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662      FINLAND  AND  ST .  PE TERSBURG

       Where to Stay

                                                Price Guide
       Helsinki            Rest of Finland      Prices are based on one night’s stay in
                                                high season for a standard double room,
       CENTRAL HELSINKI:    SAVONLINNA: Family    inclusive of breakfast, tax and service.
                                                Prices for St. Petersburg are in US dollars.
       Eurohostel        €  Hotel Hospitz   €€
       Budget              Family               €    up to €75 / up to $200
       Linnankatu 3, 00160  Linnankatu 20, 57130  €€   €75 to €200 / $200 to $400
       ∑ eurohostel.eu     Tel 015-515 661      €€€   over €200 / over $400
       This convivial hostel in the central   ∑ hospitz.com
       Katajanokka island district has a   A serene hotel with restaurant on   TURKU: Scandic Julia   €€
       spacious lounge and dining area.  the shore of Lake Saimaa, close to   Modern
                           Olavinlinna Castle. Open Apr–Dec.  Eerikinkatu 4, 20100
       CENTRAL HELSINKI:                       Tel 02-336 000
       Hostel Domus Academica   €€  SAVONLINNA:    ∑ scandichotels.com
       Budget              Lossiranta Lodge   €€  This hotel has immaculate rooms,
       Hietaniemenkatu 14, 00100  Family       free bike hire, sauna, gym, and an
       Tel 09-131 14334    Olavinkatu 8, 57130  indoor children’s play area.
       ∑ hostelacademica.fi  Tel 044-5112 323
       Great option with a sauna and   ∑ lossiranta.net
       decent facilities. Open Jun–Aug.  Charming lakeside hotel located
                           opposite Olavinlinna Castle.  St. Petersburg
       CENTRAL HELSINKI:
       Hotel Klaus K    €€  SAVONLINNA: Seurahuone  €€  GOSTINYY DVOR: Polikoff   $
       Luxury        Map C4  Modern            Budget
       Bulevardi 2–4, 00120  Kauppatori 4–6, 57130  26 Nevsky Prospekt 64/11
       ∑ klauskhotel.com   Tel 015-202 02      Tel 995 3488
       Tel 020-770 4700    ∑ sokoshotels.fi    ∑ polikoff.spb.ru
       A design hotel with a wide   Panoramic lake views from most   This smart hotel has good-sized
       variety of rooms and a superb   rooms, as well as from the rooftop   rooms and excellent breakfasts.
       restaurant. Great service.  restaurant and sixth-floor saunas.
                                                GOSTINYY DVOR: Pushka Inn  $$
       CENTRAL HELSINKI:    TURKU: Omena     €  Boutique
       Original Sokos Vaakuna   €€  Budget     Naberezhnaya Reki Moyki 14
       Modern        Map C4  Humalistonkatu 7, 20100  Tel 644 7120
       Assema-aukio 2, 00100  ∑ omenahotels.com  ∑ pushka-inn.com
       Tel 020-123 4610    Unique self-service establishment   Stay in fabulous rooms within a
       ∑ sokoshotels.fi    without a receptionist. Book   restored 18th-century mansion
       One of Finland’s most stylish   online or at the hotel’s kiosk.   close to the Hermitage.
       hotels, with great views of the   Breakfast is not available.
       city from the top-floor restaurant.      PALACE EMBANKMENT:
                           TURKU: Park Hotel   €€  Casa Leto     $$
       CENTRAL HELSINKI:    Boutique           Boutique
       Scandic Paasi    €€  Rauhankatu 1, 20100  Bolshaya Morskaya 34
       Boutique            Tel 022-732 555     Tel 600 1096
       Paasivuorenkatu 5b, 00530  ∑ parkhotelturku.fi  ∑ casaleto.com
       Tel 09-231 1700     A lovely hotel in an Art Nouveau   One of the city’s best mini-hotels,
       ∑ scandichotels.com  building. Quirky features include   with just five classically styled
       Decorated in unique style, this   a parrot at the reception.  suites. Superb central location.
       central hotel offers excellent
       service and a cozy atmosphere.           PALACE EMBANKMENT:
                                               Comfort           $$
        DK Choice                              Family
                                               Bolshaya Morskaya 25
        CENTRAL HELSINKI:                      Tel 570 6700
        Kämp          €€€                      ∑ comfort-hotel.ru
        Luxury      Map C4                     A simply furnished hotel within
        Pohjoisesplanadi 29, 00100             walking distance of most of the
        Tel 09-576 111                         city’s central sights. Tabletop
        ∑ hotelkamp.fi                         games and DVD players.
        Founded in 1887, this belle-
        époque property is one of               PALACE EMBANKMENT:
        Helsinki’s most outstanding            Astoria          $$$
        hotels. Many of the rooms              Luxury
        have a 19th-century style              Bolshaya Morskaya 39
        while featuring modern                 Tel 494 5757
        amenities and opulent marble           ∑ thehotelastoria.com
        bathrooms with a separate              The opulent Astoria has a
        bath and walk-in shower. The           distinctive historic charm. Rooms
        breakfasts are divine.  Atrium, featuring a speculator chandelier,   at the front offer views over St.
                           of the opulent Kämp hotel, Helsinki  Isaac’s Cathedral and Square.
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