Khách sạn 2 Sao tại Uusimaa, Phần Lan

Senate Hotel, although basic, is situated well for local attractions - 10 minutes walk from the shops/ restaurants/nightlife of Helsinki city centre; 15 minutes walk from the harbour, if you arrive by ferry; and right next to Senate Square/Helsinki Cathedral. The hotel, itself, is based in an apartment building, on the fifth floor, and has ten rooms. There's a five-hour window, in which there's a receptionist to meet you (3-8pm). Outside of this time, you are given a code to enter the main door of the building, and then the front door of the hotel section, which I had to do. As it turned out, a friendly staff member was still there when I arrived, and I was fortunate enough to be given a free room upgrade. The double room I was given, was larger than average, and included a wash basin and small refrigerator. The bathroom and toilets are shared, but clean with a good, strong shower, and separate men's and women's toilets. There's also a small shared kitchen, so you could prepare food. My hotel room had a comfy bed, and good thick enough curtains which, if you're here in the height of Summer, means you won't be woken by the sunrise before 4am! The decor is a bit dated, but if you need info on what to do, where to go, and what's happening in Helsinki, there's lots of information. This is more of a short-stay hotel - a few days, at most, but if you need a well-located, warm, simple place to base yourself while in the city, this is actually a good choice.

The hostel is perfect for travelers in search of a fair accommodation at the heart of helsinki city centre. It’s quite strange though that receptionists and hostel staff are almost never present and the only appearances were the one of the cleaning maid. The result is that guests don’t really communicate or interact no matter the huge living room and sofas and the fact that they all have to share the kitchen amenities. What happens is that the level of tidiness and accountability for the usage of mugs, plates, cutlery depends on your luck and the guests who check in each and every day. By the last day we had partygoers stopping only for a night out and cans of pepsi and a bottle of vodka were left on the common table (not sure if it was a shy invite to indulge) while the sink and the dishwasher were crammed with badly rinsed stuff. It’s a pity cause the common showers, the toilets and the rooms were fairly clean, we simply expected the typical hostel experience where you manage to socialize a bit more thanks to the staff.

Alle Bereiche außer meinem eigenen Zimmer wurden gemeinsam genutzt. Und es war sehr sauber. Gemeinschaftsküche, Gemeinschaftsbad, das Zimmer, in dem ich wohnte. Die fehlende Rezeption führte zu einer ständigen Anhäufung der Dichte. Ohne die Hilfe der russischsprachigen Frau, deren Geduld ich bewunderte, hätte ich diese Punkte nicht einmal vergeben.

Tôi chỉ được thông báo là phòng xông hơi buổi sáng miễn phí, nên tôi đã trả tiền để sử dụng phòng xông hơi buổi tối. Tuy nhiên, giờ tôi đang tự hỏi liệu khách lưu trú tại khách sạn có được sử dụng phòng xông hơi miễn phí vào ban đêm không, vì tôi nghe nói những khách khác sử dụng phòng xông hơi không trả tiền. Thật tuyệt vời khi bạn có thể ở khách sạn mà được sử dụng phòng xông hơi với mức giá này.

All good, I would like to praise the two guys for keeping the hygiene etc for the whole place spick and span from kitchen to rooms. They are doing an excellent job tidying/cleaning it. Even though the location is served by trams and buses, it's still a bit far from the city centre and public transport is a quite expensive for a single trip.

Peaceful place, no noise from the traffic and otherwise also very quiet. Room had tv, refrigerator and a comfy chair beside the bed. What can I say? For this price I say this a steal. Also breakfast was very good. I fully recommend this at least for solo travelleres like I.

Really located in nice spot,bar.restaurant.shop.park just nearby.the staff was nice and helpful.but it’s an old building which no escalator. A sink in room is really helpful.Don’t bring big suitcases !

Great places, only had one roommate super peaceful hostel, ferry was absolutely on time so make sure you schedule yourself for that otherwise it’s a solid 40 mins wait in winter.

Had a little trouble trying to figure out how to get in the hotel but it was great