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Joy S
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Apartments Rivoli Jardin

  • July 6, 2007
  • Rated 5 of 5 by Joy S from Manchester, United Kingdom
Apartments Rivoli Jardin

We booked this accommodation directly through their website - www.rivoli.fi.

The people who own the apartments (there are four of them) also run the Rivoli Hotel. They say on their website "staying here is like having a luxury pad of your own in the city." This is entirely true. Normally they state a minimum stay of 6 nights - they did allow us to book for 5.

Our apartment - C25 - was 68 square metres and had two bedrooms. Outside the building looks a bit austere and grim. You enter through a gate into a courtyard where there are several apartment blocks. We then had to drag our luggage up three flights of quite steep stairs (there is no lift). We were very out of breath by the time we reached the front door.

Inside the apartment all the effort to get there was worth it. It was really spacious - pine floors and furnished in a minimalist, contemporary and elegant style. The living room had such a comfortable chaise-lounge, television and DVD player; the kitchen was well-equipped and had a dishwasher and microwave; there was a dining area; the bathroom had a shower/wetroom and there were 2 nice bedrooms - 1 double, 1 single.

There is a sauna in the basement of the block - you have to book and pay for use of this. For an extra charge you can also have breakfast in the hotel.

The cost for us for 5 nights was 1,100 euros. The apartment's location is perfect - on a quiet sidestreet just a few steps from Esplanade Park and from there a short and pleasant walk to Market Square and the harbour area. In the opposite direction, just a short stroll away are all the fashionable shopping streets.

We only ate out twice during our stay, the rest of the time we cooked and dined in the apartment. There is a really good supermarket on the next street and a great wine store nearby. The welcome pack in the apartment has a map with both these places listed.

It seemed like our apartment had been recently refurbished - the fridge-freezer and cooker were like brand-new. There is a nice Tex-Mex restaurant really close by. We had a great meal there one evening -not very Finnish I know, but we fancied a change. We were not disappointed - food and atmosphere were good and they had a special children's menu.

Check-in time for the apartments is after 2pm and you have to leave by midday. You collect and drop off the keys at the hotel - one street away. We left our luggage at the hotel and they sorted out a taxi for us to the airport.

This was a great place to stay in Helsinki. A beautiful, funky, trendy, modern and comfortable apartment with lots more space than you would get in a regular hotel room. Also with a young child, it gave us the flexibility to cook and eat in sometimes.

From journal 5 Days in Helsinki

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