Break Sokos Hotel Koli

The hotel is located in one of the most beautiful places in Finland. It has long traditions. The hotel rooms and facilities are nice. The renovation has been made couple of years ago. Also the staff is very friendly, as it is so usually in North Karelia. It is shame that the restaurant is way below average. The food is very basic and the prices are very high. It would be great if the menu would consist of local products fresh from the lake and forest. Now it is the same you get in any S-hotel or even gas station ABC.

You come for the views - especially the view from the terrace over the lakes is truly breathtaking. Unfortunately our room on the first floor didn’t have much of a view - maybe it’s better from the upper floors. Room was pretty basic and had dirt on the floor and nails sticking out the door frame (from an amateurish fixed cable). Breakfast is Finnish standard with the addition of a chocolate fountain, but staff stops replenishing food about 1 h before breakfast is over. The sitting in the restaurant is generally nice, but withered flowers on the tables are mother sign of bad management. So with slightly better management and a bit attention to detail this could be a much better experience. Car needs to be parked at the public parking down the hill, which is free, but can get very crowded. The public parking also as 10 EV chargers

When we arrived, the hotel was nearly fully-booked. But the personnel on the desk had time to show the free room types live and finally she could find us a very nice room with the awesome view from the window to the lake Pielinen, very pleasant service from her. Not a surprise that these views have innovated Finnish poets in the past. The self hotel is at the top of Koli national park, very unique and fine. When enjoying a good breakfast, there was also a nice view from the restaurant to the lake district. The sports activities were nice and enjoyable, thanks to the terrain and the sun also.

Excellent hotel with beatiful views. Spa was really nice and quiet atleast in middle of the week, also the staff was very positive! Room was great with scenic nature view. There was a prime minister fireplace near the hotel and it was well kept during winter time. I recommend higly visiting there, and you can buy some firewood from the reception. Hotel restaurant was a bit over priced in my opinion.

First, Koli nature park is beautiful, and its nature trails start from the hotel. However, I would love this place more if it was Swissôtel Koli or something similar. There are Sokos elements that make it feel too familiar for any Finn. The hotel is as good as it gets in Finland (at this price level). Nothing to complain about in our room. Everything was working well. Breakfast was good, and the views from the restaurant were beautiful. In such an iconic national spot, I would appreciate having Finnish music (i.e. jazz or folk) played in the background instead of a lobby music playlist. We were not happy about the bar/restaurant. The pizzas were quite terrible. We also tried the "better side" of the restaurant and ordered some meat to share, but the food quality was average. Some of the meat was cold when brought to the table. Also, including supermarket-quality french fries in a portion with quality meats didn't feel okay. The restaurant staff didn't know about the food and had to take the menu to check what it consisted of. Our dog was nicely welcomed, as we had also booked a room suitable for dogs. The staff was friendly, especially at the reception. More parking spaces and electric car charging stations are needed. But probably this situation was partly caused by the renovation of the parking area.

Food was terrible (salmon smells old) and the hotel room was like a fish bowl in garage. Very many recommend this hotel and service but this was first and same time last time for us. Something very sad is happened this wonderful place in this year