Punkaharju Resort

We have 4 beds camping summer house. Located just next to the lake. Beautiful. The house has two bunk beds. So it's really only for kids. Refrigerator, microwave and some cupboards in the house. The beds' size are smaller. One of the upstairs bed is much smaller. The house is clean. We rent the bedsheets and towels for €13 pp. There are some spots we can swim on the lake. A car can be parked easily next to the house.

Cute, little and comfortable houses. Clean and accessible, shared kitchen, bathrooms and showers. Great sauna.

Punkaharju Resort is located in a beautiful area with a huge lake and forrest around. There’s a restaurant (Pavilijonki) that serves good food (was surprised!). We rented a 2-person economy cabin with shared toilets and shower facilities for 3 nights. There’s an equipment rental place closeby (Harjun Portti) for bikes, kayaks, SUP boards, which was handy and friendly.||||The economy cabin in itself is quite cute and ok for 2 people for a short stay, with 2 separate beds, a fridge & a microwave. BUT the beds are incredibly uncomfortable, literally a wooden box with a thin mattress on it. Both our backs hurt immensly the day after and the sleep wasn’t very comfortable or calm. As we stayed 3 nights we added on own sleeping mats etc under the mattress and it improved slightly. Also the fridge is very loud, so prepare to have ear plugs in. Summarizing, I wouldn’t recommend these cabins if you want a good nights sleep or have back problems. We were literally counting the days to leave to a better place after the first night. Note: Can’t speak for the other cabins that look nice and big.||||The shared toilet and bathroom facilities are clean in general but very wet, moist and slippery, there’s only a few toilets (2) and showers (3) in one of the shared buildings. They’re all in the same one small room so there’s a lot of lines & waiting at certain hours. Also the design is not the best as you will literally stand naked beside the door that gets opened up all the time and people can look into the showers when it’s open. Normal in Finland maybe, but still, minus points for the lack of privacy (even if I’m a Finn).

The ambience of the place is what I liked the most here. A bit away from the highway by the lake amid the picturesque landscape of Punkaharju, the resort is among the perfect places if you are looking for a place to unwind. The Punkaharju ridge and the nature trails in Lusto area are just a few kilometres away - you can either walk or rent a bike from the reception. To be noted, the options for rental bikes are limited. Most of them are ordinary bikes with foot brakes which I wouldn't prefer riding given the hilly terrain of the area. Apart from this, one can participate in a number of leisurely activities. The resort also has an aquatic park and rope park close by. For food you can visit their restaurant or even cook in the kitchen if you are camping. Talking of camping, they have quite a large area for pitching tent or parking caravan. Other options to stay include cottages. I stayed in one of the small economy cottages with two beds. It was decently size with a refrigerator and a microwave a couple of chairs outside. Given the size of the cottage it does not include any closet but has a shelf to keep stuffs. One downside of the economy cottages is that it can get warm during summers and there are no fans. Also the rent doesn't include bed linens. Finally, before I forget, I need to mention the staff who were very helpful and always served with a smile.

This place is very beautiful and very nice and don't have many complaints. The only problems that I had with this place is that my apartment wasn't very clean (look at the photos), and that the reception didn't work on Sundays. To do all the fun activities in this resort like mini-golf, tree obstacle course, etc, I had to go to the reception to arrange this, but they are closed on Sundays.

We rented a small apartment for three nights. It was equipped with a small kitchen and, of course, a bathroom with a sauna. We didn't use that in the summer heat, but we did rent a kayak and enjoyed paddling, swimming and the general scenery of the area.||||The apartment was quiet and generally well cleaned, although we did find an empty Red Bull can on the balcony.||||The free WiFi worked well, but it is an unprotected system so be careful!||||For gourmet food and wine, look elsewhere.

Restaurant - please don’t go there.|Visited the place August 9th afternoon. There were only 4 people before us, but it took over 50 minutes to bring our 2 dishes - made basicly directly from frozen half-ready ingredients. No apologises, only after we critized the extremely poor service time.|Please manager, do something about it! Place and terrace by the lake deserve much more.

2-person cabin for one night, wouldn’t recommend. Maybe the other cabins were more neat, this one wasn’t and we had to change the cabin once due to cleaning issue. Shower/bathroom building was okay, better than expected. Beautiful scenery