Hotel Kalevala

“Nice, relaxing hotel in wonderful natural setting.”

This is a very nice hotel that takes full advantage of it's lakeside location. I very much enjoyed the view of the lake from my room. Also I like that the trees were not all cut down between the lake shore and hotel, this is a more eco-friendly type of development method more builders should be min… more

This is a very nice hotel that takes full advantage of it's lakeside location. I very much enjoyed the view of the lake from my room. Also I like that the trees were not all cut down between the lake shore and hotel, this is a more eco-friendly type of development method more builders should be mindful of. I was here with a group visiting Winter War sites for two days and every one enjoyed the food very much. There were breakfast buffet items I did not get to try because the plate was full before I got to them. Staff was very attentive and there was a rather relaxed atmosphere here, maybe because of the view of the lake from most any place in the hotel.

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“Would I stay here again? Yes”

The hotel is in lovely location. Clean hotel and very quiet surroundings Staff lovely, friendly and attentive. If you want a hotel away from the crowds and enjoy the outdoors this is the hotel for you

“More like a lodge than a hotel”

I booked a very last minute / 1 month away for New Years package, which was very very expensive. I Thought because it was last minute, however I spoke to some others on the package that they paid only a bit cheaper over a year in advance. The building is nice, but the rooms are really like a lodge… more

I booked a very last minute / 1 month away for New Years package, which was very very expensive. I Thought because it was last minute, however I spoke to some others on the package that they paid only a bit cheaper over a year in advance. The building is nice, but the rooms are really like a lodge or dorm. Very small bathroom, very small bedroom, very low quality TV, wifi barely worked in our room (we were at the end of the wing), no ammenities etc. The daily food was good some times but I feel like they tried to be super efficient just a bit too much. Meaning the same food would be on for a couple days. Bread was a bit stale after a few days.. which may just have been that it was new years and things were closed. It was a bit unorganised and people didn't really know what was going on for the first day or two, but then things started to flow. There was lots of downtime which we didn't really plan for, and given the internet was a bit poor, made it hard to watch netflix for example. It was a really unique new years eve experience and the redeeming quality was the staff, even though they seemed to a lot of different jobs, were all very pleasant and tried their best. We also met a bunch of other people who we shared some good experiences with.

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“Where are the Elks”

Where are the Elks? They don't tell you about the mosquitoes or that there is nothing do do except walk around the lakes or go on over priced guided tours. On the 240 euro per couple Elk Tour we saw no animals at all of any kind. The guide drove her old 2 wheel drive family car down forrest tracks … more

Where are the Elks? They don't tell you about the mosquitoes or that there is nothing do do except walk around the lakes or go on over priced guided tours. On the 240 euro per couple Elk Tour we saw no animals at all of any kind. The guide drove her old 2 wheel drive family car down forrest tracks unreasonably quickly. As it bounced around angrily we were expected to spot an individual perfectly disguised animal in the gloom lit by only the headlights. The guide inferred that the Elks were hiding till it got colder as it was unseasonably warm. But this is a summer tour and September is the end of Summer, and the tour had been running the past 2 peak summer months when it is much warmer. I advise a high degree of wariness for any shiny brochure or website advertising guided tours. You might be better looking for Elks elsewhere or at least not in August/September when the day light hours have diminished such that you are essentially searching for them in the dark and unknowingly wasting your money. More reviews to follow…

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