Summer Hotel Vuorilinna

Very good cheap apartments with kitchens (no utensils). Every summer opera residents! Less than 20min from olavinlinna castle

We were staying at the two bedrooms apartment, which normally used as student housing. The room could have been cleaner, especially the toilet and kitchen area. The beds, sleep very good. The breakfast is modest. It has basic breakfast. We like the small swimming pool (indoor only). It has a whirlpool and kid's area. There is nice sauna in each changing room. Towels can be borrowed from the swimming pool. Great location close to the harbour, station and market. We came on the train. At the breakfast, the paper cups for takeaway coffee or tea are provided. Convenient. The inside apartment looks exactly just like the pictures in the website.

I understand that there’s a severe lack of accommodation in the city but it is not okay to charge 5 star hotel price for just student housing. I don’t care that the hostel is simple but at least you should clean the rooms: when we arrived there was pop stain in the bidet shower and the trash bin (with blood stained papers) wasn’t emptied. My roommates refused to take a shower in the bathroom as it was so dirty… We got a parking fee even if we registered the car license number in the reception. Luckily we could cancel it afterwards but it was one more sign how poorly the hotel is run. The breakfast was plenty but almost everything (including coffee cups) was finished and we needed to push the waiters to bring more. The quality of food was very poor: coffee weak and juice horrible. What made us sad that it was obvious that nobody cared about how the food was presented: everything came directly from the package without any effort to decorate it. There are a lot of interesting local producers and it was the best season for fresh vegetables and berries but this was not made use of. The casino building needs a renovation: the “spa” is one simple pool and plastic jacuzzi. The wooden ceilings were a plus though. Nobody cared about the gym and the machines made noise as they needed oiling (that would just take a few minutes). Again a sign that the owners don’t care about the place. There’s a lot of potential in the old building if they hire a skilled architect like in the fantastic Hanasaari hotel in Helsinki from the same era. However, I hope the horrible extension plan building a high rise will never be done. The beautiful old casino building is renovated without love and would need a skilled architect specialised in building conservation. It could become wonderful. The room opening only directly to south was very hot and there was no ventilation so we didn’t sleep well. The positive thing of the room was own kitchen and a balcony with beautiful lake view. I am myself from Eastern Finland and feel a pity that our culture is a bit like in our Eastern neighbor. Our attitude is opposite of western Finland where people work hard and do their best. This hotel could be a wonderful place if someone cared a bit. For example going once an hour to the bathroom and collecting the trash from the floor. As no one was interested in this, I cleaned the rubbish from the floor myself as you just can’t run a hotel like this.

Staff is very friendly. The room is very dirty , the refrigerator is not working at all , the toilet is very dirty.

The worst hotel we had in a 2 week baltic tour. Luckily the only bad one. It was the last available place in Savonlinna for a 3 day trip in reasonable walking distance to the Opera. And we sure found out why it was the only place still available, even booking 4 months ahead. we knew it would be primitive , with no TV or AC. Just an annex to the somewhat better Casino Spa hotel. Rooms had a narrow bed. No bedside light. Wire coat hangers. Sheets and towels were not changed or rooms cleaned except at extra unpublicized charge. Breakfast buffet was mediocre and separate from the Casino buffet which was only 25 meters away, and just a little better. And the cost was a non refundable $900 US for 3 nights. They knew they could gouge guests during the festival and did they ever... But we did enjoy the town and the opera and good meals elsewhere

Very nice, very clean student accomodation that serves as a budget hotel in the summer, of course not really low-budget during the Savonlinna Opera Festival, but really priceworthy. The two spacious rooms with a small kitchen and a balcony would have been ideal even for a longer stay. Delicious breakfast, lovely surroundings, service-minded staff, and even the use of a small spa included.

During the Savonlinna Opera Festival hotel capacity in the city is limited. This leads to overpriced lodgings but also compromises on quality. We stayed at Vuorilinna. Having to reschedule, the second night was not refunded. Yes, according to the contract, but still outrageous. The room was clean and simple - as can be expected. Folks smoking under our window was not so pleasant. The parking lots were filled up when we arrived. All of this is liveable. But the breakfast in the over-crowded breakfast room was a disaster. Every single food item of lowest quality available. The tea-water lukewarm and the staff totally apathetic. Salted peanuts with your youghurt? Please.

Rooms are studentdorms and very ascetic. Got onky one ket to room. |Clean bedlinens - so for just sleeping this is fine. No hairdryer. Free parking. Breakfast was plenty but too few of staff, so almost every plate was empty even when breakfast was still going for over an hour.. scenery is beautifull and very short walk to city center.|Remeinds us of schoolcamping 🙈