Säynätsalo Town Hall by Alvar Aalto

Amazing experience-- if you're interested in Aalto's work, stay here if you can! It's a transformative experience. Harri is incredibly knowledgeable, welcoming, and passionate and, beyond the architecture, the islands are beautiful to explore. Would love to stay again.

This is a very small establishment with a very dedicated operator. They are guest rooms and apartments so do not expect a hotel. The point of staying here is to experience the architecture of Alvar Aalto at all times of the day and night which can be helpful for getting great photos more than a simple visit can afford.||If privacy and comfort are your top priorities, do not book one of the guest rooms as they are basic and the shared bathroom is very close in between. Rooms were very clean but really needed blackout curtains during a Nordic summer.||The bakery downstairs can provide breakfast and lunch. When they open late they will prepare a breakfast for you if you ask the day before. For dinner you can get meals at the nearby supermarket and heat them up in the microwave in your room. Do NOT go to Aalto Pizzeria nearby. You have been warned!

Wasn’t really sure what to expect here as we’re not architects and hadn’t heard of Aalto! We loved our stay in the apartment, noticing all the little design features and how well use the space was. The town hall was exceptional – having watched the video we really enjoyed exploring and finding all the little quirks of ceiling height, brickwork, light sources. Highly recommend arriving the day before while the museum is still open and you can wander to your apartment through the museum, we didn’t manage to do this as our flight arrived too late but it must be an amazing thing to do.

Beautiful place and classic Aalto design. The location of the town hall is quite close to Aalto experimental house. So it makes sense to combine both sites in one visit.

Great place not only for architecture enthusiasts. Of course, the building is unique, amazing details, breathtaking play with lights and materials. Alvar Aalto was able to develop this public space into warm, cozy and human-centered environment. Friendly and enthusiastic guide. Surrounding area - the town and lakes are extremely beautiful, strongly suggest you to spend at least few hours walking around. What I like the most is the opportunity to overnight in this architectural masterpiece - wonderful idea. Decent clean rooms, efficient self-service and reliable communication with the staff. Strongly recommend this place for visiting. The cafeteria is also great and friendly Thank you this experience to all people involved in this initiative!

What a treat to stay in an Aalto designed building. Harri provides an informative tour of a beautiful building. Buy a book!

A nice visit to a remarkable building by Alvar Aalto. Can be reserved along with the visit to Muuratsalo summer house. I recommend visiting both.

My wife and I are architects from New Zealand and we stayed here which was an amazing opportunity and experience. It’s not every day you get to stay the night in an Aalto masterpiece but we did. |You must do it - call harri as he wants you to stay. Room very basic and not high design but you get to stay in the building photo it night and morning and see it without tourists. |A sublime building.|The room we rotated in, heinrik, had a kitchenette so you can buy from the supermarket nearby. Not many places to eat, local pizza place and a place near the bridge. Otherwise a 29 min drive to the nearby town.