Turku Hotel Guide - 3 stars Hotels in Turku, Finland

The hotel is about 5 minutes walk from the main town square. I chose it due to the proximity of the centre. The room was a single bed room, and was ok. It lacked any AC so for very hot in the middle of the night. It was clean, and the desk was a good size. The bathroom was very small but everything worked. Would have been nice to have a kettle and cup provided. The wifi was very good, I was able to stream a tv programme with no problems. Breakfast was ok, mostly cold. The bread was very nice! There is a swimming pool which I intending to use, but sadly I didn't have enough time!

Solo traveler so I had the entire bedroom to myself - 2 twin beds which I pushed together to form a large full-sized bed. I normally stayed in hostels prior to arriving in Turku so Ruissalo was definitely one of the most comfortable places I stayed at throughout my entire trip. The location itself is a bit out of the way. It's not in center city at all. However, there is a bus that goes directly to Ruissalo Spa Hotel and back to the central city every half-hour, for the price of 3 euros. Ruissalo has a beautiful pool and spa area - its very quiet and peaceful at 8pm, with very few people during that time. I also rented a bike from the front desk. The lady provided me a map and helmet, and I spent the entire day riding along the Ruissalo trail into center city to Turku Castle. It's a beautiful, scenic ride. Not very tough, the path is fairly level - all along the meadows, fields, and coast. Did I mention it was scenic? Overall great stay - the staff is especially wonderful. Probably one of the best staff I've ever encountered! Really loved my stay here and enjoyed Turku immensely.

Enjoyable stay in an interesting city with a good art gallery and museum, as well as an impressive cathedral

For what my friends and I needed, it was perfect. We were in Turku, Finland for the wedding of the son of my long standing friend. The four day weekend gave us the opportunity to meet the bride's family, who was raised in Turku, and to visit some of the tourist sites. Turku is the old capital of Finland before it moved to Helsinki. The city has a population of about 200,000 and is located on the river Aura along which most of the tourist sites, restaurants and facilities are based. We had the opportunity to visit some of the sites on the Friday before the wedding on the Saturday which lasted most of the afternoon and thru the evening. The Taxi ride back to the hotel provided a view of the night life which at midnight was lively but orderly. Sunday was a day of rest meeting the new family at their home and enjoying good food and very hospitable company. Due to travel commitments, Monday only allowed a brief but enjoyable visit out to Naantali, a quaint, 'sea side' town north of Turku before returning to the UK. Access to Turku is readily available by Air, Rail or Road. Once there, buses or taxis are the norm. The current city is relatively modern, having burned down some 30 times in its 800 hundred year history, In consequence the roads are wide, well organised and often dual carriageway, however pedestrians and cyclists are very well catered for. Being early August the weather was warm (20+ daytime/ 14 deg, night) and sunny with only the occasional rain shower.

A great hotel, really nice people and wirh great rooms!

Nice location with indoor parking. The staff were very helpful and friendly; rooms were very clean and good size; large windows but solid.

Hotel is by the ferry terminal, free parking. Could not open the window and it was stuffy. No AC.

Awesome hotel, great functional rooms and a hearty breskfast. Stone's throw away fron the riverbank, very close to the bus terminal and close-ish to the train station. Need to get the bus to the ferry terminal, but you're only 2 minutes from the kauppatori where the buses leave. The staff are really helpful and very friendly. If you're heading out to Turku, stay here.