Hotels near Bird Watching Tower Kelanranta, Kuusamo

We stayed 4 nights in the week leading up to Chris**as in one of the lodges and have to say the accommodation was excellent. We had a lodge 10 mins walk from the main complex wuth bedroom on the first floor of the duplex and two ground floor bedrooms a kitchen diner and lounge. Downstairs shower room was big and had a sauna at the end of it, there was a covered patio but it was too cold to use it - there were amazing views of a frozen lake out the back. The hotel itself was good, breakfast was standard offering I would say and we only ate dinner in O'Leary's Sports Bar so cannot comment on the other meals there. The hotel shop has a limited offering and is quite expensive, be aware the shop cannot sell alcohol after 9pm. The pool was great and kept the kids entertained, lighting made it look really unique. The slide, waterfalls and whirlpools were all really good fun, didn't get a chance to try the sauna. The price for a family ticket was €60 and gives access to everything (massages extra). We also went in the Angry Birds park on our last night, this was €10 for my eldest and free for my youngest as she was under 4 years old - they both loved it. Hotel staff were friendly and helpful when we needed anything, but we didn't need to bother them much. A couple of things I would say is that as a family of four with two young children (3 & 6) arrived at 6:30pm after a full day of travelling having got up at 3am, we had to all drag our Suitcases to our lodge on our own in the snow which was a 5-10 minute walk away and not easy to find the first time. I think they should look to half a golf buggy (there is a golf course opposite) to help you to your room on the first night - have had this in plenty of other hotels previously so I don't see why it would be a problem. Also when we booked a taxi to take us back to the airport it would have been helpful had the taxi been able to come to our lodge to collect us and our luggage rather than having to make two trips with the luggage and children to reception to meet it. I feel these are small items that can be fixed with a bit of feedback and didn't impact the total enjoyment of the trip overall - the kids loved it and given the choice, would certainly return!

An atmospheric cottage in a great location with all the basic amenities in mind. Cross-country ski trail right next door and a short trip to Ruka Ski Center as well as the center of Kuusamo. Washer and dryer necessary and a good addition.

Good and clean apartment. Unobstructed location about 6 km from the ski resort. Trail (demanding, high climb) next to the house. No reproach in accommodation. Interhome's booking service, on the other hand, is really bad. The booking information and addit

The ski village is small and the hotel is only 30 metres from the cable car and the place to rent ski equipment. Parking is free. Breakfast is not bad. There are basically no Chinese tourists in the ski village. If you like skiing and want to experience the European ski resort, this is a very famous ski resort in Finland, you can come here to experience it. If you have never skied, it is not recommended to come here. If you want to try skiing in Finland, you can find a snow field nearby. After all, there is still a distance. It takes about two and a half hours to drive from Rovaniemi.