Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Built in Sweden in 1960, the enormous passenger ship S/S
Bore
is docked outside the For-
um Marinum museum, just 500m northeast of the ferry terminal. It now contains an
award-winning HI-affiliated hostel with vintage ensuite cabins. Most are squishy but if
you want room to spread out, higher-priced doubles have a lounge area. Rates include a
morning sauna.
Bridgettine Sisters' Guesthouse
GUESTHOUSE
(
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
;
02-250-1910;
www.kolumbus.fi/birgitta.turku
;Ursininkatu 15A;s/d €45/
65; )
Glowing white and run by nuns, this Catholic convent's guest wing is a haven of peace:
public areas are silent after 10pm, and the place has a general air of respectful hush. Its
small rooms are austere, but cleanliness clearly goes with the godliness. Cash only.
Park Hotel
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
(
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
;
02-273-2555;
www.parkhotelturku.fi
;Rauhankatu 1;s €89-124, d €115-162;
)
Overlooking a hilly park, this art nouveau building is a genuine character, with a resident
squawking parrot, Jaakko, and classical music playing in the lift (elevator). Rooms are
decorated in a lovably chintzy style and equipped with minibars. Family owners and facil-
ities such as a lounge with pool table make it the antithesis of a chain hotel.
Hotelli Helmi
HOTEL
120/170; )
Next door to the bus station, family-owned Helmi (literally, 'pearl') has 34 autumnal-hued
soundproofed rooms with minifridges, comfy mattresses and good-sized bathrooms. If
you're catching an overnight ferry or late-night flight, day rooms (€55) are available.
Centro Hotel
HOTEL
(
MAP
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;
02-211-8100;
www.centrohotel.com
;
Yliopistonkatu 12;s/d €111/119;
)
