Best Western Premier Hotel Katajanokka

I liked the courtesy of the staff, the absolute cleanliness of the place and the good state of the room I stayed in.

Some rotational partial change over the days of the week in the variety of the breakfast on offer (the breakfast was very good indeed) would make for a varied breakfast experience!

It is a great hotel and loved the jail theme. it was done in a way that made it feel stylish.

The idea of using an old prison is original, but that^'s about it

Distance to center, maybe this was meant to be on purpose, but personnel not very friendly, they are not prison guards at 156 eur a night for a below average room

Being a former jail, it was an interesting building. Comfortable. Short tram ride from senate square (town centre).

Was too expensive for what you get. Room was a bit small (being a former cell, well 2 actually). Breakfast was a poor selection and literally everything was taken away at 10am on the dot. You couldnt even get an extra drop of coffee or juice to finish off the breakfast. Sauna hours were very short and wasnt included in your room price. The area where the hotel is, is very quiet. Not much choice for pub or restaurants, you will have to take a tram ride. But that was not too much trouble.

The location is superb, tram nr. 4 + 4T across the street brings you within 12 minutes to Stockmann. The hotel lies 10 min. walking distance from the harbour, market etc. Tip: Linda Line to Tallinn (daytrip).

I really liked our room, spacious, clean and cosy. The remarkable building really makes it worth while visiting. During our visit we booked (because it was a busy period) Hotel Katajanokka, Grand Marina and Klaus K. When I come back I will book Katajanokka again, the others couldn't stand up to this hotel. Tip to backpackers. If you don't have the money book the youth hostel next to Katajanokka, it has all the advantages with regard to the location. I did the same, years ago (when I was a student and had little money).

The hotel is very different from any other hotel I have ever been. It was as if you were in a real prison (but in a luxurious one). The location was very good, it was at a walking distance to the port and the touristic area.

The hotel and the room were just excellent. The breakfast was superb. A great stay all in all.

Location and experience staying in an hotel that used to be a prison. In terms of architectural/interior design is well done.

Breakfast could be much better.

Excellent concept, converting a former prison into a hotel. Friendly staff

Rooms were not really clean, though trolleys were around (visible) all day long

It was great that we were staying in a piece of Finnish history! Food was good and I felt like I was in another country, not just staying at another generic hotel.

We asked for a trundle bed on one night and it never arrived.

kooky location in old prison. affordable.

some of the staff had poor customer service attitudes. The breakfast was poor quality

It was close to Helsinki, was spacious and had excellent bar and restaurant facilities

There was problems with the air-conditioning and the room go very hot. Staff were happy to try to fix this - even at 3am

Giant room, nice design, quiet like a tumb

The 1st floor room, I don't like closed curtain.