Capturing Auroras – A Photography Workshop in Pyhä

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Jana K.

March 13, 2025

My friend and I visited the place just specifically for the sauna experience. Despite promoting the sauna here as a traditional one and having wood-heated sauna picture on the website and email, the sauna at the hotel is a regular one, or at least not a wood-heated one. We were solving this at the cash desk. The manager of the placed apologized and said that he'll take a look at information available on the website, as there had been different expectations on our side. Since the sauna was already booked and paid, we went for it. The sauna at this hotel is really new and beautiful. With everything that it offers, I felt like being in a 5 star hotel. There is also jacuzzi that belongs to the sauna experience, if you are interested in that. What I didn't like a bit is that time spent in bathroom, e.g. taking shower and drying hair after sauna, is included in reservation time. If you are a woman, or at least have long hair, it might take some time to dry your hair, etc. I wasn't managing time-wise and ended up leaving with wet hair. 1 hour felt very short for both sauna and my hair care routine. All in all, I would say that the sauna is worth the price if you know what you are going into, and you want exactly that.

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RaRa

February 23, 2025

Nice hotel, great views of course! Lovely styling, plenty of space. The bathroom was great (watch your head! As it's on an angle). Shame that as soon as we walked in, we noticed a single random piece of candy sitting on the window sill... Made me wonder how clean the room was unfortunately. There was a big black mark from the top to bottom one of the main windows looking outside. Breakfast and dinner were fantastic. Great buffet selection with plenty to choose from.

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Natanya S.

February 06, 2025

My adult daughter and I just returned from a 4 day trip to this hotel. We absolutely loved it. We were lucky because the weather was stunning and varied- we had snow but had 2 beautiful sunny days. The glass igloos were gorgeous, just like the pictures! We were picked up by a helpful bus driver and taken to reception. We paid the full amount which included having the bags delivered and collected to your room, so you don’t have to sled it yourselves. They do warn you that you have 15 minutes of hot water, and then you need to give the geyser 30 minutes to recover. The water does not get hotter than 38 degrees, which is fine although we like scalding hot showers :-) We both found the food good- varied choice and always fresh and hot! There was sometimes a queue with some bigger groups, but meals are served over 4-5 hours so you have time! Marco always served us drinks and was very helpful and friendly. We did husky sledding, a northern nights hunting trip, the reindeer express( I can’t remember the gentleman’s name but he was a local Finnish man and great with the reindeer!) we also did the sauna and jacuzzi which was magical! You book for an hour, but I suggest booking for 2 if you really want to languish and relax. It is an expensive holiday, but having travelled extensively, we thought it was worth it for the amazing experiences. We will recommend it and will be back!