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Reviewed 26 December 2022

Just returned from a four day break with TUI at the Snow Princess. Fabulous holiday, great hotel. Yes, rooms are basic but perfectly adequate, plenty of room, good shower, extra pillows on request. Food plentiful and varied and, as a coeliac, I was well catered for. Excellent staff and a special mention of the chef who cooked a special meal for my niece who has a number of allergies. Really went the extra mile for her. Great hotel for kids, lovely little play room, sledges for outside. Short walk to shops and frozen lake. Frequent busses to ski centres. Really couldn't fault it. Thank you.

Date of stay: December 2022
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Yllaskaltio Lapland Hotels, Other at Lapland Hotel Yllaskaltio, responded to this reviewResponded 25 January 2023

Thank you for your lovely feedback!
We always do our best that our guests will enjoy their holidays 100 %.
Hopefully we'll see you again here in Snow Princess!

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Reviewed 13 December 2022

The hotel itself is pretty good if not a little basic - food is good and the bar prices are typical for Finland.

The big problem is the heating In our room ...it simply doesn't work. Its -26 outside and the staff think it's acceptable to simply ignore the problem and didn't even offer a small portable heater until I suggested it. Very VERY poor and this , couldn't care attitude , spoils what would have been a much better review that I would have written otherwise.

Date of stay: December 2022
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Yllaskaltio Lapland Hotels, Other at Lapland Hotel Yllaskaltio, responded to this reviewResponded 17 December 2022

Hello Andrew, thank you for writing a review. It is true that sometimes, when there is a very rapid, extreme change in temperatures, some parts of the heating (and cooling) system for this big building might take a little while to catch up. It's not a common occurance but we are armed with portable heaters for a quick fix - I apologise for the staff not suggesting this solution to you on their own, and for making you feel like they don't care. A hotel room should be warm and cozy after activities in the beautiful Lapland outdoors. We will learn from this. I understand that otherwise you enjoyed your holiday, that is great to hear! Merry Christmas!

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Reviewed 8 December 2022

We really enjoyed our stay here, the staff were friendly and helpful and outside the front you can use the sledges and you may see reindeer wandering around.

The restaurant was spacious and we didn’t have to queue for food or struggle to get a table.
The food was varied and as long as you have a varied pallet, you will find something different every day.

I had reindeer and cheese soup, chicken keiv, chicken breast, sole and flounder, lovely potato wedges.
There was ham and cheeses for breakfast and also tried some pickled trout which was lovely.
A fabulous choice of breads I really liked the raisin bread.
Our 6yr old found something to eat everyday too.
It’s a shame it wasn’t all a bit hotter though.

The rooms, as they say are simple, I think they could improve them by putting decent duvets on and less lumpy pillows, but the room provides everything that you need in a very basic way.
Rooms are very clean, warm, small and practical.

All inclusive worked really well as we are a family of five and everyone could get what they wanted.

There is a short walk into Akaslompolo which takes you to a small shopping mall with a few nice shops and some bars and restaurants.

The kids had plenty to do through TUi we made Christmas crackers, had story time with Captain T and built a snowman.
Kiitos hyvaa joulua hotel snow princess!

Date of stay: December 2022
Trip type: Travelled with family
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Yllaskaltio Lapland Hotels, Other at Lapland Hotel Yllaskaltio, responded to this reviewResponded 17 December 2022

Helo Jules! Thank you for the lovely review. Sounds like you and the family had a fabulous holiday! Great to hear that you tried the different foods available, and that the little one found something to their liking too. We will share your pros and cons with all the departments. Kiitos for your visit :) Merry Christmas!

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Reviewed 4 March 2022 via mobile

Just spent the week at the hotel on (20-27 Feb 2022) on a group skiing holiday though Crystal Ski. There were 14 of us - 9 adults and 5 kids. The hotel is in a good location- short walk to the shops and bars. The ski bus picks up from the front of the hotel and Crystal Ski customers can get free daily bus tickets from the hotel reception. The bus trip to the ski resort is 4km and only takes 10 minutes.
The hotel and rooms were clean and comfortable. We stayed in a quad room with 2 single beds downstairs and 2 beds up stairs in a mezzanine. There is a wardrobe with sliding mirror doors and a fridge. The bathroom is a wet room with shower, sink and toilet, and a sauna. The rooms were warm. A bit too warm at times but you can open the windows (near in mind it can be -20 outside!)
The food was good. Food is taken in the restaurant. Breakfast had a wide choice including cereal, fruits, continental and egg, bacon and sausages. Evening meal is a buffet and there was plenty of food and choice. The kids (teenagers) enjoyed the food too. There is a bar in the restaurant and a bar in the foyer. The kids liked the games room.
The hotel staff were very polite and helpful. Always there to help with questions and service was good too. They helped us arrange a taxi bus to the Snow Village (which was by far cheaper option than booking an organised trip).
We even saw the Northern Lights outside the hotel!
We really enjoyed our trip to Lapland and I would definitely stay at this hotel again. Thanks for having us.

Date of stay: February 2022
Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Yllaskaltio Lapland Hotels, Other at Lapland Hotel Yllaskaltio, responded to this reviewResponded 8 March 2022

Hello!
Thank you very much for your great feedback!
We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay and time here in beautiful Lapland.
It was truly a pleasure to have you here as our guests, and we definitely hope to see you again in the future!
Have a great week!
Best wishes,

Reception
Lapland Hotels Ylläskaltio

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Reviewed 28 February 2022 via mobile

Location is great and not a problem getting to the slopes on a bus which is really frequent. Hotel basic as in other reviews but ok. Staff very lovely. Could definitely do with an interior update mostly in the rooms, stairs and corridors.

Only issues were the food mostly the evening meal which as others have said there is barely any choice and nothing for the kids at all. They must use the same herb/spice in everything as everything tastes the same and isn’t great. As someone else said with a fussy eater all there is are chips which even she got sick of. Also our room only got cleaned once which wasn’t great.

Finland itself is beautiful and we will go again but not to that Hotel probably. The quad rooms have a very steep staircase up to the mezzanine area so be mindful if you have anyone under the age of 7.

Date of stay: February 2022
Trip type: Travelled with family
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Yllaskaltio Lapland Hotels, Other at Lapland Hotel Yllaskaltio, responded to this reviewResponded 3 March 2022

Hello Delilah, thank you for your review! First of all, I'm sorry that the buffet dinner did not live up to your expectations. Thank you for the comments, I will share them with the kitchen staff. I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the beautiful nature, hope to see you again in Finland for more fun in the snow!

Best regards,

Reception / Lapland Hotels Ylläskaltio

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