Clarion Hotel® Helsinki

We stayed here for two nights. The Clarion Hotels are there only since 2016 we heard. Everything was great ! Just the room was a bit too small. I don´t mind these things but there was just no decent place to leave two big luggages (one on the floor in the hallway and the other one on the floor between the bed and the window. Very nice and comfortable shower. A super comfortable bed. An incredible excellent breakfast buffet with a HUGE variety. It is just a little bit out of the center but there is a tram in front that brings you to the city center. If not...it is also at a walkable distance. We did not get a drink in the rooftop bar, but had a quik look there. Spectacular views over Helsinki ! I could easily come back to this hotel !

We were here for a 3 day stay and found the location great. It is only a short journey from the central train station by tram with lots of options. We took the ferry to Tallinn which is only one stop on the tram. The hotel itself is fantastic. We had an upgrade room on the 10th floor and it was very comfortable and spacious. Breakfast was very busy but the staff kept things moving well and there was no major delays. If I was to visit Helsinki again I would stay here

So I had a lovely-lovely experience with Clarion I'd like to share. Having a somewhat strange travelling schedule I arrived at Helsinki airport at 6 am with work duties only late in the evening. The thought of spending the whole day wondering the dark, cold and snowy streets of Helsinki was really not appealing at 6 am. So I decided to take a chance with this new hotel wishing I could try out their breakfast and lovely spa area. At first the receptionist told me that spa was only for guests ;(...... BUT! immediately another lovely girl at the reception offered me to take a room for a day with everything included. I just loved the idea! For a very reasonable amount of money I enjoyed their luxurious breakfast, lovely sauna and outdoor pool on 16th floor (accompanied by snowfall) and had a really nice beauty sleep in the middle of the day. I also really enjoyed that they had good quality Rituals soaps and shampoos in the room as well as in the sauna area, good bed and lovely view from the room. At 16 pm I checked out as good as new and was ready for my work thing. What a lovely hotel that is open for new style of customer care!

Good location from the airport.....approx 25 mins in a taxi (50 euros). New’ish hotel, spotlessly clean, polite staff on arrival, well equipped and tidy room, good/free WiFi access. Slept well, comfortable bed and pillows. Good breakfast available offering many breakfast options.

Starting from a positive note - they have very comfortable beds which I liked very much. We had very tiny rooms with one small window which was not giving nice feeling. The cleaning service was not good- the did not properly clean the bathroom, tea cups were left dirty for the next day. Breakfast are ok, but staying in the hotel for the dinner was a big mistake. The menu is short and closer to fast food places than to a good restaurant. So it is better to find some other place to eat outside of the hotel. So some improvements will be needed. This is not best hotel for a family trip.