Hotel berhampiran Tuula Airamo (please prebook), Inari

Our review is a bit late, as we stayed at Giellajohka in March 2022 for our wedding. We had a wonderful time in this peaceful, unique place in the middle of the wilderness. While we were there we enjoyed hiking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing, and we took 2 extra unique excursions of ice-fishing and reindeer day which we’ll treasure forever. The family were so friendly and accommodating, and came up with good ideas for our wedding day which we happily accepted and made the day even more perfect. Eating in the restaurant was always a treat with the varied local menus, and the company of Miuku and Onni (friendly cat and dog). The cottage where we stayed (Taiga) was very modern and comfortable with great views over the frozen river. We were lucky to observe the Northern Lights on several nights during our stay. We look forward to visiting again, next time perhaps seeing what it is like in summer. Highly recommended!

Nice village near the town but peaceful Glass cabin is very well-built,decorated and was warm Staff were nice I had a wonderful time here Thank you

Very friendly and helpfull service, great location in the middle of Ivalo. And very comfy overall. We were allowed to check in over 2 h early after a very stressfull flight and check out a hour late without additional charge. The room was comfy and big with a great view. Breakfast could be better but the dinner was always great.

This is a very nice hotel for the area. Good basic rooms with compact bathrooms featuring a good shower. The black out curtains were not effective unfortunately. Dinner and breakfast in the restaurant were both delicious. The hotel is situated next to the river so that is attractive. Staff is excellent and accommodating.

Dari segi prestasi kos, hotel ini dianggap sangat tinggi di kalangan hotel rumah kaca. Ia agak sukar untuk ditemui. Selepas bas turun dari bas, terlalu sukar untuk menyeret bagasi di dalam salji. Kemudian, saya menghubungi penyambut tetamu hotel untuk menghantar kereta atas perbelanjaan saya sendiri. Anda boleh menempah tunggangan giring, kereta salji, mengejar aurora dan projek lain di hotel. Keseluruhannya bagus!

We were lucky enough to win a week in the Holiday Club in a draw from Inghams Holidays! My lady gave way to a silver-tongued salesperson at an event and gave her email address never believing it would ever be her that wins. Then she nearly deleted the notification email as it was probably a scam. And so we were off to lands well north of the Arctic Circle in the middle of January. Neither of us were skiers so we weren’t sure what to expect. And we are both in our mid-70s so we weren’t going to take many risks. It's a three-hour coach trip from Kittila Airport to Saariselka including a 20-minute rest stop. The first stop in Saariselka was to get issued with heavy overalls, snow boots and mittens which are vital for temperatures of around -25c to -30c which was what we experienced. The hotel is in the centre of town and most places are walkable. Temperatures indoors were pleasant, not hot, but to go outside needed around 20 minutes to put on the kit to go outside. While we were there the sun rose about 11 am and set around 2.30 pm but there was another hour or two of reasonable light. The rooms were basic with twin beds easily pushed together and the continental individual duvets. Bathroom was fine. Lighting in the room was OK but could have been brighter. There’s a TV but the only English programmes were subtitled. The rooms aren’t serviced during the stay but we asked the rep and he organised the cleaners to change towels and empty bins mid-week. We had half-board so breakfast and dinner were buffet service and the food was filling and plentiful. My lady is vegetarian and the rep told the kitchen and they provided a fresh-cooked vegetarian dish for every dinner just for her which was easily added to with the salads and vegetables on the buffet. Dinner was usually soup with two main meat or fish courses plus plentiful bread, vegetables and salads. There was usually just one choice of sweet plus endless hot drinks and an adjacent bar. During the week we were there large numbers of French came and went plus some oriental parties. A couple of times we encountered a rather full house but the turnover of tables is quick and the food doesn’t seem to run out. There is a swimming pool which seems to be for play rather than swimming plus a sauna and a spa but we didn’t try them. There’s no gym. Inghams offered excursions such as husky driving, reindeer farm visits, skiddoos plus there is a regular public bus service to the ski lifts. We found it delightful to walk the signed trails in the hills – a walking pole is useful. The silence in the woods is wonderful. Everyone wants to see the Northern Lights but that is entirely by luck. During our week there were plenty of sightings but the quality was not good. Enough to show you have seen them but not enough to be thrilled. Plenty of green but no reds or blues. I never knew that the vague wisps of white cloud can be seen as green by taking a picture! Amazing. One lesson we learned, don