Scandic Grand Central Helsinki

Great location, train station just next to it, bad thing is no easy pathway, have to walk up staircase with 2 larges Luggages to hotel lobby Breakfast is good and room is clean and spacious

We stayed at Scandic Grand Central Helsinki and loved its unbeatable location — it’s right next to the central train station, which is super convenient for travelers. The room was decent in size, and we really appreciated that the bathroom had a bidet, which was a nice touch. However, the cleanliness of the room could have been better, as it didn’t feel properly cleaned upon check-in. The biggest downside was the hotel’s accessibility — there’s no shortcut or direct access for guests to reach the train station, so we had to walk all the way around every time. Moreover, the main entrance doesn’t have a ramp, which made it very inconvenient for guests with strollers or heavy luggage. We had to take a side lift to get in, which was quite troublesome. Overall, great location but disappointing accessibility design.

Unbeatable location, nice breakfast and venues, friendly services.  Our compliment to a front desk lady staff who helped us to upgrade our room since the housekeeping missed cleaning our room accidentally (we left the room in normal morning hours without DND sign).  One point about the sauna: we anticipate it would be sizable and found it was tiny and humbly equipped therefore we did not try it eventually.  Overall, this Scandic Central experience is much better than the previous Scandic version in CPH.  We highly recommend this hotel for  those to Helsinki.

A very decent hotel with high convenience, just 3min walk from Helsinki Central Station. The breakfast is good too, highly recommended.

We had a great few nights stay at Scandic Grand Central. The check-in process was smooth- The hotel even provided an online check-in option that would also notify us when our room is ready so that we can check in earlier. The room was a little smaller than we imagined but nevertheless well-equipped. The breakfast buffet is a MUST- There's a wide variety of food and they are all scrumptious. The staff was warm and accommodating- Big thumbs up to the cleaning staff who greeted us everyday without fail with the biggest smile on their faces. The location is also fantastic-Its very central so all the tourist attractions and transport is within walking distance.

The stay was okay, except there was no slippers provided even when i stayed at the junior suite. Also the reception services wasnt great. Some were very helpful (i believe her name was vilma) while others were not. When i was checking out to take a uber to the airport, this lady told me i should not be taking uber outside the hotel and if i wanted to, i should do it away from the hotel. She suggested to take the taxis parked outside. Foolishly i thought at worst, the taxis would cost maybe double of the uber (which was 22euros) to my horror, the bill came out to be 90euros. The taxi driver drove so slowly, i felt i shld be walking, until i gave him a piece of my mind only then did he speed up. I suspect the meter is rigged (jumped 10cent euros every 7-8sec? Either that or the hotel is in cahoots with the taxis outside. DO NOT TAKE TAXIS IN FINLAND! Take uber!