Hotel in zona Saariselka Ski & Sport Resort, Saariselkä

Absolutely amazing family holiday! We booked through Tui, The Tui crew from the moment we arrived at Manchester airport until we arrived back 4 days later we’re absolutely FANTASTIC. Jolly Jamie , light up Luke, jazz Jingle, Jazz Jingle, cheeky elf, coco, emerald to name a few made our holiday absolutely fantastic. The hotel staff were all absolutely brilliant as well. The hotel itself is ready for a bit of a makeover but it’s a lovely warm environment with loads of character. The food was good enough for me for 4 days and I’m a fussy git. I can’t rave enough about this hotel, it’s staff and the Tui package provided to us. We will definitely do it again as Sariselka is also a great place. Thanks from the Riley family

We were lucky enough to win a week in the Holiday Club in a draw from Inghams Holidays! My lady gave way to a silver-tongued salesperson at an event and gave her email address never believing it would ever be her that wins. Then she nearly deleted the notification email as it was probably a scam. And so we were off to lands well north of the Arctic Circle in the middle of January. Neither of us were skiers so we weren’t sure what to expect. And we are both in our mid-70s so we weren’t going to take many risks. It's a three-hour coach trip from Kittila Airport to Saariselka including a 20-minute rest stop. The first stop in Saariselka was to get issued with heavy overalls, snow boots and mittens which are vital for temperatures of around -25c to -30c which was what we experienced. The hotel is in the centre of town and most places are walkable. Temperatures indoors were pleasant, not hot, but to go outside needed around 20 minutes to put on the kit to go outside. While we were there the sun rose about 11 am and set around 2.30 pm but there was another hour or two of reasonable light. The rooms were basic with twin beds easily pushed together and the continental individual duvets. Bathroom was fine. Lighting in the room was OK but could have been brighter. There’s a TV but the only English programmes were subtitled. The rooms aren’t serviced during the stay but we asked the rep and he organised the cleaners to change towels and empty bins mid-week. We had half-board so breakfast and dinner were buffet service and the food was filling and plentiful. My lady is vegetarian and the rep told the kitchen and they provided a fresh-cooked vegetarian dish for every dinner just for her which was easily added to with the salads and vegetables on the buffet. Dinner was usually soup with two main meat or fish courses plus plentiful bread, vegetables and salads. There was usually just one choice of sweet plus endless hot drinks and an adjacent bar. During the week we were there large numbers of French came and went plus some oriental parties. A couple of times we encountered a rather full house but the turnover of tables is quick and the food doesn’t seem to run out. There is a swimming pool which seems to be for play rather than swimming plus a sauna and a spa but we didn’t try them. There’s no gym. Inghams offered excursions such as husky driving, reindeer farm visits, skiddoos plus there is a regular public bus service to the ski lifts. We found it delightful to walk the signed trails in the hills – a walking pole is useful. The silence in the woods is wonderful. Everyone wants to see the Northern Lights but that is entirely by luck. During our week there were plenty of sightings but the quality was not good. Enough to show you have seen them but not enough to be thrilled. Plenty of green but no reds or blues. I never knew that the vague wisps of white cloud can be seen as green by taking a picture! Amazing. One lesson we learned, don

We travelled to Santas Saareslka Inn in November 2023, the opening weekend for Santas lapland (who we booked with). On arrival we were greeted by a very helpful rep. We were shown our rooms. As a family of 4 we had two interconnecting rooms. This meant we had two bathrooms too. The rooms were roomy enough and were very warm. There were drying cupboards to put snow suits and plenty of wardrobe space. There was also a kettle and fridge. Top tip- you only get paper cups so take own cups and spoons. There was plenty of room to put suitcases etc. The bathrooms were basic but has a shower (always hot) sink and toilet. The block we stayed in was straight across from the resturant area. You could go here for breakfast- lots of choice or to sit in the sofa area. The pub (where reception area was) was lovely. Very warm, great atmosphere and had board games you could play. Although I agree with previous reviews about rooms being basic and outdated, they had all we needed, were warm and were in a great location. We really didn't spend much time in the room as wanted to make the most of exploring.

Durante un tour dell' Artico in gruppo abbiamo dormito in questo bellissimo posto. Un luogo delizioso con renne in libertà ovunque in mezzo alla foresta. Gli igloo sono ben attrezzati, facilmente scaldabili, dotati di comfort e con la vista del cielo. Una bellissima giornata estiva e luce sempre. Ti offrono mascherina per occhi per dormire. Cena e colazione a buffet: entrambe con scelta ed ottima qualità. Mangiato bene e dormito bene. Lo consiglio

民宿非常好，環境非常好，但check in 和早餐不在同一個地方，要另外再開車去超級市場拿，有些無奈，但打電話給資訊，他們熱情解釋，早餐也很不錯！

È un posto magnifico nella foresta lappone dove girano indisturbate le renne e gli scoiattoli. La parte principale è molto calda e accogliente e funge sia da reception (ragazze molto gentili) che da ristorante dove si mangia molto bene e la colazione è varia e abbondante. Le camere poi sono spettacolari, in special modo le Aurora Cabin da cui si può godere se si è fortunati dello spettacolo dell’aurorq boreale. Oltretutto sono complete di sauna e sono molto calde. Apprezzato il fatto che vengono forniti i vestiti per l’eventuali escursioni in una casupola completa di tutto. È un posto dove regna una pace e una tranquillità incredibile ed è da provare almeno una volta nella vita anche se il costo è davvero molto alto. Noi abbiamo speso 540 euro per una notte in mezza pensione. Consigliate anche le escursioni, quella con gli husky difficoltosa ma stupenda, un pò meno l’aurora camp soprattutto in notti nuvolose come la nostra.

Il luogo è bellissimo, in un villaggio d'oro ricostruito con un museo d'oro, nel parco nazionale di Tankavaara. Le camere, oltre ai cottage in legno, sono in due edifici orribili che in realtà non sono d'accordo con l'idea generale. La mia camera era piccola e molto elementare, letti molto inconfortabili, tipo di divano morbido con una matita molto sottile; il bagno è nuovo e confortevole. Il colazione è piuttosto povero. Il pranzo e la cena sono medie. La più bella è stata la cena del fuoco in una piccola cabina con musica Sami e una ragazza molto bella del personale. Le attività sono ben organizzate. Ho fatto scarpe di neve nel parco con la stessa bella ragazza e rindeer slitta di notte (nessuna aurora mala fortuna). Il personale è amabile e utile.