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Top Camping Vaasa
CAMPGROUND
€8, 4-person cabins €70; mid-May-mid-Aug)
This popular family getaway is 2km from town on Vaskiluoto. It hires bicycles (per two/
six hours €3/6) and rowboats (per hour €4). Cabins require a minimum two-night stay. Ask
about discount packages with nearby
Wasalandia Amusement Park
and
Tropiclandia
.
Hotel Kantarellis
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
(
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
;
06-357-8100;
www.hotelkantarellis.fi
;Rosteninkatu 6;s/d €134/157;
)
Every room at this independent boutique gem has a private sauna, and most have Jacuzzis
and air-conditioning. The decor is dramatically dark, with spotlit wilderness-themed pho-
tos. Solid soundproofing means you won't hear your neighbours' giant flatscreen TV set.
Hotel Astor
HOTEL
(
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
;
06-326-9111;
www.astorvaasa.fi
;
Asemakatu 4;s €124, d €130-144;
)
Handy for the bus or train station, this great little hotel has a historic interior and personal
feel, down to the fresh-baked cakes at breakfast. Rooms in the older wing feature polished
floors and dark-wood furnishings. Higher-priced doubles have their own sauna. Wi-fi can
be patchy.
Eating
Sweet Vaasa
CAFE
Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat; )
Huge, healthy salads, such as a 'protein monster' (bell pepper, bacon, egg, chicken, tuna,
salmon, seeds and nuts), and a daily special (anything from pesto chicken pasta to haloumi
with chickpea salsa or smoked salmon cheesecake) are the mainstays of this buzzing post-
industrial-style cafe; prices include gluten-free crispbread plus coffee or tea.
