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Reviews of Forenom Hostel Espoo Otaniemi 2 stars

Kivimiehentie 2, 02150 Espoo, Finland

#60 of 63 hotels in Espoo

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 55 hostel reviews

5.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    6.2

  • Comfort

    5.8

  • Location

    7.8

  • Facilities

    5.5

  • Staff

    6.1

  • Value for money

    6.4

  • Free WiFi

    8.0

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  • Reviewed: 3 January 2024

    7.0
    its good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    the bedsheet its not so smell good

    the price,its near on the transportation

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 December 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    N/A

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 November 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    We had a booking for five persons in two separate rooms but ended up having only one room for four persons. We tried contacting the customer service but they only told us to contact booking and did nothing about our situation. Booking couldn't get a hold of forenom and we were left to deal with our problem alone.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 November 2023

    5.0
    Misleading bookings
    • Business trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 29 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was no staff to talk to, they were responsive daily by chat but if you had an immediate problem you are on your own. You cannot extend the booking in here, they force you to do it in their own web page and the prices are much higher. I asked for a quote and when I notice the price increased 1/3 I tried to do a different booking here but they blocked all the availability. As I needed to ensure a place to stay I accepted and then immediately after they free the booking a lot more cheaper than the first booking, it's a trap. Make sure to do then another booking by yourself even if you need to change room. You would get a clean room everytime you change and they won't charge you extra, if they know you need to stay longer they will make you pay more than you should. The place is not clean enough so is worth it if you have a discounted price but if they charge you the same as other places is not a good deal.

    That was near to Aalto University, very convenient. Around the hotel there's a really nice forest, is good to walk, very calm.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 November 2023

    5.0
    Noisy and inconvenient
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The noise coming from kitchen, toilet doors being opened and closed, voices of other people, loud conversations,. Dirty carpet and bed cover. The linens were clean but everything is inconvenient. The toilet was out of order for a day and there was plumbing and the plumbers left smelly liquid o the floor. Photos on booking.com is far from the actual

    That it is close to my office

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 August 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Basic Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Don’t suggest to stay here. Hostel in real life is much worse than pictures here. at the entrance to Hostel is very dirty with lot of cigarettes and other stuff on the ground.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2023

    7.0
    Very good price and normal hostel services. Wanted a place to sleep and that's what we got.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Basic Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Ventilation blocked with duct tape, very warm.

    Good location and reasonable price. Beds were good.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 July 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not like the pictures. Worse

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • People with friends
    • Basic Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Floors haven't been cleaned well. I could smell unpleasant smell of humidity in bathrooms.

    It was ok for a short stay. Nothing fancy.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2022

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The shared bathroom is dirty and dark. Many broken equipment need be repaired.

    The place hostel is very convinent for me to go to the conference place.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 10 July 2022

    6.0
    The location was strategic but facilities not up to standard as I expected based on shared images
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 6 nights

    The beds were too small and there was no receptionist to attend to people arriving who may be unfamiliar with the entry system and how to book for breakfast, lunch or dinner. There was no shower on my floor and had to go down the stairs to get one

    Closely located to Aalto University where I was visiting

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 7 July 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 6 nights

    The room is not as clean as I expected.

    The hot water is really hot. This is a plus of my stay.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 17 December 2021

    6.0
    ok
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Bathrooms and toilets werent entirely clean, felt a bit like overpriced for a place like that.

    Location was good, staff helpful

    Stayed in December 2021

  • Reviewed: 22 November 2021

    5.0
    If it was cheaper then it would be ok, but you can't charge "Finish" price for this
    • People with friends
    • Basic Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    - no staff on weekends, - weird smell - payment needs to be done outside booking via their own website 😓 - they ask you to submit your id/passport/car license documentation to "verify you" and only then send you the codes for self check in, I do not trust them and I do not see the point of providing my personal information. I did not like this "verification and payment outside booking.com" experience - some toilets on third floor, mens bathroom were not functional (either lock does not work, either lights do not work etc) - I do not recommend traveling without slippers because texture of floor (and color) in the bathrooms and showers is unpleasant

    - Location close to Aalto university

    Stayed in November 2021

  • Reviewed: 19 January 2024

    10
    Perfect accommodation when visiting Aalto University
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The accommodation was perfect and exceeded expectations in every sense. I liked most the functionality of the appartment in the situation of limited resources. The choice of kitchen utensils was very handy and practical, the planning of toilet and shower optimal. Everything was very clean. We are most satisfied with our stay.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 January 2024

    1.0
    Ondermaats
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The blankets were dirty and de curtains were broken. The room was so cold the ac for heating the room wasn’t working.

    Lounge

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 September 2023

    2.0
    Just batromms were bad , not same number of beds provided , pictures may not be real
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathrooms , smell

    Beds were ok

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2023

    1.0
    Very poor
    • People with friends
    • Basic Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    bad service, slow reply, unreasonable overbook

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 May 2023

    3.0
    Poor
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    - Parking area could be indicated better - Noise (Both from the outside and the inside of the facilities) - Dirty bed sheets - Dirty toilets - Curtains didn't cover the whole window

    - Location was okay'ish

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2022

    10
    Best place to stay near Aalto university
    • Business trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The seamless check-in and check-out experience. The cleanliness and the location just beside the bus stop.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 6 August 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Noisy air conditioning

    Good room with fridge and sink, nice tree view

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 29 July 2022

    2.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The place smelled weird and bad, the room was very poorly cleaned when I arrived (crumbs, hair and dirt on the floors) and hadn't been deep cleaned in a long long time (think dust, dirt and grime in corners, old, yellow pillows etc). The showers were dirty and dark with no proper place to put your stuff in, and the corridor doors opened straight to the shower stalls. The staff called me little after 8am and offered me a room cleaning "maybe" for the same day and also told they could ionize the room, which would take 24 hours. After that they checked if there were other free rooms in the same house. At least they tried. I ended up checking out early even knowing there were no refunds, because it was just that bad. I shouldn't have trusted the hotel's pictures and read the reviews better.

    The location was good. Contactless check-in was nice. Having a fridge and a coffee maker in the room was good. The staff tried valiantly help me through phone sufficiently quickly and friendly.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 10 July 2022

    1.0
    Dirty 🤢
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Basic Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was dirty. Simply put, it was gross. There was no reception to ask about parking or the cleaning. The bed, mattress and doona was stained and covered in hair. When I sent a message mentioning this I was asked if I'd called to get it fixed. I don't think this is my job. Inspect the room and the furniture. They did express concern though. Check the cleaning. I was afraid to take my shoes off and slept on top of the clean linen. Not cool

    It was not far from the center by train.

    Stayed in July 2022

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