad station.



************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

If you insist to know, it was Sokos Hotel Vaakuna, which if my
memory serves correctly had quite nice facities and at least it still
has the very central location opposite of Helsinki main railway station.

Is that westerly of the train station across the plaza and across
from the post office? Then it has a very good location indeed,
being only a few steps from the Metro, the trains, the airport
shuttle run by Finnair, and all the tram lines that pass by on
Mannerheimtie and by the railroad station.

Yes, it has just about the best location possible for central access.
The Finnair airport bus pulls up on the hotel side of the train station
(at least it did a few years ago). The Hotel Vaakuna shares the
building with the Sokos department store. The hotel was built for
the 1952 Olympics and has some interesting building details. But,
it still is not cheap, as a single fare approached 100 USD. But I
think that is normal for expensive Finland.


Casey

On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 14:36:30 GMT, "Casey"
wrote:

If you insist to know, it was Sokos Hotel Vaakuna, which if my
memory serves correctly had quite nice facities and at least it still
has the very central location opposite of Helsinki main railway station.

Is that westerly of the train station across the plaza and across
from the post office? Then it has a very good location indeed,
being only a few steps from the Metro, the trains, the airport
shuttle run by Finnair, and all the tram lines that pass by on
Mannerheimtie and by the railroad station.

Yes, it has just about the best location possible for central access.
The Finnair airport bus pulls up on the hotel side of the train station
(at least it did a few years ago).

That entire plaza has been rebuilt in the last few years.

The Hotel Vaakuna shares the
building with the Sokos department store. The hotel was built for
the 1952 Olympics and has some interesting building details. But,
it still is not cheap, as a single fare approached 100 USD. But I
think that is normal for expensive Finland.

It's very hard to find decent lodging in Helsinki for less than
USD 100. There is, though, Eurohostel, http://www.eurohostel.fi


************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

Yes, it has just about the best location possible for central
access. The Finnair airport bus pulls up on the hotel side of
the train station (at least it did a few years ago).

That entire plaza has been rebuilt in the last few years.

When I was last in Helsinki, in 2000, the streets around the train
station were all ripped up. I wondered what they were doing.
So where does the bus drop people off now?


Casey

On 8 Oct 2003 22:02:07 GMT, Heikki Kantola wrote:

Jens Jakob Andersen informed
rec.travel.europe with the following:
I need recommandation for a nice hotel in Helsinki at a nice weekend
rate for a weekend in november.

I know the Scandin Simonkenta, and am tempted. I also know the Helka,
but I think the rooms are too small...

What do you suggest?

I am certainly not the best possible person to suggest a hotel in
Helsinki as my last hotel visit¹ here was something like 12 years ago,
but I noticed that URL:http://www.helsinkiexpert.fi/document.asp?
intSiteID=2&intDocID=276 offers quite good tables for hotel prices and
facility to book a hotel room.

¹ If you insist to know, it was Sokos Hotel Vaakuna, which if my memory
serves correctly had quite nice facities and at least it still has the
very central location opposite of Helsinki main railway station.

In a slightly related issue, I'll be passing through Helsinki airport
the week before Christmas and unfortunately have about 8 hours (8.30
am to 17.00 pm) between my incoming domestic flight from Lapland, and
my onward connection to London. Is there anything I can do,
particularly either at the airport, or nearby, to keep a 7 year old
child entertained for that long?

Thanks

Brian

On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 23:15:09 +0100,
wrote:

On 8 Oct 2003 22:02:07 GMT, Heikki Kantola wrote:

Jens Jakob Andersen informed
rec.travel.europe with the following:
I need recommandation for a nice hotel in Helsinki at a nice weekend
rate for a weekend in november.

I know the Scandin Simonkenta, and am tempted. I also know the Helka,
but I think the rooms are too small...

What do you suggest?

I am certainly not the best possible person to suggest a hotel in
Helsinki as my last hotel visit¹ here was something like 12 years ago,
but I noticed that URL:http://www.helsinkiexpert.fi/document.asp?
intSiteID=2&intDocID=276 offers quite good tables for hotel prices and
facility to book a hotel room.

¹ If you insist to know, it was Sokos Hotel Vaakuna, which if my memory
serves correctly had quite nice facities and at least it still has the
very central location opposite of Helsinki main railway station.

In a slightly related issue, I'll be passing through Helsinki airport
the week before Christmas and unfortunately have about 8 hours (8.30
am to 17.00 pm) between my incoming domestic flight from Lapland, and
my onward connection to London. Is there anything I can do,
particularly either at the airport, or nearby, to keep a 7 year old
child entertained for that long?

Not near the airport. But you might take the Finnair shuttle to
downtown Helskinki and then go underground to all the shops, or
even find your way over to the harbor head where the outdoor
market operates year-round.

************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 15:32:45 -0600, Hatunen wrote:

On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 23:15:09 +0100,
wrote:

On 8 Oct 2003 22:02:07 GMT, Heikki Kantola wrote:

Jens Jakob Andersen informed
rec.travel.europe with the following:
I need recommandation for a nice hotel in Helsinki at a nice weekend
rate for a weekend in november.

I know the Scandin Simonkenta, and am tempted. I also know the Helka,
but I think the rooms are too small...

What do you suggest?

I am certainly not the best possible person to suggest a hotel in
Helsinki as my last hotel visit¹ here was something like 12 years ago,
but I noticed that URL:http://www.helsinkiexpert.fi/document.asp?
intSiteID=2&intDocID=276 offers quite good tables for hotel prices and
facility to book a hotel room.

¹ If you insist to know, it was Sokos Hotel Vaakuna, which if my memory
serves correctly had quite nice facities and at least it still has the
very central location opposite of Helsinki main railway station.

In a slightly related issue, I'll be passing through Helsinki airport
the week before Christmas and unfortunately have about 8 hours (8.30
am to 17.00 pm) between my incoming domestic flight from Lapland, and
my onward connection to London. Is there anything I can do,
particularly either at the airport, or nearby, to keep a 7 year old
child entertained for that long?

Not near the airport. But you might take the Finnair shuttle to
downtown Helskinki and then go underground to all the shops, or
even find your way over to the harbor head where the outdoor
market operates year-round.

Can I leave the luggage somewhere, (he asked, expecting the answer
"no") or do I have to take it downtown with me?. And how far is it?

Thanks for your reply

Brian