Holiday Club Saariselkä
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Holiday Club Saariselkä

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#4 of 8 hotels in Saariselka
4.5 of 5 bubbles
Location
3.7 of 5 bubbles
Rooms
3.7 of 5 bubbles
Value
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Cleanliness
3.7 of 5 bubbles
Service
4.0 of 5 bubbles
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Holiday Club Saariselka is an excellent choice for travellers visiting Saariselka, offering a family-friendly environment alongside many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay.

Saariselka Reindeer Farm (0.2 mi), located nearby, makes Holiday Club Saariselka a great place to stay for those interested in visiting this popular Saariselka landmark.

Holiday Club Saariselka is a family-friendly hotel offering a flat screen TV in the rooms, and it is easy to stay connected during your stay as free wifi is offered to guests.

Plus, guests can enjoy a pool and free breakfast, which have made this a popular choice among travellers visiting Saariselka. For guests with a vehicle, free parking is available.

While staying in Saariselka, you can check out a popular diner like Sport Bistro Pilkku, which is serving up some great dishes.

Enjoy your stay in Saariselka!

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Property amenities
Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Fitness Centre with Gym / Workout Room
Pool
Free breakfast
Skiing
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Pets Allowed ( Dog / Pet Friendly )
Wifi
Sauna
Hot bath
Indoor pool
Heated pool
Bar / lounge
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Breakfast buffet
Airport transportation
Meeting rooms
Spa
Massage
Steam room
Baggage storage
Non-smoking hotel
Laundry service
Room features
Fireplace
Flatscreen TV
Room types
Non-smoking rooms
Suites
Family rooms
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HOTEL CLASS
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3.5 of 5 stars
HOTEL STYLE
Family
Mid-range
Languages Spoken
English, Spanish, Finnish, Norwegian and 2 more

Location

Saariseläntie 7, Saariselka 99830 Finland
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Neil K wrote a review Dec 2024
+1
4.0 of 5 bubbles
We did 3 nights at this hotel with Santa's lapland, and overall no complaints. The hotel is one of the better ones in the area, the downside is the pool was closed but not the be all and end all.

If you are going to this hotel in the winter season then your there for the magic of christmas and on a short stay so you spend very little time in the hotel anyway, The food choices weren't amazing and wasn't a great deal to choose from but there was always something for the kids sausage and chips, chicken nuggets etc so you won't starve. If you get hungry between meal times you can get hotdogs and sandwiches.

Rooms are not cleaned daily but again short stay so doesn't really matter. The hotel is in a prime location with a bar over the road supermarket to the right 500m down the road and to the left is more hotels another bar and the toboggan slopes.

All the staff are helpful and friendly the rooms are OK can be slightly crowded in the rooms if your are a family of 3 or more but again need to remember where you are it's a very seasonal place and only short stays this is not a hotel for long stay unless you get one of the apartments.

The hotel is pricey but Finland as a whole I'd very pricey €9.60 for a pint and if you actually get a full pint you be lucky but again it is expected and should be costed into your stay. There is a a couple of slightly cheaper places to get food and drinks but your talking pennies not a massive amount.

Overall would stay again and would recommend.
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Date of stay: December 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from HCSaariselkä Resort, Guest Services / Front Office at Holiday Club Saariselkä
Responded 30 Dec 2024
Dear NeilK899! Many sincere thanks for your kind review and recommendation to undefined. I am very happy to hear that our services made such a positive impression and that you had a memorable experience. We take pride in taking care of our guests and are very pleased that your expectations were highly met. Thank you once again for choosing to stay with us and we look forward to welcome you back very soon. Kind regards, Holiday Club Saariselkä
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KWIL wrote a review Dec 2023
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We stayed over Christmas 2023 and had 2 rooms. They were old and slightly tired but we only needed them for sleeping! It looks like there is a programme to refurbish rooms, which had not made it to our end yet.
Beds looked like they would be awful, but were actually really comfy & we all slept well. Walls are a little thin so maybe take ear plugs if you’re a light sleeper.
The food was copious in the buffets, lots of British favourites for breakfast - bacon, scrambled eggs, beans, toast, cereal etc alongside some more continental options cold meats, cheese, roasted veg etc all very tasty!
Dinner always had an option of sausages, chicken nuggets and chips for the fussier eaters amongst us. Alongside some really tasty grown up options.

The pool has really weird opening times 1400-2030 so on a busy schedule it’s hard to fit a swim in. But we managed one and the kids loved it.
Be prepared that the rules for the sauna are to be naked (towels allowed) but no swimwear.

The hotel on the whole was warm and welcoming after a long day in the snow. There are little drying cupboards in the bathroom for gloves, towels etc.

Hair dryer is provided.

There is a small shop within reception selling snacks, drinks & a few souvenirs it’s open 24/7 which was handy.
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Date of stay: December 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip: Due to set times for trips etc breakfast gets busy! Take food bags……
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Jules wrote a review Feb 2024
Truro, United Kingdom
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We had a lovely week staying at the Holiday Club. Our room was nice, however a bit of a squeeze for 2 adults & 2 kids.
There was not enough storage space to put all of our clothes unfortunately and so we had to leave our clothes in 1 of our large suitcases throughout our stay.
The twin beds are pushed together and are VERY uncomfortable because the mattresses are VERY thin & placed on top of a hard divan base!
The sofa bed is also VERY uncomfortable and sloped down toward the floor on one side, this meant having to put cushions on the floor incase one of the kids rolled out!
The shower room is also very small!

The food was good, a good choice of mains at dinner time, unfortunately only one boring desert everyday which was usually a mousse ( chocolate or strawberry) which left the kids disappointed.
Come on Holiday Club, you can do better!
Also the orange & apple juice wasn’t fresh , a syrup mixed with water at a help yourself machine.

The staff were lovely, and it was fantastic having the pool and saunas to use from 2.30 -8.30 each day. Great to get back from a trip out and be able to take the kids for a swim. The pool also has swimming aids you can borrow.

The hotel is situated in a great location very close to the forest walks. Only takes 20 mins to walk from the hotel up to the aurora hut.
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from HCSaariselkä Reception, General Manager at Holiday Club Saariselkä
Responded 7 Mar 2024
Dear Jules! Many sincere thanks for your kind review and recommendation to undefined. I am very happy to hear that our services made such a positive impression and that you had a memorable experience despite the beds and some issues with catering. We take pride in taking care of our guests and are very pleased that your expectations were highly met. Thank you once again for choosing to stay with us and we look forward to welcome you back very soon. Kind regards, Saariselkä Resort
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Charlotte T wrote a review Nov 2024
2.0 of 5 bubbles
All in all, this was a successful trip and the apartment was spacious and comfortable enough. It was a decent location and we felt a good bargain. However, we had one major issue that really tainted our experience in this hotel. We went to the shop so we could cook from our apartment, using the pots and pans provided. We spent time and money cooking only for our food to be inedible. One bite and we realised that it tasted of lemon bleach. All of the pots, pans, cutlery, cups etc all stank so strong of this cleaning supplies that was definitely not a supply meant to be used on crockery. We wasted food, time and energy on making a meal that was inedible. Not only this, but we were very concerned about what we ingested, it tasted like floor cleaner.

I went to the desk to tell them about this, hoping there was something they could do. Since by this point we were starving, tired and most restaurants were shutting. The woman half apologised, didn’t take us very seriously and told us that it was an external cleaning company and there was nothing we could do.
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Date of stay: November 2024
5.0 of 5 bubblesValue
3.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
2.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
1.0 of 5 bubblesService
3.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Janet H wrote a review Apr 2024
St. Albans, United Kingdom
1.0 of 5 bubbles
We booked with Santas Lapland to stay over Christmas 2023. The accommodation with this holiday was a room at this hotel for us as grandparents and an apartment for the rest of the family. The apartment was good however the hotel itself although advertised as four star was, I would say two star. The corridors were delapidated as was our room, the shower head pointed sideways which you could alter, the room was not clean and when we arrived, as the bathroom floor had toilet paper and other bits stuck to it with blobs and had obviously not been cleaned, I ask reception to clean it which they did to a poor standard with water slopped up the tiles. At that point I decided not to pursue anything further as I didn’t want to take up our valuable time there. We decided to spend as little time in the room as possible. We are obviously older but we’re not told that our room was on the first floor (only realised this on our way to the room) and there was no lift and reception did not ask if we needed help, fortunately some other kind holiday makers helped us. When we went to the restaurant no one was monitoring people going in and it was so oversubscribed that people had got their breakfast/dinner standing in the restaurant with nowhere to sit, hovering over tables where they though people were leaving. The dining room staff were doing their best but standards of cleaning tables were slipping. We sat in the reception/“lounge area” for about an hour - the table was covered with food mess, plates, spilt drinks and glasses and when we left it was still there. It was obvious that they did not have enough staff and were not sufficiently equipped to have that amount people there. There are some redecorated corridors and rooms and that is what they show you on the website however the rest of it is awful and it did sadly take away some if the enjoyment of our holiday. So go to Saariselka but do not stay at this hotel. The rest of our holiday with Santas Lapland was good. I do not take any joy in writing such as sad review.
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Date of stay: December 2023
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
1.0 of 5 bubblesService
2.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from HCSaariselkä Resort, Guest Services / Front Office at Holiday Club Saariselkä
Responded 26 Apr 2024
Dear Janet H! Thank you very much for your review and your rating. I am so sorry to read about your experience, please be assured that our team will look into your concern so that we can continue to improve our services. We do hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back in the future, so that we can provide a better experience. Warm regards, Saariselkä Resort
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Danielle wrote a review Jan 2022
+1
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Great location in the heart of Saariselka. The hotel is big and has an amazing pool, which the kids loved.

The restaurant is very pretty, however just not big enough for the number of guests. I felt like breakfast was a free-for all (had a Benidorm feel about that)
The breakfast food was good and had a great selection.
Our first night I felt was quite poor selection of food for dinner. Mediocre at best.

The thing that bugged me most with the hotel, apart from lots of the staff (not Santa’s Lapland staff-they were jolly enough) not seemingly wanting to be there or help in any kind of way, is the pretence of the angry birds soft play being here. This was a big pull for us when deciding to book the hotel. Our kids would have loved it and it was closed and apparently has been for quite some time. It’s still there on the hotel website and even on the signposts in the hotel.

The hotel is large and we were at the back end of the hotel, which was quite the hike with all of the suitcases. Be prepared for that!

The family room we had was a lot smaller than I had expected too. Imagine a travel lodge room. There was one wardrobe for all of us, no other storage (suitcase fit under the bed) and it’s a small space to all get ready in the snowsuits. The drying cupboard for the wet gloves/socks etc is small too (and positioned above the toilet....so take care!) and very noisy when it’s on.

The room got too stuffy on a night time. I get why they don’t allow guests to open the windows but it would have been nice to have some kind of temperature control for your own room.

The tv was all in Finnish. Not that that mattered to us but be aware.

There were plenty of sockets in the room for driers/chargers etc and we connected to WiFi in the reception area. Not so much in the rooms.

On our last day, our flight time changed, giving us extra hours to be on resort. Despite having paid an awful lot of money to stay at the hotel, they were going to charge us to use the showers to freshen up before we left which I thought was a bit cheeky. We ended up using the shower extension in the toilets to wash instead but I feel that decision could be reviewed by the hotel.

If visiting Lapland, prepare for the expense of it. Imagine london and add 30%. I paid over €20 for a pint and a half of cider and a sprite!

We would love to visit Lapland again. Would we stay here again. Probably not. The pool was the biggest asset to the hotel. I’d give everything else a generous 3*.
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Date of stay: December 2021Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip: The pool is amazing. Don’t be fooled by any adverts promising the angry birds soft play. It’s...
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austin wrote a review Dec 2023
Gosport, United Kingdom
3.0 of 5 bubbles
So the hotel itself is very basic, on first glance it’s very beautiful but on closer inspection you realise that you’ve been taken in by the Beauty of the surrounding area and that you’ve paid all that money for where you are and not where you’re staying.
The food is very basic and not much choice but to be fair to them it’s to a reasonable standard.
The restaurant is quite small so in busy times you could be standing waiting for a table for a while.

The room again is very basic but if I’m honest very grimy and dirty.
On entering the room we noticed straight away that there was other peoples rubbish under the beds and dirt across the floor and low down on the walls where it’s obviously been cleaned with a very dirty mop.
The towels were very rough and it was just very under-loved and not taken care of.

The staff in general were ok but nothing special, not a lot of smiles and friendly faces, apart from the reps but that is their one job!

As a base this place is acceptable but nothing special, the area is amazing and beautiful nothing like I’ve ever seen but you don’t have to stay here to experience that.
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Date of stay: December 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Kaavs wrote a review Dec 2023
London, United Kingdom
5.0 of 5 bubbles
The pool/waterpark was very fun to swim in since it had a waterslide and free equipment to borrow. There was also a jacuzzi and sauna there which was very nice to come back to after a cold walk. We had a very good sized room for a family of four and the good thing was that since it was in the centre, every thing was accessible. The buffet for breakfast was good. It had a variety of options for bread, cheese, pancakes, smoothies, coffee, juices etc. The staff was also very helpful and nice. Outside, since there was a big space belonging to holiday club, we had a very scenic and beautiful walk in the snow and did some taboganning too. The fact that there is a big and warm reception area which you can relax in if you need to go out in a few mins helps. There is also a shop (R Kioski) which is really good.
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Date of stay: December 2023
4.0 of 5 bubblesValue
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip: The buffet gets crowded easily so try and come as early as possible (no need to wake up at 6 and...
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philippe A wrote a review Feb 2024
SAINT LAURENT DU VAR
4.0 of 5 bubbles
We have just spent a week at Holiday club with Fram. Very good entertainment team (Arthur, Jordan, Eloise and Ivana), always present, dynamic, and smiling despite the means at their disposal. The 3 outings that we are offered are very good with superb landscapes as well as daytime entertainment. Those in the evening are a little more laborious because I think due to lack of means. Don't forget to go sledding on the 3 trails offered to us:
Regarding the hotel: the bedding is of good quality, you are allowed to clean the room once a week but you don't have to be picky....
I think the hotel and restaurant staff before working in this place must have worked in a penitentiary....
As for catering: decent breakfast, lunch (a great time!!!), dinner not bad but very limited choice, desserts: mousse at all meals and tasteless...
Luckily the little biscuits that come with it are good.
the prices charged at the bar depend on the weeks and the influence at the hotel, I do not recommend school holidays +30%. on the other hand I can recommend the PUB just opposite the hotel.
The swimming pool is a good way to end the afternoon, it's a little cold in the changing rooms but that's a detail....
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Date of stay: February 2024
2.0 of 5 bubblesValue
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
2.0 of 5 bubblesService
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Ann L wrote a review Jan 2023
Seattle, Washington
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. We were three adults staying in a condo unit: full kitchen, dishwasher, clothes washer, warmer for boots and clothes. We had everything that we needed to stay and use the kitchen. The knives need to be sharpened though…
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Date of stay: January 2023
5.0 of 5 bubblesValue
4.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
5.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
5.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
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Answer from Kaavs
London, United Kingdom27 contributions
For us, it was a sofa transformed into a full time bed. It was very accommodating for us which was pretty good. There is not that much space but it is enough. We had a king size bed and one medium bed.
Answer from Stephen H
Jacksonville, Florida23 contributions9 helpful votes
We did not use the recreation facilities but it doesn't seem likely they would care about the style of your swimwear. You can ask the front desk +358 300 870969.
Answer from V SURRY
Stanford-Le-Hope, United Kingdom11 contributions
You will have to hire yourself with Lapland safaris who provide thermal gear. If not book as a package
Kirsten wrote a tip Jan 2025
45 contributions4 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"Bring T Bags & Coffee for the apartments as it’s pricey and they come in packs of 25 in the supermarket."
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Samillot wrote a tip Dec 2024
6 contributions2 helpful votes
1.0 of 5 bubbles
"Don't come here for the pool"
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KWIL wrote a tip Dec 2023
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom168 contributions52 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"Due to set times for trips etc breakfast gets busy! Take food bags……"
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Kaavs wrote a tip Dec 2023
London, United Kingdom27 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"The buffet gets crowded easily so try and come as early as possible (no need to wake up at 6 and get a spot) and sit down."
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EKC1979 wrote a tip Jan 2023
Chertsey, United Kingdom27 contributions22 helpful votes
1.0 of 5 bubbles
"Avoid this place sadly."
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PRICE RANGE
€117 - €184 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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LOCATION
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NUMBER OF ROOMS
139
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Frequently Asked Questions about Holiday Club Saariselkä
Which popular attractions are close to Holiday Club Saariselkä?
Nearby attractions include Urho Kekkonen National Park (0.4 km), Hippupuoti Gift Shop (0.2 km), and Saariselka Bowling (0.3 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Holiday Club Saariselkä?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include an indoor pool, free wifi, and free breakfast.
What food & drink options are available at Holiday Club Saariselkä?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
Is parking available at Holiday Club Saariselkä?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Holiday Club Saariselkä?
Conveniently located restaurants include Teerenpesä Restaurant Pub, Restaurant Petronella, and Restaurant Pirkon Pirtti.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Holiday Club Saariselkä?
Yes, guests have access to an indoor pool, a fitness centre, and a sauna during their stay.
Does Holiday Club Saariselkä have airport transportation?
Yes, Holiday Club Saariselkä offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Is Holiday Club Saariselkä located near the city centre?
Yes, it is 0.2 km away from the centre of Saariselka.
Are pets allowed at Holiday Club Saariselkä?
Yes, pets are typically allowed, but it's always best to call ahead to confirm.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Holiday Club Saariselkä?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, and Finnish.
Is Holiday Club Saariselkä accessible?
Yes, it offers wheelchair access and reduced mobility rooms. For specific enquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.
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