Priceline Hotel: 3* Helsinki Holiday Inn City West

[theory12]

:) No one has posted Finland anywhere on this board or the other one so I thought I would take a chance. It's just all of Helsinki 2* or 3* so very risky if you are set on being in city centre. I selected 3*, started at $75 and then every few days $78...then got it at $81. Direct booking was $108 so I guess I saved 25%-ish and it will be peak summer season. Hedging my bets that the Euro will keep rising : )

Looks to be in the business area/swedish ferry and near a metro but not in the heart of town. Which is ok, I think, as I will be glad to be in a hotel which is not a dump, as 3* usually can be. Nice tripadvisor reviews about how good of shape it's in. I can deal with taking metros and 10-min taxis to get to town.

Holiday Inn Helsinki City-West (not to be confused with the several other Holiday Inns!)

Sulhasenkuja 3

Helsinki, Finland

358 9 4152 1000

Amenities:

24 Hour Front Desk

Bar/Lounge

Breakfast Room

Remote Control Television

Direct Dial Telephone

Private Bath

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: US$81.00

Subtotal: US$324.00

Taxes & Service Fees: US$40.42

Total Charges: US$364.42

[thereuare]

Congratualtions on your win and

Thank you for sharing it with the board and helping us add this new property (and region) to the Priceline Hotel List.

Glad to hear you're happy with the results and it should work well for your needs.

Enjoy your stay.

[XT600]

not really a special rate (with recent EUR-USD drop), BTW in Finland holiday season is over in August! :-)...

AAA Rate was 68 EUR excl. BF for low season days between Christmas 2007 and NY2008, no AAA ID asked even I'm member :)

As usual in Europe above prices are brutto prices!!!

Hotel is relatively new (2004) and positively different to US-Holiday Inns: Skandinavian designed tiny rooms, only queen beds for two but Sauna is - of course! - included in all rates. Location next to highway in office part and a bit out of city but to walk to downtonw takes 10min