Original Sokos Hotel Vantaa

Good experience for business one night here again, unbelieveable, Karaoke Bar on ground floor, a lots guys playing over night ! Ha Ha Ha !

Had a longer stay here for business and while it was generally a good experience, the basement nightclub can be an issue due to the noise so best to stay on a higher floor. Otherwise the room was fine even if not too big and the bed very comfortable. The breakfast had many Nordic staples such as the porridge and Finnish pastries. The Amarillo restaurant on the reception level has super tasty snacks and proper meals as well and their drink menu is quite extensive, including a very tasty mango margarita. Currently the hotel’s gym is undergoing renovation so working out possibility is offered at the Elixia gym which is about a seven minute walk away. The undoubted advantage of the hotel is its proximity to Helsinki airport, in good traffic conditions the drive is less than ten minutes.

Decent, not bad. The hotel was decent. The condition and the cleanliness was quite good. We had an aircon in the room that you couldn't really feel but the maintenance guy wasn’t around so they offered to change rooms for us. The service was also ok… as in they weren’t there when you called for something but they did call back 15 mins later. I didn’t enjoy the breakfast though, it just wasn’t good… and the eggs had a bad smell. Overall, i’d say an ok score for a 3 star hotel. But it wasn’t bad.

If you're looking for a relaxing and peaceful experience, like most people staying in a hotel do, I suggest you find another hotel to book into. It is absolutely impossible to get any sleep in this hotel due to the horrendous volume the music is played at in the restaurant at nighttime. And - as you can guess - there is no way you can stay at the restaurant ulnless you want to risk a loss of hearing. We had to leave the restaurant because our ears hurt. The staff was partly unprofessional as well: there was a female bouncer who was really rude to several customers, as well as a male waiter who seemed very uninterested in working there at all. Luckily, some of the other staff was very friendly, especially the personnel at the reception. Also, when it comes to food, the bacon was surprisingly delicious and crispy, which isn't common at all when it comes to bacon that's being served at a breakfast buffet. I really hope the hotel management will take seriously the issue of the noise coming from the restaurant. It doesn't only scare away us customers but it also clearly affects the wellbeing of the staff working at the restaurant - and I honestly can't blame them. Their working conditions are absolutely inhumane. At the moment I can only recommend this hotel as a place of holding daytime meetings. If you're planning an overnight stay, please choose some other place to stay at.

Good value for money Nice hotel, good value for money. Next to the street, means some noise from outside in certain rooms.