Holiday Inn Helsinki - Expo, an IHG Hotel

Breakfast was fresh and tasty (pastries with blueberries were sooo goood!). The dining area is big and clean. The hotel was quiet and comfy and the staff was very friendly. The hotel itself is located less than 1 hour by walk from the city center and around 30 minutes by walk from Olympic Stadium and a beautiful green area with a lake. If you don't want to walk you have a whole network of public transportation at your disposal a few minutes from the hotel. In the nearby area, you will find a lot of restaurants and coffee shops as well as markets. The room itself was cozy and very clean (including the bathroom). Also quiet.

Everything was fine.

They have a massive TV screen in the lobby (like 4 x 3m); great to have watched the hockey game Finland-US on that. Good food and nice local beers from the bar completed this experience.

Bar could stay open another hour? Not a big thing.

The hotel is very close to the train station of Pasila, from where the city and the airport are easily accessible. The room was very confortable, the shower was great, the breakfast was in general really good. The staff was nice, especially the barman who is an amazing pianist and delighted us on the first evening and also made a huge effort to help us order a pizza.

The room and especially the bathroom were never properly cleaned, and they chose the cheapest toilet paper one can buy. The scrambled eggs from the breakfast were arficial and horrible, everybody said it. They charged us 10,40 euros for drinking the 2 bottles of 500ml water that were in the room. The minibar fridge was empty apart from the water bottles and we assumed that they were complementary, as there was no indication of price anywhere.

As the Messukeskus conference center hotel there is no more ideal accommodation than a short indoor walk from your conference to your hotel and back. Especially if, like we did, you split your day between both in multiple stretches.

The room was fairly quiet, but occasionally the door to the adjoining room would slam shut loudly and the separating wall vibrate from the impact. Partly this depends on how your neighbour handles their door, but it's not the first hotel where I've observed the construction could do a bit more.

The room was very comfortable, clean and large, all the building was new, I also appreciated the possibility of having a sauna. The personnel extremely helpful and friendly.

The location was somehow disappointing. I did not expect it was in the suburbs, in a very unattractive area, full of construction works and industrial buildings. Although it is close to the station, as a woman alone I did not feel like going out at night on my own.

Overall the hotel was very comfy. The lounge area is big and accommodates bigger crowds, too. Easy to enjoy a few beers or visit the hotel restaurant. I felt the rooms were quite peaceful and relaxing even though the hotel was somewhat fully booked. Breakfast had plenty of options for everyone. The Mall of Tripla is easily within walking distance.

Surroundings are a bit grim (but safe), but its easy to come and go. The tram which operates via the hotel might disturb shallow sleepers.

The room was very clean and comfortable. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. The location is very convenient as it's so close to Pasila station. The breakfast buffet is a little pricy but absolutely worth it. The spread of the buffet was impressive and every item was of excellent quality.

It would be nice if more bathroom toiletries were provided. The shower had a shampoo/conditioner/body wash combo. For the price, I would expect individual bottles of these items and other toiletries to be provided as they are in most hotels of a similar price and rating.

- Very close to the train station (about 5 min walk) and the airport (30 mins by train for 4 euro). - Same distance to the shopping mall and supermarket. - Very nice restaurant at the hotel - Good wifi - 1 min walk to the main entrance to the Expo Center - Dog friendly (though it costs 20 euro per night)

Unfortunately there is no direct access to the expo center with the dogs so exhibitors have to walk to the back gates which is quite a distance. But it's not a big issue for those who travel for other activities, it's a good hotel overall.

Excellent position for working in airport area but being close to the city. Close by a big Mall and train station. Free reliable Wi-Fi, late checkout, gym.

Price of breakfast too high for what it is offered. Ex.:lacking of several items like mushrooms, omelette, fresh juices. Variety of cheese and salami with better quality.

The hotel is very comfortable, tidy, the rooms are quiet and clean. Everything is done to make this hotel as convenient as possible, the staff is helpful and friendly.

The area is, alas, ugly. The view from the room is just industrial looking neighbourhood, but that's a small minus. The breakfast is expensive (24E per person per day).