After our premiere last year, this was the second time we visited the Saimaa region and stayed at the Holiday Club Saimaan Rauha. Our overall, aggregate impression and experience is positive but there are admittedly a few things that could be improved. Let`s start with the rooms. Ours has been quite spacious but the general look and feels is definitely a bit dated and could certainly benefit from an update. That said, there`s everything you need. Next, the food. Here, the Holiday Club Saimaan Rauha offers several choices. First, there are two separate in-house restaurants/bars with the New-England-style sports bar O'Learys and the Classic Pizza Restaurant. Apart from these, there's a dinner buffet that offers various salads, mains and deserts. Overall, these are good, but the general variety could be a bit better, as the offer appears to repeat itself after 3-4 days. While there are some really nice dishes (e.g. the mango salad, ground beef pasta or skewers), others are more on the average side. One recommendation would be to offer (even) more Finnish or regional choices as well as some soups. Also, offering the dinner buffet as a booking option might make sense (at least I was'nt able to see it in the order process). Besides the dinner buffet, there's also a breakfast buffet, which - especially in comparison to the dinner buffet - is definitely a great offer both in terms of quality and variety. Another plus is the service and the friendly and helpful staff, with which we always had a positive experience. One of the biggest assets of the Holiday Club Saimaan Rauha, however, is definitely its location in the middle of the amazing Saimaa landscape and close to one of Finland's innumerable lakes. Apart from the hotel, there are also a lot of rentable apartments and houses, which might definitely also be a good alternative choice. Taking all these things in consideration, the Holiday Club Saimaan Rauha is definitely a very good option if you plan to visit the region and if you don't have the highest standards.
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