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Hotel HETAN MAJATALO is Lapland's oldest family company in tourism. Majatalo has offered peace to visitors ever since 1924 and is now into it's 4th generation.
The present-day Majatalo consists of a traditional inn and a hotel with rooms for 2-6 persons. As a speciality most of the hotel rooms have a loft with a skylight window and sufficient space.
Cosy lobby with an unique fire place and piano, two saunas, meeting room, Wlan and a public computer, little library, playgrounds, souvenir corner, fitness room, waxing room for skis, loundry and a Lapp hut are at your disposal.
Traditional Lappish and Finnish food in an idyllic dining room will make your holiday complete.
Majatalo is situated right in the centre of the village of Hetta / Enontekio but at the same time right at the edge of the wilderness. Lots of activities await you in Hetta and guided tours begin from the hotel.
Personal service of the host family makes Majatalo different.
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HOTEL STYLE
Quaint
Great View
Languages Spoken
Finnish
Location
Riekontie 8, Enontekiö 99401 Finland
Name/address in local language
Hotel Hetan Majatalo
189 reviews
Getting there
Car recommended
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You can choose between more simple rooms with shared sanitary premises or a spacious room with own shower and toilet like we did. It was in the main building. There is no air conditioning but you can have the window open as there is protection against mosquitos. Though what is missing is something to make the room a bit more darker for the night - now its so light during the summer that one could have problems to sleep. Staff is extremely friendly - beds and cleanliness top. Breakfast very tasty with a great variety of dishes. Price-Quality ratio excellent. We come again. Family owned place where the couple who is running the business is every day in daily service.
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Date of stay: July 2021
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Room Tip:Main buolding rooms with own sanitary premises.
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Response from Tiina Vuontisjärvi, Owner at Hotel Hetan Majatalo
Responded 26 Jul 2021
Dear Jukka, thank you for your visit and very nice and informative review. Our host family is pleased to hear you have enjoyed of your stay! We very much welcome you back some day! -Tiina, Petri and Tuula from Majatalo
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Hotelli Hetan Majatalo is a small, friendly, warm and happy family-run hotel in Enontekio, which is an excellent basecamp for exploring the Finnish Lapland fells (tunturi) area. This is how we used it as a small photography tour group with @Salamapaja. Tiina at reception was always attentive, conscientious and very helpful. The kitchen-dining space is warm, convivial and crowded, and you will always get a good Finnish meal here! The place has been run within the family for almost 100 years (centenary in 2024) and it feels like a real home. A few steps out the front will be a supermarket, cash machine and bus stops. Out the back (if it is dark enough) will be a surprisingly good sheltered spot for watching the northern lights dance above the treetops. Plenty to do here in winter or summer; Hetta Huskies next door, wilderness centre within walking distance, Jyppyraa campfire hut (kota) above and Ounasjaarvi Lake right below. Highly recommended, and like many people who stay here, you may also find yourself returning this as basecamp year after year!
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Date of stay: March 2022
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Response from Tiina Vuontisjärvi, Owner at Hotel Hetan Majatalo
Responded 10 Apr 2022
Hei from snowy Hetta! Thank you a lot for your lovely and informative 5-star review! It was a pleasure to have you and Salamapaja's group visiting us. We very much welcome you back soon! Have a sunny spring! :)
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We were supposed to do only a stopover for one night on our way from Norway to Sweden. However we could not reach our hotel in Norway as the road was closed and there were no other hotels nearby in Norway. So we called this family hotel asking whether we can stay 2 nights instead of 1 but we will be arriving between 3am and 4am....They immediately said yes and saved us from having to sleep in our car that night! We cannot thank them enough! On top of that Hetta happened to be a gorgeous place with a beautiful forest where we snowshoed following the recommendations of the hotel staff. They also recommended a spot to watch the Northern Lights and we spotted them! The room was super cute and comfortable, we absolutely loved our stay at this family hotel! Thank you and we will definitely visit again!
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Date of stay: February 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Tiina Vuontisjärvi, Owner at Hotel Hetan Majatalo
Responded 25 Feb 2022
Dear JP_and_Maria, thank you for such a lovely review! It made us as happy as you being able to spend the first night in our hotel =) Great you enjoyed your stay in Hetta and Majatalo! Welcome back some day. I hope your rest of the trip went well. Have a good rest of the winter! -Tiina & the family
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We stayed in this family run hotel for 4 nights and couldn't have had a better stay. It is warm cosy and inviting. Run by a lovely family. Tucked away in the snowy wonderland that is Hetta. Just what you need after a day in the snow. The place is so well maintained and clean. The home cooked food is beautiful particularly the salmon dishes and the hot chocolate the best daughter has ever tasted! The rooms are cosy yet spacious and the underfloor heating in the bathroom an added luxury. I would return tomorrow if I could. Thank you so much! Holiday of a lifetime!
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Date of stay: February 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Tiina Vuontisjärvi, Owner at Hotel Hetan Majatalo
Responded 6 Mar 2023
Thank you sooooo much of the *****-review! It warms and delights a lot! :) We are very very happy you enjoyed your stay in Hetta and our family-run hotel and are happy you took the time to write here <3 Welcome back some day! Have a sunny spring!
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Fantastic place .the staff were all friendly. It was a family run hotel, and all worked so hard .the food was great and homemade. I think they must have been cooking constantly.nothing was too much trouble .paths were cleared outside of snow. There were lots of games to play, and a small area where you can get drinks hot chocolate with baileys was nice paula was there all the time To go to if you need anything
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Date of stay: December 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Tiina Vuontisjärvi, Owner at Hotel Hetan Majatalo
Responded 22 Dec 2022
Thank you so much dalton for the lovely review! It was our pleasure to have you as our guests and we are delighted to hear you enjoyed your visit! Haha, yes either my husband or mum are cooking constantly! =) Have a merry Christmas and all the best for 2023!!! Welcome back some day! :)
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Last minute booking turned out way better than expected. Very clean room. Comfy beds. The evening sauna was perfect. One for women and one for men heated up each night. The breakfast was very good, offering typical Finnish foods such as Karelian pastries, pancakes, crisp bacon and eggs etc. Nice family hotel vibe.
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Tiina Vuontisjärvi, Owner at Hotel Hetan Majatalo
Responded 22 Jul 2023
Thank you for the lovely review! We are really happy to hear you enjoyed your stay in our family-run Majatalo! We wish you a good rest of the summer and warmly welcomed back!
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Really enjoyed our 4 night stay. A perfect hotel, warm, welcoming and comfortable. Only negatives were the WiFi which was not great, and the 9am checkout! Food was homemade, not fancy, cuisine, tasty, plentiful and warming . There isn’t much choice, two choices to be precise, meat dish and a vegan vegetarian alternative but there is always plenty of salad and bread and I know the hotel caters for special dietary requirements too. Rooms are comfortable clean and our bathroom had a great shower, and there was always plenty of hot water. There’s a kettle in the room, but you need to bring your own tea and coffee. We loved our stay and would recommend this lovely friendly family hotel.
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Tiina Vuontisjärvi, Owner at Hotel Hetan Majatalo
Responded 23 Feb 2024
Dear Misti66, thank you for your visit in our Majatalo! Very nice to hear you enjoyed your stay and want to recommend us to your friends! Hopefully we will see also you here again some day! We are sorry about the WiFi and are not sure why it did not work 'normally'. Unfortunately for Transun's charter groups the check-out needs to be at 9 a.m. to be able to get them cleaned up for the new guests. Have a good rest of the winter!
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Stayed here through Transun UK Ltd and had a wonderful stay. The hotel is very clean and warm. Rooms had everything and were warm and cosy. Had use of a Sauna. Food was fantastic especially the salmon. Tina was very helpful. The little souvenir shop was very resonable. Hotel is in a good location, only five min walk from the local supermarket. Would definitely stay here again
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Date of stay: December 2021
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Response from Tiina Vuontisjärvi, Owner at Hotel Hetan Majatalo
Responded 5 Jan 2022
Dear angela, thank you for your visit! Our family is really happy that you enjoyed your stay in Hetta and Majatalo! Welcome back some day! <3: Tiina & the family
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Booked a Transun trip to Finland and missed out on the first trip so when this came up as a different hotel we booked it. SO glad we did. The hotel is lovely, very cosy, warm and friendly. Always a good selection of food, we had breakfast, lunch and dinner there. Great location and lovely little town and some nice walks out. Close to the lake which was frozen while we were there so great for walking. Highly recommend and would love to go back again.
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Date of stay: January 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:All rooms are great, kettle in the room but take your own tea and coffee.
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Response from Tiina Vuontisjärvi, Owner at Hotel Hetan Majatalo
Responded 10 Mar 2023
Caroline, thank you so very much for the lovely review which makes our host family really happy. Great to hear you enjoyed your trip, Hetta and fullboard accommodation! Have a sunny spring!
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Spend a night in a simple room (2 beds, chair, table, windows big enough to let some air in) in the old annex building with charming interior. Toilet down the hall, shower in separate building. Very nice atmosphere, good breakfast buffet, very friendly staff.
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Date of stay: August 2020
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Response from Tiina Vuontisjärvi, Owner at Hotel Hetan Majatalo
Responded 2 Oct 2020
Hei Davvebiegga! Thank you for you visit and the stay in our guesthouse. We are very happy to hear you enjoyd your stay in our familyhotel. Have a good autumn and welcome back to Majatalo some day!
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Hei from snowy Hetta! Please contact your activity providers to get answers to your questions as there are different providers and places so I unfortunately can not give you any answer.
-Tiina from Majatalo
There are more places to choose from in the Enontekiö area.
PRICE RANGE
S$128 - S$193 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
FinlandLaplandEnontekiö
NUMBER OF ROOMS
26
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