Best Western Premier Hotel Katajanokka

Clean and friendly hotel in old jailbuilding.

Concept of being unique : old jail; place ok for family room (2 adults + 3 small children)

Only one restaurant, expensive, no facility for laundry in week end

The staff was very friendly and willing to provide any information or help. The atmosphere of the hotel was cosy. Breakfast was rich and for any taste. Very clean. Good location, ideal for a walk towards the center of the city via the major places for a tourist to see.

More Russians TV channels

Good breakfast, Very quiet rooms, good location for shopping

When arrived room was not cleaned recently, there was dust on room floor.

Excellent theming

The availability of the sauna

nice staff, nice concept, everything pleasant

windows cant open, and constant airconditioning is really unpleasant.

Stylish hotel of very good standard. Very nice room, quality shampoo etc. I would appreciate if the look & feel of the prison would have been preserved to an even greater extent. If I haven't known it, I probably wouldn't have recognized that the rooms were originally prison cells.

The air-conditioning cannot be switched off; it is slightly noisy (but this is usual in modern hotels) and the room was a bit cold. Parking is quite expensive in that part of Helsinki.

Ease of access, loction and friendliness of staff. Overall tranquility and quietness of hotel and surroundings.

I liked the atmosphere of the hotel, it has a nice theme. I also enjoyed the food in the restaurant, real first class. Also it has the best smoking room ever. Overall a nice experience.

Room cleaning service was not up to scratch. The bottle for handsoap in the bathroom were never refilled and the coffee satches in the room were not replaced every day if they were used.

Interesting and convenient design, quite and silent neigborhood, good location close to city center and ferry terminal, personnel is very helpfull and ready to assist

Breakfest is served until 11 hrs, time for sleep when youare on holiday

Windows in the rooms have no handles, one has to breathe the airconditioned air which is ok by temprature, but reminds unvented gym sometimes. Man at the desk says, "we are former prison , thats why windows are not opened". After second attempt the window handles were issued. So far so good.

We had a wonderful experience! Staff were super helpful, especially with our request for a quieter room after our first night of muffled sounds from the kitchen. We ended up staying 2 more nights and were exceptionally happy - we would thoroughly recommend it. We especially loved the free Internet access and the excellent breakfasts and Khouies (?) in the restaurant who added local colour and an historical perspective to our experience. It was also the first time in Scandanavia that we had curtains dark enough to give us a full night's sleep during the eternal daylight hours! And access to the trams (just outside the jail walls) and the city is fabulous, with delightful neighbourhood walks.

The height of the bath / shower would make it very difficult for anyone with any infirmity. Likewise it was difficult not to spray water everywhere on the floor in the shower! But the thick towels were luxurious and there were plenty of them too. PS Could you put Canberra Australia instead of Chapman (our suburb in Canberra) because it is more recognisable in the author info below ). And I couldn't find the reviews mentioned below . . .