We stayed 2 night in this holiday resort.
We had our own residence that was a bit outdated but we alreary were aware of it. Our residence had an own sauna that was nice.
We were able to drive with our own car just near to the residence so it was easy to move luggages inside. We also needed to have our own beddings with us.
Resort area itself is nice as the lake Saimaa is connected to it.
Everything went fine and we liked our stay.
Quite a nice buffet lunch. Nothing special but ok tasty. Not many option to compete with on that area on the other hand. Friendly staff. Surprisungly busy on Sunday afternoon. Clean sanitary facilities also
Well-equipped, nice-looking and generally clean cottage, close to a beach and within walking distance to the aquapark Kesämaa where the children could walk on their own. However, upon arrival, we found the fireplace full of ashes, cigarette butts in the grill, a burnt light bulb in the floor-lamp, cat piss odour in the bathroom and lack of filters for the coffee machine. When we complained about these irregularities to the resort's reception, they sent a cleaning lady who was very reluctant to fix all of those and did that only when we insisted. She told us that she cannot feel the smell in the bathroom, the fireplace is not that full yet, there are just a few butts in the grill and the grill is not included in the equipment of the cottage anyway. The coffee filters were not included either (if true, this is probably the only cottage of this kind in Finland). She advised us that guests must check the model of the coffee machine upon arrival and then go to buy filters on their own in the closest supermarket. Finally, she promised to send someone to replace the light bulb but nobody did this during the whole week that we stayed (perhaps they assumed - quite correctly - that we do not need all the lights in the summer when the night is non-existent.)
So my family took a little car trip and as to be expected we stayed at a number of hotels, but to me this one stood out to be beautiful, modern, clean and just a place were you would like to spend time. We are a family of four so three beds was a nice surprise. The wooden walls had also been painted white in our cabin which made the room seem more open and modern.
We had a few problems though. The door to the bathroom/toilet had no lock and it made my brother very uncomfortable and there might be a good reason why the lock was missing, but I just couldn’t figure it out. Also, the window to the bathroom could use a curtain. We were also led to believe that we could go swimming to the beach but there was a sign saying it was another businesses property.
We would have liked to also know how much we're supposed to clean (maybe a note or a booklet). Also, the breakfast wasn't included in the final price.
We were also charged for the bedsheets which we didn’t know we needed.
Still I have to say that I loved being there. Only wish we could have stayed longer.
Our party (three adults and a five-year old) stayed in one of Harjun Portti cabins for four nights in July. The cabin was well equipped, clean and quiet, the beds very comfortable.
There was a heat wave in Finland at the time and we took the opportunity to swim in the lake many times daily. We found the nearby small boat dock ("laivalaituri") great for this purpose. We were also lucky to have brought our own table fan to help cool the air a bit.
We'd brought our own small grill with us and barbecued a couple of times. The two grills they had at Harjun Portti turned out to be too small for making food for four people.
We also used the sauna every night. A typical small electric sauna, the temperature didn't really get hot enough to my taste, but it was nice to have a sauna nevertheless.
One day we visited the water park across the road. According to the five-year-old this was the best experience of all in Punkaharju, along with fishing from the dock (we didn't catch any fish though).
Overall a lovely little holiday in Punkaharju!
