remymartin

I stayed here in August in a sky loft room which was definitely not tired. In fact, that room type was only opened a few years ago after a renovation. The top floor hallways were clean throughout my stays, and so was the sky lounge. No complaints.

makin'miles

I just had a two night stay here last month as well. I was in a Passion Queen. I didn't feel the room was dirty at all, but it did have a bit more of a dated look. Unfortunately, the window was missing its shade, and the next morning when I showered the bathroom flooded quite bad (the tub drains into a floor drain below, which was backed up). I raised the issues - in particular the drain - without asking for any specific remedy beyond a fix, and while I was out for a few hours the hotel upgraded me to a skyloft for the next night. What a difference - modern, far more comfortable.

I enjoyed the breakfast (included in my rate), and thought the staff were solid.

I would definitely stay again, but would book directly into a sky loft - or look at other options.

timol

My 2017 upgrade statistics at Klaus K, FWIW:

• 7 upgrades to Sky Lofts on 7 paid stays
• 0 upgrades on 1 award stay

We are definitely getting to know the bartenders, thanks to the free Sky Loft drinks (in lieu of a lounge).

timol

Still not showing up on spg.com, but their own site now accepts bookings as from 15 Feb 2018. The lowest rate for double occupancy in the first several weeks seems to be 230€

DeltaFlyer IntrepidClass

Good to see overall decent impressions of this place. We'll be staying here for a few nights during Christmas week... can't wait.

CMK10

Stay Report - 12/25 - 12/26

Location: The hotel is well located for touring Helsinki. It's located within a mile of the big Helsinki sights (the Central Market, Uspenski Church, ferries etc.) and easily walkable to a number of good restaurants, bars and stores. The Mannerheiminite is a block away which has a number of trolley stops on it and it's within a half mile of the main Helsinki Train Station. HEL can be reached in about an hour via bus or 20 minutes with no traffic by car (an Uber is 40 Euros).



Hotel: The hotel is fairly small. The lobby has a restaurant and bar open in the evenings and an attached Italian Restaurant though I'm not sure if it's part of the hotel. There's also a sitting area and a breakfast area just off the main desk. On the top (7th floor) is another bar called the Skybar. Everything looked new and it was a very pleasant place to be.



Check In: The agent thanked me for being Platinum and said "I'm sure we've already upgraded you". I was able to get into a room at 10 AM and I was given a Sky Suite which was a big upgrade. I will note that the agent didn't recheck my credit card which led to a billing issue later.

Room: As mentioned the room was a suite. It had a living room area with a kitchenette with mini bar and coffee maker. The bedroom area had a large, comfortable bed with outlets next to it. The bathroom was huge with a massive shower with two shower heads. There was also a balcony though obviously in December that part wasn't that important.















Other: As mentioned above my credit card wasn't checked so the hotel had to contact me later for the number so they could close my statement. That was a little weird but not a big deal.

The hotel went for 120 Euros a night which isn't bad. I think it's a bit more comfortable than the Hilton though obviously if you want a lounge you need to stay elsewhere. The location works, staff are friendly and helpful (they found me a rare restaurant that was open on 12/26) and the rooms are very nice.

brokenwindow

Hotel is leaving Marriott in Jan 2020.

chad75

Thanks for the update - I've booked five nights in a Sky Suite starting next week - so looks like I've just made the cut off!

flyingeph12

Not as bad of news as The Kamp leaving SPG/Marriott, but still not great news. I like the St. George, but it's not the best value for money (and given both The Kamp's departure and now Klaus K's, I'm thinking the St. George's days with Marriott are probably limited). The Katajanokka is great but a little bit out of the way, in my opinion.

timol

Klaus K's departure seems to coincide with the (we hope) completion of the new U14, scheduled for February 2020. The location is definitely better than Katajanokka's. No reservations possible yet, though. I started a Master Thread some time ago.

GetSetJetSet

Meh, doesn't look so great anyway. I remain loyal to the Kamp.

small ring

This is a bummer. Thank you for the update.

joakgarp

Marriott needs to up their game here in the north. Northern Europe is just not Stockholm and Copenhagen and at the moment Scandic Hotels and Nordic Choice can do whatever they want.

FlyerTalkHandle

No!!!!! I stay here all the time. Ugh

brokenwindow

Agree.. was really sad about this as corporate rates were quite reasonable at around 145 EUR. Hard to justify St George for 2x the rate... Hoping the Autograph Collection property mentioned above is good.