14 Kakolankatu, 20100 Turku, Finland
#3 of 29 hotels in Turku
Guests' ChoiceBased on 502 hotel reviews
9.0Cleanliness
9.4
Comfort
9.3
Location
8.7
Facilities
8.8
Staff
9.2
Value for money
8.5
Free WiFi
8.8
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 29 April 2024
Emma
FinlandGreat modern room in a historical builduing, comfortable bed and spacious bathroom with all needed necessities
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 28 April 2024
Jussi
FinlandThere was no munavoi in the aamupala
Wonderful pillows
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 15 April 2024
Ribhu
Finland- Parking is detached from the main building, and you are unfortunate, you would need to walk for like 150m with your luggage in bad weather conditions.
- Theme - Location - Breakfast - Good beer at tap
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 22 March 2024
Morag
IsraelSpent there one night, the room was great, spacial atmosphere, close to ferry terminal if you consider to travel by sea
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 21 March 2024
Damian
FinlandOk
Ok
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 26 February 2024
Alethéa
FinlandRestaurant: many different waiters
Super friendly staff.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 18 February 2024
Jake_81
FinlandIf I need to find anything bad to say I would say that the rug for toilet/shower which was on shelf was still damp from previous use/laundry even I arrived at 8pm. The bed was really soft so if you like hard one, it's going to bother you.
Hotel atmosphere as an old jail is still living in there but everything has been updated and upgraded for modern hotel. The stairs between floors are the biggest reminder of old purpose of the building, nice that they have not been replaced. Even though they were so quiet to step so maybe some upgrade has been made? Breakfast included famous Kakola oatmeal porridge which was good, maybe better than previous residents had?
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 16 February 2024
Paola
FinlandVery good hotel for convenient price
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 16 February 2024
Damian
FinlandClean interior
All was good
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 13 February 2024
Françoise
BelgiumThe insisting on checking in and out digitally doesn't fit into a sustainable management vision. Sustainability is not only about the environment but also about human interaction and avoiding alienation. So please do not economise on human contact.
Great character, this hotel in a former prison. Everything super modern and new, sustainably run (except for black paper napkins - not so ecological). Good food, nice personnel (everybody says hello in passing), gorgeous bedroom and bathroom. The general atmosphere is ine of quietness and rest.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 8 February 2024
Peter
FinlandVery good breakfast with nicely separated area for vegan and gluten free selection.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 7 February 2024
Marcin
Polandthe climate of a former prison!!! Great breakfast
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 6 February 2024
Damian
FinlandSwimming pool not in hotel
Coffee
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 5 February 2024
Alma
FinlandWould have loved a little bit more creativity and variety with the vegetarian and vegan offerings present at breakfast - but all in all, was very satisfied with my stay.
Lovely clean hotel with friendly and helpful staff. Would definitely visit again. Coffee at Breakfast was excellent and the food selections more than adequate. Staff was very helpful with special requests.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 4 February 2024
Armins
LatviaCould be better breakfast but is OK
Better as in photo
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 23 January 2024
Peers
BelgiumNone
Super quiet and clean room👍
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 14 January 2024
Joel
FinlandHidden gem. Everything was great!
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 13 January 2024
Lizzy
United KingdomPay separately for parking but not super expensive
Lovely building. Interesting history and great location.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 5 January 2024
Kaaaatrin
GermanyAll good. Many thanks.
Interesting, comfortable, spacious. Friendly and helpfully staff. Easy parking, check-in etc.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 3 January 2024
Petra
SwedenClean modern room, but still with interesting history. Also nice with available history about the facilities.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 29 December 2023
Lotta
FinlandThe breakfast was okay, but could be a bit better.
Nice atmosphere and cozy rooms. Excellent bed!
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 19 December 2023
Nikita
FinlandEverything was okay.
We enjoyed our stay. Everyone was friendly. The breakfast and dinner at Ruben were delicious. Unfortunately, we didn't visit the Spa. Hopefully, we will go there next time.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 9 December 2023
Wolfgang
FinlandSpecial location with an interesting history. The staff was very attentative!
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 6 December 2023
Takala
FinlandParking
Breakfast was very good
Stayed in December 2023
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