http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-21T19:47:37Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1029 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 activities amandak 2007-12-19T09:26:28-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/