Arkadia Hotel & Hostel

I was only there for a few hours on a layover. The room itself was clean. The floors in the common area were filthy as was the shared bathroom. For a night I’m sure it is ok, but long term it’s too dirty in the common areas.

The only good thing about this place is that there is a large parking space. But the facility is not safe, all my food stuff that I kept in the kitchen in the fridge was stolen and I reported yet nothing was done even though there's a camera in the kitchen. There's too much noise in the facility. The doors are not safe, that of my room locked me outside for 12 hours and I call the service manager but yet she couldn't open the door. I had to sleep in my car under snow -7°. Worst experience ever. There's a lot of noise and the receptionist is not always there for I stood there for 30 minutes with no one to attend to me. Toilet are not cleaned. I will not recommend anyone to visit this place and if you do be extremely vigilant and don't keep any food stuff in the kitchen or fridge/freezer unattended.

Front desk was helpful, friendly, and available nearly all through the night. The walls were thin, and I could hear loud neighbors talking essentially all night. When I finally gave up on sleep and tried the shower, I wasn’t sure whether I’d end up dirtier - but tried it just to refresh myself for the last leg of my journey. I booked because it was inexpensive and closer than most cheap options to the airport. All I needed was somewhere to be during a long overnight layover. Unfortunately given the timing of my flights into and out of Helsinki, public transport wasn’t a feasible option (only one bus an hour when I landed, which would’ve taken an hour to get me there). So I ended up spending all that I saved on taxis. Kudos to the helpful and pleasant front desk staff who can’t possibly be getting enough sleep, but I’d advise staying in Helsinki proper. More transport options and just more interesting a location. And hopefully the chance for more restful sleep and cleaner showers.

We had a need for a stay-away in Helsinki during our renovation. So, even as we travelled as a couple, this was not actually a romantic staycation, more of a escape-to-rest-and-rebuild :) For this purpose Arkadia provided us with the best experience - room 105 (double with good quality bed) was silent and very clean, with silent no-noise night, so our rest was v.good indeed. Arkadia is a hotel/hostel at Tattarinsuo-district, with excellent connections to city-center and airport by car. Otherwise the district does not have many services, so please prepare to do some transportation if you have evening plans. Parts of the hostel are under renovation, which is understable - nevertheless the room 105 was well refurbished; although not having all bells&whistles (minibar etc) it provided us with good experience overall. Personnel very kind and helpful, helping us with details we needed for our stay. I can recommend Arkadia for business travellers with no-nonsense mindset for overnight stays, and in general for travellers needing to stay in Helsinki next to good connections to major highways.

What I enjoyed; it was very affordable. 15 minutes from the airport, clean sheets and towels, comfortable bed, relatively clean. The host was friendly and accommodating. What I disliked: being accosted by drunk/high people immediately after I arrive. The outside looks run down. Our window didn't have a curtain big enough to fully cover so people could see in at night; smoke alarm went off several times at night.

Not for families or people with thin skin! Just saying! Noisy, dirty, old and no service...Be sure to have full insurance on your car if parking there!

Nice place for an overnight stay. Good breakfast (not free though). Close to the airport