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A Fresh Idea for Your Urban Getaway: Helsinki's Klaus K
http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/14/18919/1166
<![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/04Envy_Plus_Room.jpg" class="top"> <p><b>Helsinki</b>: perhaps not the first city that comes to mind for an urban getaway, but you’d be missing out if you went with your instincts. Helsinki in the summer is magical, and it’s also exceedingly trendy (not for nothing is it called “the design capital of Europe”, don’t you know). <p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Klaus+K+Hotel/ian/236751"><b>Klaus K</b></a> is one of the trendiest hotels in town — and, having stayed there last year, we can see why. It’s super — themed around the Finnish national epic poem with great decor and the best hotel breakfast we’ve ever been party to. <p>To encourage you to come this summer, they have an <b>Urban Getaway Package</b> which includes a double room, glass of champagnejuliab2009-07-15T09:00:12-05:00Igloo Sleeping in Finland Not Always All It's Cracked Up To Be
http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/20/12759/1617
<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Finland_Glass_Igloo.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>When we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/29/5041/05214/hotels/Igloos,_Rocking_Chairs_and_Singles_Weeks_at_Kakslauttanen">first heard</a> about the glass and ice igloos of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Kakslauttanen+Hotel+and+Igloo+Village/local/433"><b>Kakslauttanen Hotel & Igloo Village</b></a> in northern Finland, we thought it sounded like a winter paradise. But we thought we'd better take off our rose-colored snow-goggles and check out the real lay of the snow-covered land up there.<p>If some of the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g667560-d293333-r23553734-Kakslauttanen_Hotel_Igloo_Village-Saariselka_Lapland.html">TripAdvisor</a> reviews are to be believed, then there are a few flaws in the igloo industry. While some guests are perfectly satisfied, quite a few mention problems with service. One guest mentioned "90% of [the staff] are not capable to communicate in English", which surprised us since we've always found Finns to be sickeningly multilingual. Another complained that there's no dailyamandak2009-01-20T17:11:22-05:00Santa Claus Has His Own Hotel in Finland
http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/19/34655/864
<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/SantaClausHotel.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>When you're choosing a hotel for a Christmas vacation, you can't get a much more appropriate choice than the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Clarion+Hotel+Santa+Claus/local/1029"><b>Clarion Hotel Santa Claus</b></a> in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland. The Santa Claus Hotel is just a few miles away from the official home of <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2006/8/24/114444/755/travel/Will+the+Real+Santa+Please+Stand+Up%3F">the real Santa</a> on the Arctic Circle and is a popular choice for Christmas visitors to Finland.</p><p>Like many Lapland hotels, the functionality wins over from looks when you see the Santa Claus Hotel from the outside--but if you're visiting at Christmas time, the daylight only lasts a couple of hours so you'll probably never get a good look at the architecture anyway.</p><p>The character of a Christmas in Rovaniemi comes more from the activitiesamandak2007-12-19T09:26:28-05:00Room With a Killer View: A Finnish White Christmas
http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/21/3135/6687
<![CDATA[<p> <i>We are suckers for a room with a killer view. We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/KillerViewLuostotunturi.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Dreaming of a white Christmas yet? Here's the perfect killer view for Christmas, courtesy of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Luostotunturi+Hotel/local/991"><b>Luostotunturi Hotel</b></a> in the middle ofamandak2007-11-21T09:16:39-05:00A Budget Hotel Find for Helsinki
http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/3/73655/23444
Finland's not known as the land of cheap travel, but if you're swinging by Helsinki then a stay at the Hotel Matinlahti won't completely destroy your budget.