Break Sokos Hotel Tahko

We got excellent service at the reception desk. The officer could find us the room exactly according to our wishes. The just renovated room was very nice, clean and had a good styling and excellent view to the slopes. Also the intermediate cleaning of the room was done accurately under a given time period. We could also enjoy the good and rich breakfasts in the spacious restaurant. The only minus during our visit was that there was construction work going on, but the noise caused was luckily low.

Coming in to the hotel, it did not look anything like in the sokos hotels app. They had put a fake picture on top i assume what it will look like after 2 years of construction. Receiptionist did not give or tell me about any s-card premium features nor did she give me an upgrade on room when the hotel was basically empty. Walking outside was a dangerzone as the roads, parking lot were not sanded or taken care of. Rooms were remonted but the beds were shaking. Toiled lid was broken, room was not cleaned properly as i found someones empty viagra cases from the bed. On the morning i woke up at 7 am to annoucment that there will be a explosion. I had booked for two nights but had to change the hotel because i could not stand it any longer.

I did read the reviews Tripadvisor gives concerning this hotel and they were not flattering. We needed a place to stay for the school winter holiday and were late to book a cabin at Tahko, so we booked a room in the hotel. Expectations were not too high, especially since we had been many years ago in the hotel’s restaurant and bar and I did have a mental picture of a dated slightly shabby premises. Anyway, the hotel turned out to be a positive surprise. I think hotel might have been renovated lately, since our room was pretty fresh as was the bathroom. Shower corner even had a bright trasparent yellow plastic part which strongly hints a pretty recent refurbishment. Family room was spacy enough, the kids had these foldable beds which u can fold (turn?) on the wall, and thus have more space. Tv was very big and minibar exists but empty. Hotel’s restaurant I reviewed separately, and it was quite ok. Breakfast contains the usual u tend to have in Finland (which by the way is better than many places elsewhere in the world andit is included) but I’d say a tad better. Breakfast room (ie the restaurant) is pretty big but obviously busy in the prime time. Finns are polite and orderly people, which means all works just fine in the breakfast. Hotel has a sauna downstairs which was pretty nice, probably renovated as well. Sauna on the men’s and women’s side and a steambath which is unisex. Fortunately this is hotel, which restricts the often undesirable steambath stalkers. Bar in the lobby was quite nice and cozy as well, pretty small though. Slopes are very near, so you can fairly easily walk there. Big parking lot behind the hotel (free). All in all, my expectations were not too high, but they were exceed with flying colours. Service was very kind especially in the restaurant. Week 8 is expensive, that we knew already beforehand. Actually, I’m trying hard to think of something to complain but I cant figure out anything....we enjoyed our stay

First thing expected of a hotel stay is a good night sleep. Not going to happen in this hotel. Our room was just opposite of a night club and the bass was banging and resonating the whole night. People and cars were making a hell of a noise in between the hotel and the club. After and before that the hotel was an absolute nigh**are for a family stay. The hotel was hosting a huge party for young partygoers who shouted and disturbed other people staying in the hotel. Never going to stay in this hotel again. Also Tahko as a destination for a family vacation should not be considered by anyone who respects a good night sleep and a sporty lifestyle. Also the room is from a 90s cruise ship, the price does not match the quality at all and the hotel looks outdated.

Tahko deserves better hotel than this hardly three star hotel. The overall feel of the entrance area is very messy - badly managed terrace with no proper service and table cleaning, Hesburger entry, pizza something and grocery store next to the garbage and receiving area which is not fenced. And the metal container bar in the front of the terrace!!! All this is perhaps needed but the planning and execution is so sad. The hotel itself looks like a temporary construction site housing units with limited maintenance works. The service is friendly at the reception but lacking general knowledge of guest information i.e. transfers. The rooms are small, outdated and bathrooms extremely small. If you happen to have a sauna in your room - good luck in trying to get in there. Room was lacking sockets as I had to disconnect the phone in order to turn on the fridge. It was +27 C outside and there was only a small fan in the room but limited place to place the fan due to the lack of sockets. So, I ended up charging my phone next to the room entrance door. The restaurant services are very basic. Hesburger is what it is, the pizza I had from next to Hesburger was tasteless and it took 45 min to receive it. Breakfast is not much better - starting with undrinkable coffee ( I recommend the management to taste it), mass produced scrambled eggs, mixture of cut sausages and bacon in the same serving dish (never seen something like this before), one bread option, cheapest cuts of ham and cheese …I could go on and on. My recommendation is to rent a cottage in the area unless you are keen to experience this. Additionally, it’s sad to see the entire Piazza area closed on Sunday and Monday. The equiment rental shop is open from 10.00 to 18.00 during the busiest vacation season in Finland. The hotel’s check-in time is 16.00, so after the check-in, you hardly have no time to use the rental equipment. Also, no chance to use the equipment during morning hours. It should cover at least the hours from 8.00 to 20.00. I know that the shop doesn’t belong to the hotel but it has negative impact to the overall resort experience.

Dirty room and no air condition. I think 200€ per night was outrageous for this kind of room and service. Also it was not nice to sleep when you had to listen the music coming from the bar/outside and there was no sound insulation from the other rooms.. Breakfast was below standard (cold sausages, eggs etc.) and dinner in the restaurant was tasteless. This was first and last time in this hotel.

Price vs quality does not match at all. Heavily overpriced. Rooms are like a timetrip to Viking Cinderella in the late -90s. Would I come again? Yes, BUT with a lot reduced price. You can get a room in downtown Helsinki(like Hilton etc. ) and the quality is much better.