Lapland Hotels Ylläskaltio — Hotel in Tunturi-Lapin seutukunta

Still at the Snow Princess on a 4 night stay. Surprisingly decent. Yes rooms are dated, stairs very steep. Looking back on previous reviews these points have been mentioned numerous times and mgt have said hope to get a renovation soon, 10 yrs down the line looks like it's still considering it. Saying the it was clean, room for 5 was small, our room was a riot with clothes everywhere. Would b good if there was somewhere you vould hang your snow suits on properly. Shower wasn't the best, luke warm. Downstairs reception area was lovely, rustic and upstairs dining area lovely too, very large room with floor to ceiling with windows and found it very cold to eat in. High ceiling won't help so wrap up when going in there. Food decent I thought, was expect it worse, food was warm, soups lovely. Food was fine abit repetitive but warm wholesome so you left full. Kids choice poor though, chips n nuggets.||Sledging outside the hotel isn't great, get yourself on the ski bus timetable at reception get yourself to the northside of the fell, sledging is fab and next to the is the ski slopes.||Outside the hotel turn left walk down t junction turn left then you'll see the small shopping centre, large reindeer then further another shopping mall go outside there you can find the lake along with the swing. Ensure you stay inside the poles on the lake to walk safely.||So tiring with all the gear on but worth it, so it's a heavy day. Don't over pack we ended up wearing most of our clothes most days as there clean. Brought 2 cases what a waste as only...

Our second trip to Yllaskaltio and another wonderful stay! The accommodation is clean, simple, warm and very comfortable. The staff very friendly, and a tasteful redecoration of the restaurant undertaken since last year. |I have noted with interest the ‘lack of choice’ of food for children. However this strikes me as very strange! If you want to give children a nutritionally poor and bland diet that is likely ultra processed, which leads to increased health risks (obesity, type 2 diabetes and all types cancer to mention but a few) then it may seem limited as no ultra processed pizza, burgers, Mac n cheese etc is present. However the choice of food is very varied, well presented in a buffet style, and hugely tasty. As kids can eat the same as adults - unsurprising to some - then the above criticism of ‘lack of choice’ simply does not add up. |There is entertainment for kids and adults (pool, darts, arcade games) and a relaxing bar area to enjoy a drink with a lovely little gift shop attached. |The location is probably one of the most beautiful places in earth, and many activities to do (skidooing, dog sledding and reindeer rides are a must, as is snow shooing). Fell skiing is great and, given the location, always guaranteed. Runs can be a little short & not as plentiful if you are used to the Alps per se, but there is still plenty to challenge people of all abilities, and the views more than make up for this. |The Finnish people are lovely and welcoming. Cross country skiing fantastic as is hiking in the forests. |I cannot wait...

We had a very lovely time. A December Lapland trip booked through TUI. The hotel is relatively basic with limited selection of food at meals and often running right down before more cones out. The inclusive meal Time drinks is very sparse. For a not so reasonable price you can buy from the bar. E.g Pepsi around 5 euros and hot chocolate for about the same. One big plus was a sauna in the room. Small but also made a good drying room after the snow. The room was very basic and quite small. The child bed felt like it was going to fall apart.

On the TUI side. It was a great trip however. The reps are a bit pushy with their excursions. They say limited places. I later realised for around 150 euros if you go accriss the road you can have a family of four snow mobile trip equivalent to the 350 Euro trip offered by the TUI team. They want you to book there's before looking around. They most likely make a tone of cash on them. The snow suits must be returned before your last evening so no northern lights hunting at the frozen lake that evening. They don't tell you this until you arrive so if you are thinking shall I take extra footwear for the snow then take it as you might find that actually it will give you more options at the end of your trip. Overall a good trip but I have lost a little...