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adult/child €5/1, 2-to 4-person cabins €79, cottages €107-213; )
Only 20 minutes on the metro from the city centre (Rastila station), this year-round camp-
ground makes a good budget option. Though scarcely rural, it's green and well equipped,
with a supermarket nearby. As well as grassy tent and plenty of van sites, there are wooden
cabins and more-upmarket log cottages, plus a gentle beach and facilities, including good
showers, fast wi-fi, saunas and bike hire.
There's also a summer hostel (dm/s/d €21/36/62 from mid-June to July)
Hellsten Helsinki Parliament
APARTMENT
ception 7am-10pm Mon-Fri; )
A step up in style and comfort from many hotels, the apartments here have sleek modern
furnishings, kitchenette, internet connections and cable TV. Prices vary seasonally and
there are discounts for longer stays. It's in a great location. You will receive a keycode if
you arrive outside hours.
GLO Hotel Art
HOTEL
(
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
;
010-344-4100;
www.glohotels.fi
;Lönnrotinkatu 29;r €120-180;
)
Built in 1903 as the student clubhouse for the technical university opposite, this turreted
art nouveau castle-like building features a dark but atmospheric vaulted lobby. Rooms
have been given a makeover and are modern, with designer furniture and excellent amenit-
ies; there's a range of different sizes. Easy on-site parking makes this a good choice for
drivers.
Hotel Katajanokka
HOTEL
(
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;
09-686450;
www.bwkatajanokka.fi
;Merikasarminkatu 1A;d €150-250;
)
Set in a refurbished prison, this place offers character in spades on Katajanokka island.
Rooms stretch over two to three ex-cells, so they're anything but pokey, and boast not slop
buckets but sleek modern bathrooms. Penitentiary jokes - handcuffs for sale at reception -
