Jongunjoen Matkailu Oy — Hotel in Pielinen Karelia

The times that you stumble across a holiday that really is just perfect for your whole family can be quite rare. For us this year we really hit the spot with Jarkko and Victoria’s special place on the edge of a beautiful lake where we literally didn’t see another soul. ||We really wanted this part of our trip to be the part where we could totally relax and focus on being together, to not have to think about what we are doing or what we are eating or anything, just to be looked after for a few days and it was a bit of an unknown leap of faith we took as we had found the place completely by chance and didn’t really know what to expect. ||From the minute we arrived we were warmly welcomed, fed delicious hearty home cooked meals including home made salmon pizza, finish meat pies cooked on the fire, perfectly cooked chicken and salad from the garden. We did lots of gentle adventures that we agreed with Jarkko before we arrived and they were perfectly suited to our son indy who is 8 and autistic and we felt that Jarkko totally understood how to connect with him and what would work best and by the end of the trip they were firm friends. We kayaked and SUPed in the lake walked through the local forest picking wild berries on the way to a lovely little camp, swam in rivers, had an overnight stay in a bear hide, had saunas and hot tubs and fires right by the lake which we all swam in every day and indy learnt to fish for the first time. Jarkko even presented indy with his very own fishing rod at the end as a gift to go home with! ||Victoria was lovely and warm too and the whole place gave us a happy glow. We highly recommend it and especially the all inclusive option because there was something just so nice about letting go and being taken care of so we could focus on each other and the world around us. ||We stayed in the cottage which is a flexible space with a kitchen and lots if beds and pretty big for just us 3 but it worked perfectly for us and was clean and had everything we needed to have a comfy stay and seemed good value to have our own space which can be such a game changer when you have a neuro diverse family. ||We then ate in the big main building - it is not a trendy, bare light bulb, stripped pine rustic chic kind of place, it’s a really well run, sparkling clean, humble and refreshingly traditional spot where you feel like you are drifting back in time. It was a real good un! Hence the...

Location: wonderful!||Rooms: beautiful!||Courtesy: unbeatable!||Close your eyes and imagine: a beautiful cottage, great .. clean .. elegant .. with all amenities. A lake, blue and calm ... where water lilies bloom .. where you can swim ... fish .. go canoeing ... or simply sleep to rowing on the boat.||Imagine a lush green lawn with flowers and fruits to collect, between the cottage and the lake ..||Imagine a real traditional Finnish sauna, then plunge into the lake ... Imagine a hut where you can cook and eat on the shore of the lake. Or even a fireplace right on the beach .... Imagine, all around, paths for walking, and cycling, among woods and carpets of fresh blueberries! Imagine that you stay for hours without listening to a car engine!||Imagine walking in the woods at midnight, with no torch! In the incredible silence of the woods of Karelia.||Imagine a hearty breakfast with fresh fruit and homemade jam on the spot, with local fruits ...||Imagine people with incredible kindness ... They will provide everything: canoe, boat, bicycle, maps, sauna ..||Now open your eyes, you've come to Jongunjoki!||I've never seen a paradise like this ...||I'll be...

In august I was supposed to stay at Jongunjoen Matkailu for two to three days due to my work but I ended up staying there about ten nights mostly because of the excellent B&B accommondation. ||||I made relatively long days in woods and regardless of the time I arrived, there was always great dinner available with affordable prices. Place itself is in really nice and peaceful location at the lake shore. Sauna was always ready and service outstanding. Small problems from refueling the car to internet difficulties were always solved with ease. And did i mention the food! ||||This is the way you want to overnight when doing hiking, skiing or canoeing! Possibilities for all mentioned in the list were excellent in the area. Place is also located along the "Rukajärven tie", so there were lots of war memorabilia nearby. I will definately wisit the place for canoeing and cycling around the historic war zones in holiday purposes.||||Excellent place, prices and service. Strong...