Hellsten Helsinki Parliament Hotel

I was in Helsinki for four days in October 2019, on my own. I stayed here, in a studio apartment. Later, in September, on my second visit to Helsinki, with my wife, I decided to stay here again. It was wonderful. We had apartment number 152. Actually, this is a two bedroom apartment, my wife's brother and his wife were supposed to join us, they had to cancel at the last moment. So, my wife and I had the whole place to ourselves. A bit too much space, but what the hell, it was divine! I am reproducing much of what I gave in my earlier review, with a few additions: 1. Exceptionally well located, within walking distance of the main railway station. We caught the airport train, and just walked the 1km to the hotel. We left the same way, we walked to the station to catch the train to St. Petersburg. 2. The apartment had everything: a small but fully equipped kitchen where you can cook all your meals, two reasonably sized bedrooms, comfortable beds, perfect security and a common use laundry in the basement to wash your clothes. A small balcony outside the central lounge area. In addition, there was a sauna! 3. The building is very near several tram and bus lines, and it is a very quiet neighbourhood. 4. There is a small supermarket about six or seven minutes away, where you can shop for any of your needs. 5. Most important of all: wonderfully cheerful and cooperative staff. One of the staff members helped us to book our day trip to Tallinn in Estonia, it was a great help! Note: It is not dirt cheap, but then Finland is a very rich country, Helsinki is an expensive city, and you get what you pay for! I would strongly recommend this place. Having stayed here twice, I am utterly convinced this is a fabulous place to stay. Oh, one more thing: because it was a repeat stay, they gave me a very nice discount!

This apartment hotel is located in an old beautiful building in Töölö within a 10-minute walk to the city center. We booked a two-bedroom penthouse with a sauna and a terrace. There are two of them on the 5th floor. Also, two balcony studios are located on that floor. The 5th floor is a former attic. Our apartment had still the attic smell left and also some sewage smell. Luckily, there was a terrace door that could be opened to get fresh air. The apartment was quite spacious and it was clean. However, the overall impression was a little bit outdated. The furniture had wear and tear. The small kitchen was well equipped. During this COVID pandemic, the reception is open only weekdays 14-18. We arrived at 12:50 and it was easy to get inside using the door phone. Our stay had good value for 122 euros.

Bathtub has stain which is not removable which give people that is dirty but actually is apartment is clean. Good value for 4-5 people. Is walking distance from the main railway station but the route to the apartment is not that luggage friendly. However, if you take metro to the apartment is also about the same timing.