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Welcome to Vanajanlinna, your Haemeenlinna “home away from home.” Vanajanlinna aims to make your visit as relaxing and enjoyable as possible, which is why so many guests continue to come back year after year. As your “home away from home,” the hotel rooms offer a flat screen TV, and getting online is easy, with free wifi available. Guests have access to a 24 hour front desk, a concierge, and room service while staying at Vanajanlinna. In addition, Vanajanlinna offers a sauna and breakfast, which will help make your Haemeenlinna trip additionally gratifying. And, as an added convenience, there is free parking available to guests. Vanajanlinna puts the best of Haemeenlinna at your fingertips, making your stay both relaxing and enjoyable.
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HOTEL STYLE
Business
Lake View
Languages Spoken
English, Finnish
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Vanajanlinnantie 476 Harviala, Hameenlinna 13330 Finland
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We stayed in a superior room with sauna in the side building Ratsula. Room was spacious, beds comfortable and the sauna was a nice addition. We got a reopening deal. Overall the hotel was very average, nothing special apart from the main building itself. Would not have been worth the full price.
No minibar, fridge or coffee making facilities in the room.
Poor service at the restaurant, I wrote a separate review.
Breakfast was good. I loved the emmer wheat porridge.
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Date of stay: March 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 16 Mar 2022
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Great entity: old buildings and beauty parks, but do not look details inside. They promise so much. We wote too much.
Our room was in building "Pehtoorila". Inside our room was poorly renovated. It was also dirty in room. Spots on window and mirrow in room very dusty flowers on table etc.. Toilet was big, but there were brown spots on walls around toiletchair. The door of bathroom was dirty. Breakfest was very common. Chairs in restaurant were dusty. We did not eat dinner in restaurant, because first evening we wanted to eat in room. Our hamburgers with frenchfries were poor. Second evening we drove to Hämeenlinna to eat. Colfcourse is great!! Dressingrooms in clubhouse are also great. I am sure we come back to golf but we'll have accommodation in some other place.
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Date of stay: July 2011
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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In a place aiming for luxury, it is the small details that matter and here they fail: no warm water in the shower, mediocre breakfast, fraudulent minibar menu. I did mention about the fact that bottles were smaller (that is more expensive) than in the menu, but the receptionist did not seem to care. On the plus side: tranquil, friendly service, spacious rooms.
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Date of stay: July 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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This is the biggest hotel deceit that I have ever seen in my life. 600 Euro per night, a luxury mansion built in the beginning of the 20th century, a beautiful lake. And what you get is a 2,5 star hotel (though they claim 3 to 4) with awful food, terrible rooms, beds where you can’t sleep, not working A/C and bar with restaurant that close at 9 p.m. I was shocked. The rooms are not intended to be cleaned, so are the tables at breakfast, look how they cook fried eggs. We bought 1 orange and 1 pear on the first day in the bar and the next day they had no more. Half of the menu (which is poor by itself) is not available. Instead of a king-size bed we got two of the half-size, I think. One can’t fit on a bed of this size. The only other good thing here was the staff – people are truly friendly and smiling.
I took some pictures of the place, so that you understand the reality of it. It is such a pity that this place is not owned by a top 5-star hotel network. It could have been a pearl of the region – the nature is extremely beautiful around it and the mansion itself is great. If one day I will decide to go into hotel industry, this would be among the first I purchase, renovate, upgrade and let people all over the world enjoy Vanajanlinna!
FYI – maximum price for such a living at the moment – 100-150 Euro.
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Date of stay: July 2019
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I came here for a wedding so the pictursque setting was perfect. The food is very nice and the staff fine. I experienced several of the rooms and wasn't overly impressed with the suites in the out buildings or a twin in the cellar. As rooms go they were perfectly adequate and functional and very pleasent, its just that the price didn't seem in keeping with the facilities. When I visited the euro was around 80p even with that and hotel prices I wasn't the first of the party to point out that E9.50 for half a glass of wine seemed steep. I know alcohol is more expesive in finland but perhaps a nod to the fact that they welcome international guests and an increase in the size of the pour in the glass would be good. Everyone was very friendly the staff were good and the food lovely. I recommend a visit as it is truly a beautiful location and the sauana room is lovely.
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Date of stay: February 2014
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If You like castles, this is definitely a place to spend a night or two. Superbly located, on a shore of a lake and just one hour drive from Helsinki, Vanajanlinna is an ideal venue for a family reunion or a team activity. The bigger the group, the better.
We went there just for a weekend and even though everything worked our for us pretty nicely, we could not escape the feeling that groups are much more preferred than individuals. We booked a weekend package including 1 night's stay and a dinner in the hotel's famous restaurant. When we arrived, the lady at check in informed us that our dinner reservation is not visible in their system and recommended a different timing to what was originally agreed. In priniciple this meant fitting our schedule into the schedule of a big group. We got a tiny table in the corner of the room.
The food was really tasty (the drinks however are totally overpriced), but I need to criticize the service a bit. If you are out for a "romantic" dinner, you want things to happen in a slow pace: first a drink, then the food, then desert - it should not be a race against time... The bar downstairs, which seemed like a perfect place to spend the evening, was unfortunately reserved for a group until very late, so we did not get a chance to spend any time in there.
Breakfast was good, though, self-service; we did not miss anything and the apple-pie with vanilla sauce was a nice surprise.
The room we stayed in was in the main building, 3rd floor and facing the lake - just perfect with old style furniture, but all amenities of modern times (WLAN works perfectly).
They also have a nicely equipped gym, but if you like running, I'd definitely recommend to go outside. Also, if golf is your hobby, this is the place to visit.
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Date of stay: October 2013
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Ask for a room in the main building
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We stayed here for one night and chose it as it was marketed as a romantic deal: accommodation with breakfast and dinner for two. Stayed at the rooms situated 300 meters from the main building and room was far from romantic, very outdated. Also our request to make the beds together (to form a double bed) was ignored despite the e-mail confirmation of it being handled. Additionally our information of the other dining guest being vegan had been forgotten about or ignored as the waiter started telling me about the delicious beef that’s on the menu, after which I had to kindly remind him I’m vegan. Food was below average, nothing special. Mainly the hotel comes across as ignorant towards guests and their requests, I would merely recommend this place as a quick stop-over, when you are not expecting anything special. Definitely not worth the money. Reception offered snacks (pringles, light drinks) as compensation, which I didn’t think really covers the disappointment.
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Date of stay: August 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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The building itself is absolutely stunning as are the surroundings. Because of this it is a particular shame that the hotel is very, very basic - maximum three stars. The standard of the suite we stayed at is unfortunately all time low for me. Bed was old and uncomfortable, towels cheapest you can get, bathroom in desperate need of refurb and mold in the minibar. Also no view of any kind from the room. Breakfast also very basic standard. For 250-300€/night suite this presented really low value for money.
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Date of stay: July 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Can’t remember my room number but it was quiet and extremely comfortable, be it unusually warm for June. Beautiful Castle with meticulously well kept surroundings and fantastic golf course within walking distance.
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Date of stay: June 2019
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Trip type: Travelled on business
Room Tip:Specify your wishes to Reception
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I had some quality time with my spouse and we stayed here during a weekend in July. The weather was perfect: in was +25C and no clouds. Despite of the warm weather, the room (two-storied room with sauna) was cool and quiet. The main building was full, so we stayed at the modern house next to the golf course. Our room price was including discount vouchers to the hotel restaurant and I was happy that we ate here: this was really good fine dining experience with grear wine. The restaurant kept all the doors open to the beautiful yard, and we practically ate outside. I can only recommend this place: the location is a bit remote, but the hotel is well-managed, clean, service is really good and the restaurant was perfect.
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Date of stay: July 2018
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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PRICE RANGE
€180 - €250 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
FinlandTavastia ProperHameenlinna
NUMBER OF ROOMS
85
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