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Radisson Blu Plaza

4.2 (20 reviews)
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John C.

Found this place had the best rated breakfast buffet in Helsinki. We had to try it! As with our dinner the night before lots of unique items on the buffet. Service was so great and the gentleman that helped us was hilarious. One thing about Scandinavia are that they take their yogurt very seriously and so many toppings to choose from. Got to try a lot of items and were impressed with all but the sour weird tasting milk drink. A little too authentic for my taste buds. For sure would return to this place to indulge in their breakfast buffet again as they mentioned that the main items change on a daily basis.

Joe T.

I stayed here two nights and it was very enjoyable. It is very close to the city center and railroad station. The building is hard to spot and the architecture for the buildings on the square look very similar. Leaving the train station, walk across the square past the bus stop and it is on your left at the far corner of the square. Look for the Mexican restaurant as it is across the street. The sign is a little hard to see from the square and the entrance is further down the street. Hotel is spacious with plenty of space in the lobby to sit. There is a little outdoor space to sit but it was a little cold in April to sit outside. The hallways are a little dark which I thought strange for a hotel. My room was on the top floor where I had a nice view of the street in front the of the hotel. I could see part of bus plaza from my room. Room was comfy. I thought the bed was a little high to get into. Bathroom was spacious. There was an USB outlet to charge my phone. More rooms are including them which I think is great. Only complaint and I did not mention it the front desk was that there was no luggage stand in my room. If it was there, I never found it. The safe is above the refrigerator so makes the interior of the safe warm so beware of of locking heat sensitive items. Also, there is no dedicated table to sit if you need to do some work. Their is a small table next to the bed but it is not very big. The breakfast was one of my favorite breakfast buffets on this trip. They had a nice selection of items. They had the traditional made to order omelettes to some local Finnish items which added a nice touch. I had dinner at the hotel my first night because of a sign indicating their specialty in Finnish cuisine. I decided to here in the hotel restaurant my first night and was glad I did. The meal was very delicious paired with a local beer. Be prepared though as it was not cheap. Overall, this hotel was a great location for sightseeing around the city center.

Willis C.

This was my first time at the Radisson Blu Plaza. And it definitely will not be my last. For openers the hotel is located in the center of town which puts it in walking distance of everything; restaurants, pubs, shopping, public transportation (did I mention pubs?). Upon entering the hotel it has a contemporary feel to. The lobby is very spacious a very nice bar area located behind the check-in desk. The staff was very friendly and prompt in welcoming guests. The check in process was quick and painless. The elevators are located near the check-desk which made them easy to find. Upon entering the elevator, a room key is required to operate any of the buttons. Upon arriving on my floor I immediately noticed the hallways were sufficiently lit. One cool thing about the hallways is there are lots of tiny spot lights shining from the ceiling throughout. Room numbers are located on the floor in front of each room and are illuminated. More about those a little later. Once in the room the contemporary feel continues. My room was nicely decorated with white finish and wood accents. The room contained a very nice flat screen TV (~35 inches). The room had a very nice integrated media center which allowed me to connect my iPad for music throughout the room. The hotel also had a nice jazz playlist that made for great listening. The rooms come equip with room darkening window treatments (required for the months of ~24 hours of daylight). The bathroom was nicely stocked with fluffy towels and the usual assortment of soaps, shower gel, shampoo and conditioner. There were robes and slippers. Now back to those illuminated room numbers (what can I say, I'm a nerd/technology geek). Upon arriving my room number was purple (my favorite color). Inside the room is a knob that changes the color of the room number lighting. Want your room cleaned immediately, turn the knob to that setting and the lighting changes to green. Don't want to be disturbed (for whatever reason) turn the knob to that setting and the lighting changes to red. (As you can tell, it doesn't take much to amuse me...I need to get a life) The hotel also has an amazing sauna that is must when traveling internationally. The only disappointing part of the Radisson Blu Plaza was the 'gym'. After all the other great things I was expecting a much nicer gym. The gym was basically a couple of guest rooms which contained a 2-3 treadmills, a weight bench, dumbbells and weight machine (which was out of commission during my stay). If you're ever in Helsinki definitely check out the Radisson Blu Plaza. I will stay there again on my future visits.

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Ben L.

Looking for a comfy place to rest my head during my sightseeing visit to Helsinki, I selected the Radisson Blu Plaza after reading some pretty good reviews. The central location of the Radisson Blu is hard to beat. It's just about 2 blocks from the Central Railway station in Helsinki. And if you're coming directly from the Airport train platforms, there's a side street that's a nice direct shortcut to the Radisson Blu. Many of the Central Helsinki attractions are within a kilometer walk of the hotel. My primary interactions with the staff were check-in/check-out and breakfast of which both were good. On arrival, I beat the check-in rush and was able to check in with the general manager in about 5 minutes. He was friendly and informative and almost wouldn't let me leave without letting me know about all the amenities. But hey, I'd rather the staff be engaging than not. Breakfast was included in my booking so I took advantage of the breakfast buffet in the morning. The host staff greeted me and served coffee along with a breakfast "shot" of a local juice; a blend of lingonberry and cranberry juices. It was quite tart but I energizing perhaps? The buffet spread was excellent and I have to say they had one of the biggest selections of a "non-resort" hotel property. There was a complete spread of breads, fruits, cheeses, local meats, pastries, porridges, various Finnish dishes, and "American" items. I giggled at the label of "American Pancakes" which had to be the thickets pancakes I have ever seen. I believe there were at least 5 varieties of butter. How can you resist butter in Europe? The room itself was quite comfortable (and clean!). The bed was a bit high but quite comfortable with no shortage of pillows and two nice twin duvets for this King size bed. That way, your other half doesn't get to hog the covers. There was ample storage space including a small bamboo closet and dresser. I also liked a decent amount of "navigation space" to move around the room without feeling cramped. And of course, the most know.....the WiFi was blazing fast! I didn't watch any TV but there's a nice size flat screen TV mounted on the wall. There was a decent suite of adapters on the bedside for HDMI and USB ports to integrate with the TV. Alas, there is no international power port so be sure to have your European plug adapter with you. I did find some of the light switches a bit confusing to navigate but eventually got the hang of it. By European standards, the bathroom was a decent size with a large sink and big shower/tub combination. I always appreciate a hotel bathroom with generous counter space which the bathroom did have. I personally don't want to set my toiletries on a toilet! All in, I had a great stay the Radisson Blue Plaza Helsinki. There is another Radisson Blu in town so be sure to check which on you'll be staying at. For a short 36-hour visit to Helsinki, this was the perfect spot to recharge my batteries and get a great hotel breakfast. On top all the good things about this hotel, it was free (well I used a reward night)!

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Klaus K - Rooftop bar- sunset view!

Klaus K

(34 reviews)

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Kamppi

I had an absolutely amazing stay at Klaus K during my Helsinki trip! I appreciated their welcoming,…read moreinclusive messages from the reviews and pics I'd seen online and their website, and they truly were so friendly and kind. I appreciated the hospitality throughout the stay from messages before check-in and ease of check-in to having my luggage held as I explored the city a bit more between check out and my flight. Booking and check in were easy, and my room was fantastic. The space was just what I needed as a solo traveler with a quiet room, nice views, sense of safety, clean space, plenty of high quality amenities and products (toiletries, coffee/tea and an in-room machine, etc), thoughtful storage built in, and a comfortable bed. It was VERY convenient to everything I wanted to access, whether walking distance to sites and shopping on my list or very easily walkable distance to public transit for further attractions and the airport. I did not add the breakfast option as I wanted to explore different local places each day, but it did look lovely and the space where breakfast was held was inviting. Having the rooftop bar to watch the sunset was a fantastic bonus! I can't say enough how much I appreciated my stay at Klaus K and would highly recommend for any future travelers. I hope to come back and will absolutely stay here again!

Had a wonderful time at this well run hotel in the heart of Helsinki. Loved the area it was In,…read morewalkable to a lot of the town. Service on entry was prompt, plus they had my room ready before check in time which was fantastic. Love when that happens. It's a small check in area, but serves the purpose, also loved all the amenities they provided at the desk for your stay, toiletries, slippers, water, even free ice cream/popsicles! They provided a full breakfast with my room, which was again fantastic. My room was roomy with a nice bed, all the things I needed, hairdryer, iron, safe, great bathroom. Everything worked! One of the biggest rooms I've stayed in Europe. The breakfast was amazing, so much variety, great fresh bread, coffee, hot breakfast, pastries, fruit. Way too much to eat! Super clean as well. They have a nice Italian restraint attached too, I had the best Affagato here. They have a small bar area by the reception, they have wine , beer and cocktails, and they let me watch the euro soccer finals here ! Great little place as I didn't want to Goto a crowded bar. Loved I could walk everywhere, and was close to the train station for getting to and from the airport. Great hotel, great price, great service!

Hotel St. George Helsinki - Breakfast

Hotel St. George Helsinki

(10 reviews)

Kamppi

Didn't stay here! But this is the only place I can leave a review for this secret little bakery…read morewithin the hotel that anyone can Goto. Such a cute small place which a is accessible from the outside, they have a wonderful assortment of sweet and savory mouth watering items, drinks are coffee, teas, wine and beer. Of course midday I was thinking bubbles ! It took me a hot second to decide from the choices what to eat, so I went with the orange and raisin scone and my glass of bubbly. Also had some toast as it looked so good freshly cut. They have a nice seating area next to the cafe inside or several tables and chairs outside, and as nice as it was outside I went out. Loved the carbs here! The scone was crumbly and zesty, studded with raisins. Washed down well with my glass of bubbly, coffee would be great too! The toast was thick and chewy and so good, not processed tasting at all, freshly baked with good ingredients. Sat outside with lots of birds eager for me to drop something, but I ate every crumb. So delicious. Great place to get a snack anytime. Trust me the choices will leave to wanting to go back.

Excellent staff, nice room, and convenient location! I found this hotel on the BonVoy website as…read moreit is affiliated somehow with Marriott. I arrived earlier than the standard check-in time and and was accommodated with my Marriott Gold Status. After completing some documentation I was provided my keycard and was given a guided tour to my room. The room was in nice condition and had a work desk which I needed. I turned on the thermostat as it was warm upon arrival. I attempted to set my room temperature to 18C but it would only allow me to set at 19C minimum. I went out to see the town for a few hours and came back and the room was still quite warm. I notified the staff and the offered to move me to a cooler room which I accepted. The second room was nice as well but was much cooler. The hotel is conveniently located in the Helsinki City Center and many destinations are walkable. This hotel has two places to eat, a bakery and a breakfast restaurant (buffet-style). I didn't attempt to eat here outside of breakfast as several restaurants are also located within walking distance. I can't say enough how polite and pleasant the staff is here. Four stars!

Scandic Marski

Scandic Marski

(12 reviews)

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Kamppi

Great location, but hotel was okey. Lack of customer services. Only few staff are attentive and…read morehelpful. Went here for breakfast and somewhat disappointed. It's a buffet and sure it's big and spread out but most just the same. Enjoys the drinks and the pancake (the machine took forever to make it). Overall, it's just aok.

Incredibly disappointed with Marski's customer service + Covid-19 rebooking policies…read more My family and I had booked three rooms for three nights right before Covid hit in February 2020. Due to Covid, we postponed it to 2021 and we were able to work with Marski to move our dates. Fast forward to this summer. We, once again, had to cancel our family trip once due to our Finnish family members not being fully vaccinated in time for our arrival and continued worry about the evolving nature of the Delta variant. We feel as though this year is not a responsible time to be traveling from NYC to Helsinki. Marski only gave us the option to rebook until the end of 2021, but we are rebooking our trip for 2022, and they will not allow us to move our reservations to next year. After trying to work directly with the Marski location to reschedule our reservations to 2022, I tried to contact corporate customer service. I spent ~25 minutes on hold with Scandic's corporate customer service, talked with someone in Finland for a minute before getting disconnected. I was charged $58 for this international call. I filled out a form on the Scandic website a week ago - no reply. All of the other hotels we had reservations with for Finland for our 2020 trip have either refunded us completely or gave us a voucher to use in 2022. I feel bad that I spoke so highly of Scandic hotels (previously had a great stay at the Copenhagen location) and pushed my family to make reservations here.

Scandic Simonkenttä - Entrance to our room

Scandic Simonkenttä

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Kamppi

Hard to tell if this is a thumbs up or thumbs down. We arrived really early off an overnight train…read morefrom Lapland. We arrived to the hotel around 7am- it's a quick walk from the train station which was a huge pro for us. Despite being several hours early the receptionist told us we could have a room around 10am. We opted to wait and have breakfast. Around 10am I went back and was told it would maybe be 1pm. Now I know that's still early but they saw us sitting here for 3 hours and no one said a thing- which was really annoying. There's a luggage room that we places our suitcases in and then hit the town. Location is another pro- connected to Kamppi you have a tone of options for food, shopping and entertainment. Once we were back and checking in they had upgraded us to a larger room- love that. The hotel room was nice, but the beds and the pillows were uncomfortable. We also found the room to be rather hot despite having the temp as low as it could go. We only spent one night here and honestly it was pretty meh. Breakfast is about $26EUR per person.

We stayed here for 2 nights while exploring Helsinki and it was in a great location. It's a very…read morewalkable city and we felt this hotel was in the middle of every thing we wanted to see. A ton of shopping and restaurants all within blocks. The hotel has a sauna and rooftop bar which were nice amenities. It's a like outdated but clean and friendly staff.

Radisson Blu Plaza - hotels - Updated May 2026

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