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Reviews of Holiday Club Saariselka

3 out of 5
Holiday Club Saariselka
Saariseläntie 7, Saariselka

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 175 out of 716 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 340 out of 716 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 160 out of 716 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 33 out of 716 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 716 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The property has everything you need for 2 people, it would be very cramped with anymore than 2 adults and 1 small child, the kitchen is very well equipped. Beds are comfy, it’s warm and clean and the sauna is lovely. What they failed to tell us is that Saturdays is ‘change over day’ which meant we had to move apartments after our first night not giving us even 24 hours in 1 apartment, it caused us to loose a days skiing due to waiting around for a phone call to Inform us that the new apartment was ready which never came. We had paid for 4 days skiing and to loose a day was costly and dissapointing. The apartments are timeshares owned and even the staff said ‘it’s complicated’ when I asked them who’s decision it was for us to have to move apartments and was told ‘someone should have contacted us’ but this obviously didn’t happen. The directions to the apartments aren’t great either when you’re lugging your cases about in snow trying to locate the apartment block. There is nothing wrong with the apartment itself so I can’t complain about that, it’s more the customer services and communication that’s the issue. I’m not sure if Expedia should have told us or the holiday village but to arrive late to be told you have to move in the morning at some point (5th eh couldn’t give us a specific time just to wait for a call which never came)
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Saariselkä Resort on 7 Mar,2024
Dear Emma!Thank you very much for your review and your rating. I am so sorry to read about your experience, please be assured that our team will look into your concern so that we can continue to improve our services. We do hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back in the future, so that we can provide a better experience. Warm regards,Saariselkä Resort

10/10 Excellent

Heath Allen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Such a great value! Comfortable beds, and bigger than normal 'european' shower!! Loved the towel warmer and the heated floor in the bathroom! Very friendly staff!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

KEON YEONG

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Katrina

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We (myself, husband, 7 and 4 year olds) stayed for 2 nights at the Holiday Club in December 2022. The hotel was welcoming and well presented in reception areas. We were in a room in the main building which was a king size bed and sofa bed for the kids. It was fine but a bit tight for space with us all in with luggage! We all enjoyed the pool and the location being in the middle of the village. We also enjoyed that the hotel is kept pleasantly warm, but not over hot, as part of the 1 degree cooler scheme!

10/10 Excellent

ni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All good, nice service
Good and nice service. Love the sauna!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family holiday
Wonderful stay, close to everything, helpful polite staff. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Rakinah, Singapore

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The economy room is really basic but great for those who just need a place to sleep. Parking is free which is awesome and breakfast is ok.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

THOMAS

Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
not so comfortable
quiet old fashioned bed and room. it's minimal to stay a few nights. The room is not so warm during night, I should have covered blanket onto my face. and breakfast also very cloudy with lot's of people.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Vilho

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Ilmari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice stay
Room was neat, maybe a tad too chilly for my taste but otherwise good. View wasn’t that great though - a parking lot. Room had curtains but no blinds which would’ve been useful. Hotel has a cozy lobby and friendly staff. Reception is open 24/7 on season and closes at 22:00 off season. Breakfast is your typical hotel breakfast, nothing special. Some local treats would be a nice addition to the otherwise a basic hotel breakfast. Spa closes at 20:30 which is a bit early in my opinion, considering the fact that the hotel isn’t probably mostly occupied by people on a business trip. I’d like to enjoy the spa and the saunas a bit longer if the purpose of my trip was a vacation. Despite the couple things that could be improved (in my opinion) the overall quality of the hotel, service and location are great.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Limited spa opening hours, closed already at 20:30. Room was a bit too chilly. Was able to get a room with a fridge tho, which was a plus.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Heikki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
reat place
Great luxurious hotel in the middle of wilderness.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and nice
Room and public spaces were clean and nice. Temperature in the room was hot.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

6/10 Okay

Tiina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Just ok
Not too romantic place to stay: no double beds in the whole hotel, the "spa" was really cold place (both water and air). Breakfast was lacking any extra effort, like eggs were served only boiled. The hike to our room was very long. Staff was nice and everything was just ok, but no above average surprises, I am afraid... Design was just not creative or customer oriented. I think that with the resources available the place could do better.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

HIROKI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved the 3 bed apartment it had everything we needed
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from reception on 3 Mar,2020
Thank You and welcome again!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our room was located at the far end of the building so we had to drag our luggage through the corridors, no lifts available,
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Gemma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Renee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient location in town centre
We stayed in a hotel room at the Holiday Club. The rooms were a decent size, and in pretty good condition. The only down side was the rooms were not sound proofed too well, as you could hear noise from the rooms next door, and in the corridor, and from the level above.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
SUPERB!!
When we walked into the room, we thought it was a mistake since the room was soo big! We had our own sauna and a fireplace! The staff were all so nice and helpful. There were 2 things we regretted: 1. Why did we only stayed for a night! It was simply not enough; and 2. If this place had an elevator, it would have been perfect. It was the only downside in my opinion.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gemma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Anniiina, Reception on 9 Jan,2020
Thank you for your review!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
our room was very big with a sauna, which was great. Location is central. Had to pay extra for use of the swimming pool at €20 each, which I wished we hadn’t, it’s not that great.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Hadi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Great holiday place
Great newly apartment that we stayed for 2 days. It has 2 bedrooms, washer, dryer, sauna, living/kitchen, toilet & bathroom that shareed with sauna. But need to walk about 10-15mins from the main check-in building. Also, we met with an impatience Customer Service Officer when we called for some info. They couldn't understand English well which was ok & we tried to explain, but she was so frustrated rather than trying to understand the situation.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

JanAnton, New York, USA

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I highly recommend this property if you are staying in Saariselka. The only downside to this property is that if you are located at the Villas, you have to walk to the hotel property itself for breakfast and to go swimming, otherwise this hotel is absolutely fantastic.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Reception on 31 Oct,2019
Thank you for staying at Holiday Club! With best regards: Reception

10/10 Excellent

Yasuhiko

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Reception on 31 Oct,2019
Thank you for staying at Holiday Club! With best regards: Reception

8/10 Good

Pauliina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good stay once again, thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Reception on 31 Oct,2019
Thank you for staying at Holiday Club! With best regards: Reception

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Eliza, New York

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just good, room is not enough warm. Old style. No elevator for 2ed floor
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Reception, Holiday Club Saariselkä on 15 Feb,2019
Thank you for your feed back! Welcome back!

6/10 Okay

Yong Fei

Liked: Cleanliness
Room is pretty dated and door lock is hard to open
The room was pretty dated and the bed was too soft for my liking. Even the door lock also took us a while to learn how to open from both the inside and the outside, as the room is still using keys, instead of card system. There is also no way to control the room heating system. As for the reception staff, well, you do get answers from them but their body language and facial expression does not give you the type of welcoming feeling you would expect from front office staff. The only good thing is the bus stop is conveniently located near the hotel if you are going to Ivalo airport.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel in a good location. Small rooms but good price.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, very central location. Excellent breakfast and helpful checking staff
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

PV, Los Angeles

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Value for money, great breakfast and its proximity to all the activities and shops and restaurant in town!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ed, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place would definitely come again Kids enjoyed also
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

Anders

The SPA was more limited than expected
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Kristina Ivy

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Karolina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Could be better
Booked two rooms, they moved one off-site so we weren't together and we had to walk through the snow for breakfast, we also had to get our luggage to and from there. The room at the hotel wasn't ready till at least 5pm. Morning buffet very busy long wait.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Center of town
Hotel was catering to large junkets of Brits with their kids traveling for 3-4 days to get Santa experience. They seemed to overtake the hotel. Otherwise quite nice with friendly staff.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Beverley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Holiday Club Saariselka
The hotel was well located in the centre of Saariselka. Staff were really friendly and helpful, and rooms spacious but basic. The lounge area was nice central point. Whilst the buffet breakfast was plentiful and good, the buffet lunch and dinner were poor with minimal choice. I also thought the price for use of the swimming pool was extremely high. Reason for down rating the local area, is that the whilst several restaurants in the area, they all had a limited menu and served the same food - all of which was expensive.
Dear Beverley, Thank you for your feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed our central location and friendly staff. Please note it is possible to choose an accommodation package including the spa access. Whilst most restaurants in Saariselkä have traditional Lappish food on their menu (which is very delicious!) all restaurants have their own spin on it. In addition, Saariselkä also has an Asian restaurant, which is very different from everything else Saariselkä has to offer :) Hope to welcome you back to Lapland another time. Safe travels!