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Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna

Torikatu 20, Joensuu 80100, Finland
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Lahti, Finland
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18 reviews 18 reviews
8 hotel reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2013

Finland is of course a little bit expensive country and so are the hotel rates also. This hotel is above average. Clean rooms, somewhat poor decorations (as normal in Finland) beds quite ok, flat screen TV:s air-conditioning. Breakfast is very good - lots of choice of Finnish breakfast food. Only you can not get any cappuccino here in the morning.... More

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Flensburg
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8 reviews 8 reviews
8 hotel reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2013

Centrally located (but after all, almost every Joensuu location is central) with the disadvantage of very noisy rooms if you prefer sleeping with an open window. Else good three star standard, clean, friendly staff, very good breakfast buffet.

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Tampere, Finland
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26 reviews 26 reviews
5 hotel reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2013

Good place near open market of Joensuu. Not nearest for railway, but well situated for evening going. Sauna is good and so are restaurants. Rooms are either new or from older side little old. if you like to have room that is pig and have much sun ask for older side.

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St. Petersburg, Russia
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9 reviews 9 reviews
4 hotel reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2013

Been here in Feb 2013 and got an room in old wing with Barbie-size bathroom and with old furniture in it. View from the window was to a parking lot and air conditioning station with a noise from it. Breakfast was poor with bad coffee.

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Malmo, Sweden
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21 reviews 21 reviews
6 hotel reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2013 via mobile

I've stayed here a lot lately and really like this place: very clean rooms with a modern design (if you get a renovated room), extremely beneficial loyalty programme, high standard iron and board and free stable internet. Many restaurants close by and supermarket and other shops within 100 meters. Only drawbacks are bad quality shampoo and soap in the rooms... More

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Moscow, Russia
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35 reviews 35 reviews
20 hotel reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 January 2013

Stayed in this hotel in January 2013 for 2 days in a superior double room. Solid hotel, comfortable room and quite helpful staff. Covered parking, the entrance to the hotel (shared with the shopping center Sokos). On the first floor - two restaurants, Mexican and Italian cuisine (open until 22.00). The hotel itself is located in the city center, on... More

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Helsinki, Finland
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7 hotel reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 December 2012

Very centrally located, easy access to city, everything (including university) withing walking distance as you'd suspect in such a small town. Many shops and restaurants as well as the market square nearby. My room was very standard hotel room: clean and comfortable, modern(ish), not personal but I stayed here for three nights and was satisfied. Staff at front desk was... More

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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88 reviews 88 reviews
58 hotel reviews
Reviews in 55 cities Reviews in 55 cities
57 helpful votes 57 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 November 2012

Stayed here on business for 2 nights. Found it an efficiently run hotel as is the case with all Finnish hotels, but a little more luxurious in comparison to the other hotels in Joensuu. I come to Joensuu every three weeks. In addition, it is centrally located, with a shopping center located across the road, a department store on one... More

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Finland
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30 reviews 30 reviews
18 hotel reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 July 2012

This was very nice and very clean hotel on a great location. The breakfast was very good and the selection was quite wide. Wifi worked well. They had nice looking sauna and jacuzzi in the basement floor. Some minor things: One small thing was that the hotel is in two attached buildings and for some reason the corridor around the... More

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Tuusula, Finland
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96 reviews 96 reviews
96 hotel reviews
Reviews in 61 cities Reviews in 61 cities
155 helpful votes 155 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2012

“Four minus” star hotel right in the middle of the city. Review based on a one night stay in June’11 (background of spending 80+ nights per year in different hotels around the globe) Location: Hotel is extremely centrally located, perhaps 500m from the railway station. There’s a supermarket in the same building, mall across the street, main market square 50m... More

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Address: Torikatu 20, Joensuu 80100, Finland
Region: Finland > Eastern Finland > The Lakelands > Joensuu
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Bar/Lounge Free Breakfast Free High-Speed Internet Pets Allowed Restaurant Room Service Wheelchair access
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Ranked #1 of 6 hotels in Joensuu
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Contemporary five story hotel with restaurants, located at the commercial center next to marketplace, near bus & railway stations. ... more   less 
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