Hilton Helsinki Airport {FIN}
Dec 8, 2016, 10:53 am
#76
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NW London and NW Sydney
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Had a one night stay here due to an early flight out. Upgraded to an Executive room at e-checkin and had virtually the whole floor to pick from. At check in I was told my room wasn't available so got a double upgrade to an exec plus room.
Very nice room and hotel. Couldn't hear any plane noise and the first Hilton I've been at in ages where you can find a seat in the lounge in the evenings. Great staff too, and the lounge host was always checking to keep everything topped up and that everyone had what they needed. Had a lovely stay here.
Very nice room and hotel. Couldn't hear any plane noise and the first Hilton I've been at in ages where you can find a seat in the lounge in the evenings. Great staff too, and the lounge host was always checking to keep everything topped up and that everyone had what they needed. Had a lovely stay here.
Dec 8, 2016, 1:57 pm
#77
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
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Actually I think the rooms are much nicer than Hilton shows on their website where they look quite dull and boring.
And the sound proofing is great yeah
Otherwise very cold and boring place, only for early mornings or late arrivals overnight IMO
And the sound proofing is great yeah
Otherwise very cold and boring place, only for early mornings or late arrivals overnight IMO
Dec 9, 2016, 8:15 am
#78
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: The Baltic Sea
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Yeah, only for one-nighters, but for really early mornings or late arrivals I would choose the Glo Airport. Hilton is best when you are able to utilize the lounge (within opening times).
Dec 19, 2016, 2:28 pm
#79
Join Date: Jan 2003
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had a lovely stay at this hotel for 1 night. Was upgraded to executive floor on a P&C stay (as HHonors Gold).
Evening canapes was from 5-8pm in the exec lounge. 2 hot selections to choose from. Beer and wines were there. Lounge closed at 10pm.
Continental breakfast starts from 3:30am and was able to grab a quick bite before heading for 6am flight. (since the SAS lounge in T1 won't open until 9:45am on a Sunday).
Sauna is at the basement level. Towels, soap, etc are provided.
It's about 7 mins walk to T2 and 10 mins walk to T1
Evening canapes was from 5-8pm in the exec lounge. 2 hot selections to choose from. Beer and wines were there. Lounge closed at 10pm.
Continental breakfast starts from 3:30am and was able to grab a quick bite before heading for 6am flight. (since the SAS lounge in T1 won't open until 9:45am on a Sunday).
Sauna is at the basement level. Towels, soap, etc are provided.
It's about 7 mins walk to T2 and 10 mins walk to T1
Dec 21, 2016, 4:31 am
#81
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Dec 21, 2016, 6:10 am
#82
Join Date: Nov 2008
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We stayed in one of the Exec plus rooms last week on the 5th floor which was an upgrade from a king plus room. Sadly no time to try the lounge out as it was only a quick 6 hour overnight stay. We are there again tonight, but no pre arrival upgrade this time. I'll reserve judgement on the hotel until this next stay as the first one was too brief. It seemed nice but with no exceptional stand out features other than its distance from the airport terminal.
Apr 29, 2017, 12:38 am
#84
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: KUO
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If you mean Jumbo+Flamingo, the walking distance is 3.3 km taking some 40 minutes according to Google maps, but the route proceeds along the main streets. Are there paths for light traffic I do not know. Instead you could take bus # 415 or 615 saving over 20 mins...
Apr 29, 2017, 2:08 pm
#85
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: UK
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The mall was not that great, but I don't enjoy shopping!
May 5, 2017, 3:15 pm
#87
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Egham, Surrey, UK
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) still being there at around 10PM enjoying food and vodka. Not sure how I made the early flight the next morning!
May 6, 2017, 11:23 am
#88
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: Finnair Plus Platinum, TAP Silver, EB Silver, Honors Diamond, IHG Diamond, NCH Platinum , BW Diamond
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The beer, wine and booze will be available from 6PM to 10PM. The lounge will close 11PM.
Last time I saw a note there that breakfast is not any more offered in the lounge (I can imagine only few people was using it as they always offered the choice to eat also downstairs) and everyone are guided to have the very nice breakfast at the restaurant.
Usually the food at the lounge consists of two warm dishes (seen good big meatballs, falafel, spring rolls, elk/reindeer meat, vendace, soup) , a few different salads with sauce (tuna, shrimp, ham), a selection of cheese, rice cakes, rye bread cracker (hapankorppu), sliced vegetables.
Only once I saw croissants, cinnamon rolls etc. during the day. Usually they have only fruits and Fazer confection (Geisha, Blue, Fazermint)
May 22, 2017, 2:22 pm
#89
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Seemed strict 6-8 pm last weekend and moderately busy. Things were kept stocked and clean which I commented on positively to staff. Food was pretty good as mentioned in immediately previous post and I cancelled dinner reservation since I had to get up early for 6:30 am flight. Hotel was supposedly fairly full but it didn't seem like it--restaurant was nearly empty at 8 pm.
May 23, 2017, 4:25 am
#90
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
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Last time I had a milage run with junior and checked-in at 22:20. Offerings were taken away, but check-in desk called lounge to take care of us. Once upstairs there, an attendant came to us ask what we wanted to have^ Junior just wanted to have a coke.