Lapland Hotels Luostotunturi & Amethyst Spa

It was a good hotel. Room was spacy enough and bathroom was good. Bed is maybe a bit soft side but that is fine. Room also had balcony and fridge which was nice. Everything was clean too. Strange thing was that for some reason our room had a door to adjacent room and through it you could hear pretty much everything that was happening in there, which wasn't nice. Access to spa area was included in the price. Spa is not very big and looked very 90's, but it was still in fine condition and definitely more fun to use jacuzzi and massaging water jets than usual showers. Steam bath was a disappoiment thou, it was cold and not at all steamy. Breakfast was the typical finnish one, that means more good stuff one can eat. Both recepetion and restaurant staff were very nice and helpful.

Myself and a friend stayed for two nights in Room 345 (twin beds) in February 2024 (Winter). Our hotel deal included breakfast. Pros: -Clean premises. -Quick check-in at Reception, with English-speaking staff. -Lobby-reception has small shop selling snacks, postcards and Finnish-Lapland souvenirs. Reception sells tickets for Luosto Ski Resort. Free foldable map of Luosto village & its amenities available. -One lift to all floors. -Room 345 ‘superior twin room’ (first floor). Keycard entry. Open hanging area with hangars. Shoe drying rack. Cupboard with shelves, hairdryer, mirror. Luggage stand. Bench & table. Kettle, coffee & tea. Fridge. Wall-mounted LG TV. Sofa bed. Two single beds with bedside table & lights. Good soundproofing. Balcony with bench and view of front car park and main road below. En suite bathroom with walk-in shower, toilet, sink, towels, shaver socket, mirror. -Suites with sauna and log cabins also available. -‘Tunturi’ restaurant (ground floor) - plentiful seating. Breakfast 7-10am - buffet self-service: hot foods, juice machine, coffee jug, cereals, breads, porridge, yoghurt, pastries. Toasters. Waffle maker. Gluten-free options. High-chairs available. Cloakroom for jackets & bags. -‘Rumpu’ bistro/bar (ground floor, by main entrance). -‘Parvi’ restaurant (above ground floor). -‘Karhu’ bar-nightclub (below ground floor). -Large indoor swimming pool with jacuzzi section, plus separate enclosed jacuzzi. Swimming floats/armbands available. Sauna. Steam room. Changing rooms. Take room towel and exchange room key for locker key at Reception. -Gym (below ground floor) with cardio and weights equipment. -Spa and wellness (ground floor). -Games room with pool table (ground floor). -Reading room (first floor). -Free WiFi throughout hotel. -Free, large car park. Charging point for e-cars. -Complimentary sledges. -Checkout 12pm. -Luggage storage available behind Reception desk. Useful as our bus back to Rovaniemi wasn’t until early evening. Cons: -Room - no safe. -Room - luggage storage cupboard handle snapped off. -Room - TV too small for size of room. -Room - shower door handle snapped off. -Room - balcony door handle loose. -Swimming pool - there should be an adults only hour each day, as pool frequently busy with families. -‘Karhu’ bar-nightclub - evening entertainment (karaoke, live bands) costs extra, €3pp upwards. Notes: -‘K Luoston Kauppa’ convenience store sells alcohol (behind Restaurant Vaisko) and a Gift shop are both opposite hotel across the 962 main road. -Hotel is within walking distance of amethyst shop, Ahvenlampi lake (walking, sledging, marshmallow toasting hut) and Luosto Ski Resort. -Local restaurants are all within walking distance of hotel. I ate evening meals at ‘Rumpu’ (hotel) and ‘Puna Kettu’. -I also went snowshoeing and visited the Kopara Reindeer Park.

Firstly I would like to say how worried I was once I had booked this trip and read the reviews for the hotel. Please be assured you have absolutely nothing to worry about! We travelled as a group of 7 (4 adults aged 33 and 3 kids aged 4, 5 & 8) and we had the most MAGICAL time. We booked through an agent with TUI and the whole experience was streamlined and planned out perfectly for each day. The itinerary was amazing and the free time allocated was perfect. We didn’t stay in the log cabins, we stayed at the hotel - clean, great location and within character for the trip. At the end of the day it’s a base for adventures! Comfy beds, good shower power and fresh towels and beds made every day. The food wasn’t a huge variety in the evenings, but each dish was cooked lovely! For tea time - We had reindeer stew, salmon bernaise, roasted beef in red wine, garlic dauphinoise, vegetable curry, beetroot falafel, a huge selection of salad dishes and pasta, chips, sausages, meatballs and always fresh warm bread on offer with real butter. If you’re a beige eater, chip butties all the way! (They could stretch to doing some chicken nuggets for the kids, but that’s my only criticism.) The desserts were fab! Something for everyone including profiteroles, cake, biscuits, fruit, and plenty of water, tea and coffee free with each meal, help yourself. Table service for bar drinks and really quick service. Breakfast - amazing choice including gluten free and plenty for vegetarians. Always a huge pot of porridge on… so creamy and delicious! All the normal “fry up” options but also plenty of cereal, salads, meats, warm salmon and warm croissants. Four toasters and lots of toppings, again only criticism was there was no HP sauce for the bacon! Also lots of lovely juices, green shots and smoothie style drinks, as well as the usual ice water and tea and coffee. We drank the tap water and didn’t have an upset stomach at all. There’s a kettle in the hotel room so for lunch time snacks, pasta pots or porridge pots are perfect to pop in your suitcase. Hotel location - we hit the jackpot the night of arrival and came outside to the northern lights on full display. AMAZING!! We also got to see them on the second morning at the taster sessions. Surrounding area is perfect for sledging and there were plenty of sledges outside the hotel free for everyone to use. Hotel was at max capacity when we stayed and there were always sledges on offer. Wherever you’re wandering, chucks the kids on a sledge, very easy to just pull them around. Theres a huge frozen lake just 200 metres to the left of the hotel, with a huge fire pit for toasting marshmallows (be sure to pack sticks and marshmallows in your case). Took us about 1.5 hours to walk it but we strolled and sledged and really took it at slow pace. There’s an amethyst gift shop, a small supermarket, gift shop, and restaurants across the road surrounding the hotel. Also a gift shop in the hotel foyer with lots of baubles, g