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im looking to do it all myself and would love recommendations for any independently booked apts/hotels etc. we need it to ideally sleep 4/5 and would prefer 4 proper beds.

Arsy, France
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levi.fi and then go to the accommodation section

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Thanks have been looking on it but wondered if anyone has first hand experience on any. I normally like to look at pictures and read reviews. Obviously I'm booking a little blind just relying on a description and photos.

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Standard of accommodation in Finland is pretty high compared to many places, so you won't find any dumps or sh*tholes on the official Finnish accommodation portals.

Are you more inclined to a hotel room, apartment or log cabin? Should it be near/in the centre of Levi or a bit further afield?

E.g. Lapland Hotel Sirkantähti's rooms in the mainbuilding have two beds in the room and 3 single beds on a loft. I've also posted pictures of such a room this autumn under Sirkantähti's reviews. Sirkantähti has also apartments but they are not in the main building.

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try places like owners direct, holiday lettings, homelydays - they are private places that they owners rent out

if you put apartment or cabin rent levi into google it will come up with loads

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If we book independently I was thinking of a self catering apt preferably quite modern and ideally not too far from the centre so we could access shops and restaurants. We have two children ages 6 and 4 so wouldn't want to have to walk miles with them

Rovaniemi, Finland
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I believe most owners, who lend out their cottages, want to be found through Levi.fi as it is the main accomodation portal in that area. And it is in the interest of Levi Tourist Office to ensure, that standard is high enough. They don't want bad reputation.

Other portals you could try are http://www.lomarengas.fi and www.booking.com. Lomarengas.fi is a nation wide service, reputable and popular amongst Finns. Booking.com you know already.

True, not all cottages can be found through those services and there probably is one good reason for that: the owner is cheap and doesn't want to pay commission for the service. You could just try a random Google search to find them, but they might be too cheap to even have a web page.

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Thank you I have found a few through the booking office and now I know they can be trusted I will carry on searching.

Would there be any advantage to booking a hotel room with a tour operator other than direct flights?

Moraira, Spain
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When we looked at going we weighed up all the ways to do it and ended up booking a week ski holiday with inghams. Part of our group stayed in a log cabin and me and my husband booked the levitunturi spa hotel. Prices was best we found and had a great time. Loved levi.

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Package deals usually have a wider coverage for situations when everything does not go ahead as planned (delays, bankruptcies) etc. And if you do it on your own you cannot resort to the tour operator reps assistance if you break a leg etc. Thus sometimes DIY can be remarkably cheaper. All in all there are pros and cons in everything.

For booking the excursions, there really isn't much difference. If you want, you can book them through most tour operator reps (most likely their own customers will have priority), they'll happily sell the vacant places of the trips to anyone (in most cases they get also a commission), or you can book them through the tourist information, or with the providers directly.

There's a ski bus service circling around the Levi area, so you'll be ok even if you'd be living a bit away from the exact immediate centre.

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Thanks. I can find accommodation and flights for about 2000. Obviously I've extras on top and can get a week with inghams in the crazy reindeer for about 3000. It's the question of are we getting 1000 worth better with inghams and the crazy reindeer or could we do better ourselves?

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