As someone said on trip advisor, the normal rooms are just amazingly awful - tiny cells. We asked for an upgrade to the suites and for very little extra got a large room with nice bathroom and our own sauna. What a difference! It is well placed on water front just by the bridge going over to part of the... more

The location is amazing, situated on the lake very close to the university. There is no need to be in the "downtown" of Jyvaskyla anyway as you can walk or drive there with little difficulty. We upgraded for an extra 20 euros or so and got a corner room with a private sauna. I felt like I was at the... more

A very nice hotel in a truly beautiful location, sitting right on a wonderful lake right next to the university. It's not as centrally located with respect to downtown Jyvaskyla, but it's only about a mile walk to the city centre, with miles of pedestrian/bicycle pathways along the lakefront to get you there. I stayed in a junior suite, which... more

I stayed one night in Hotel Alba in a nice room with new flat screen TV with a view over the lake and there was a sauna in the bathroom with a big window to the lake as well. The hotel is appr. 1 km from the center but very practically located if travelling by car. The breakfast was good... more