GLO Hotel Art Helsinki

The hotel does not meet the standards of a four star hotel. The (single) rooms are not much bigger than cells. In the bathroom, there is no proper shower and the water goes all over the floor. They only leave one single towel. It is hard to understand how they can charge 150 Euro a night for one person.

GLO Hotel Art has a very impressive castle-like exterior, albeit in one wing - the other is a standard modern block. It seems that most of the rooms are located in the modern wing, as was ours. We grew somewhat weary of the many doors and corridors between the entrance and our room, some of which required the key card to open while others did not. The room itself was satisfactory for a few nights, if a bit small. The impression is that fancy design and "features" get in the way of comfort. Our sliding bathroom door didn't close properly and the bathroom walls were mostly transparent, which might be awkward for non-couples/friends sharing a room. Also, the shower design led to water inevitably leaking under the door into the rest of the bathroom. Bed was quite comfortable, and the TV service was nice with decent selection of channels and pay-per-view items (even included a personalised welcome message on arrival). Breakfast was standard buffet, usual choice of pastries, bread, meat, cheese and fruit. We were somewhat disappointed that hot items such as pancakes or omlettes were only provided at extra charge. Overall, not sure that this hotel justifies its 4-star rating. However, it has a great location not far from the city centre. Tram lines 6 and 3B are only a street away, and we found a decent selection of cafes and restaurants in the surrounding district.

This was a decent budget hotel with a good location, close to restaurants, central shopping and the harbor. Room are small but comfortable--nothing fancy, but clean.

Nice breakfast room. Typical Finnish fare with no extras, but suitable. Finn Hotels in this class don't have the usual cadre of sycophants milling around to help with your bags, so be prepared to open the door and carry your bags (and your cash) to your room.

Great hotel, only a short walk to the city centre and train station. We stayed two weekend nights, and the hotel was a real pleasure. The free breakfast in the morning was my favourite part, as it was delicious and there was a nice selection of newspapers to read while down in the dining room. Overall, an excellent experience.

The hotel is slightly out of the centre but a good location for walking around the city. Room was smallish but adequate. The staff on reception were very helpful. The breakfast was very good - lovely fresh bread and fruit particularly good. the only downside was that during our visit it was unseasonally hot and the room had no airconditioning which made it rather hot!

I loved this hotel. The staff spoke excellent English, and gave impeccable instructions for any question we posed them. The hotel is a renovated building from an old student union building dating from the 1800s - it has many quirky architectural features and truly resembles a palace. The main floor had a lounge set off from the reception desk which contained several large leather chairs, a massage chair, a computer terminal with free internet, antique safari-style (?) furniture - I imagined it looked just like gentlemen's clubs in the 1800s. Our room was fairly small - we had a cot brought in for our kid and this made it somewhat cramped. Unlike most European hotels, our bathroom was generous and even had a bath! The free breakfast was extensive, but not really to my taste - not enough fruit I guess.

Came on a random trip from Canada in july 2010, absolutly fantastic staff!!! Great little hotel and excellent location! Thanks again!

Like walking into a cave and finding a well appointed room. Quite different from the other GLO hotel, which is busier and nearer the train station, also more modern while the Art Hotel has an aura of uniqueness. My room was quite small but quiet and pleasant. It's an easy walk to the Centrum -- shopping, restaurants, museums -- yet away from the crowds. Very pleasant staff. Good breakfast.

hotel was very good, right spot, good staff, very clean,when we left at 4.30am, we been offered tea and breakfast on the reception, which was very good.