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This excellent campground offers all sorts of options in a location close to the beach on
Hietasaari, a 40-minute walk to the city centre via pedestrian bridges. Both summer and
winter activities are on offer, plus a large variety of cabins and cottages, substantially
cheaper outside of high season. It's very child-friendly. Take bus 15 from the city centre,
or the summer tourist train.
Hotel Lasaretti
HOTEL
Sun €82/98; )
Bright, modern and optimistic, this inviting hotel sits in a group of renovated brick build-
ings, once a hospital. It's close to town but the parkside location by the bubbling-bright
stream makes it feel rural. The artistically modern rooms are great: ask for one with a wa-
ter view. Facilities and staff are excellent, and there's also a busy bar-restaurant with sun-
kissed terrace spaces.
Sokos Hotel Eden
SPA HOTEL
superior €142/162; )
This excellent spa hotel by the beach on Hietasaari offers great watery facilities - slides,
intricate indoor pools, saunas - and massage treatments. Superior rooms on the new side
of the building are bigger and have air-conditioning (handier than you may think) as well
as a sea-view balcony. Nonguests can use the spa facilities for €15 per day (€9 for kids).
It's a 3km walk or cycle west of the city centre. Take bus 15 from the centre, or the sum-
mer tourist train.
Hotel Apollo
HOTEL
summer r €82; )
Handy for the train station, this spot boasts warm and efficient service and three types of
room. Standard rooms are compact, with ultracompact bathrooms; the top-floor rooms
have sloping ceiling windows and more space; while the sauna rooms are classier, with
dark furniture and coffee machines. Check for good-value packages on the website.
