Name: Aurora Estate
Address: Tirroniementie 4c 95980 Ylläsjärvi,Tirroniementie, Kolari, Kolari, Kolari, 95980, Finland
Rating: 9

Air conditioning

24-hour reception

Smoke-free property

Heating

Garden

Terrace

Private check-in/check-out

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

Adults Only

No elevators

General

Non-smoking rooms

Room service

Fridge

Hairdryer

Flat-screen TV

Shower/Bathtub

Shower

Linens

Toiletries

Rooms

Iron and board

Laundry

Luggage storage

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Diet menu (on request)

Breakfast

Breakfast in the room

Restaurant

Bottled water (at extra charge)

Kettle

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Airport transportation

Car rental

Transfer services

Transfer

English

Languages Spoken

Tour assistance

Tourist services

Bike rental

Barbecue grill(s)

Hiking

Sun Deck

Recreation

Parking

Spa tub

Private beach

Beach/pool towels

Next to the beach

Pool and beach

Fax and copy machine

Meeting and presentation facilities

Business

Cycling

Sports

Skiing Off-site

Winter sports

Pets allowed

Pets

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Kittila Airport

Aurora Estate

Kolari

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

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king-bed

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limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

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breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Worst holiday ever, ever, ever...Avoid this place.

Stayed at this hotel with my family. We travel widely. On the first breakfast we given no choice of breakfast, but a la carte pancakes with dried reindeer and creme freche. We all felt nauseous and were told it was a local delicacy and we should be grateful. 
We were then advised to book snowmobile experience with a local company the B&B trusted (turned out to be the hoteliers boyfriends company). We booked for a family experience of a snowmobile sleigh to a husky experience. The company made us sign a disclaimer when we arrived at their office. When we were shown to the sledges and vehicles, there were not enough sleighs, so I had no choice but to drive a snowmobile, or not go to the husky experience. We were given no proper training or trial of the snowmobile to get used to the controls. I found it really difficult to manually handle the controls as the skis skidded all of the ice. The Management just carried on moving away from the base to the husky experience. A fellow tourist tried to help me. They company's lead snowmobile guide sped off. I was left with my daughter at the back and couldn't even see the lead instructor,.he disappeared out of sight. I lost control of the snowmobile unattended with no instructor and crashed into a tree. My daughter and we were  thrown off the snowmobile and projected through the air for metres and landed on the ground. We both still have posttraumatic stress disorder because of this. I also have a serious leg injury that has left me with chronic mobility problems with my knee, hip, pelvis and back. The leader of the snowmobile tour didn't even notice we were missing for 15 minutes. About 10 mins later, as we were both lying on the forest floor a local couple found us injured and unable to walk in the woods. They helped us and called for help. I am so grateful to them. Eventually the company snowmobile lead came back and checked the snowmobile before he checked us!! He told me I was 'lucky' as another woman on his last trip had broken her leg. I didn't feel lucky and a broken leg would have been easier than broken ligaments and joints that don't heal and psychological trauma. So the company had 2 trips that day and 2 seriously injured customers...not a good record.
They came to Aurora for dinner and they charged us €500 for the damage to the snowmobile. No apology or recompense for our injuries.
We had to pay for special assistance at the airport on our return and medical treatment.
I never received a letter of apology or anything. 
Do not stay at the place. The food was terrible. The B&B space is very stiffling. No rooms to relax in or space. The proprietor was in a relationship with the snowmobile hire company and essentially ripped us off.
It is the biggest regret that we stayed in this stupid B&B and used their suggested services. I suggest you avoid.

Avoid this terrible place

This hotel is in a good location, away from the hustle and bustle, in the charming settlement of Yllasjärvi, which is stunning in the snow. The high point is the absolutely amazing restaurant and the wonderful breakfast, with well-made omelettes, home-baked items, fresh fruit, excellent sausages or bacon - all served based on choices you make the previous evening. Dinner at the hotel was also exceptional, but extremely expensive as well. Good thing to do as a treat, but certainly not every evening, unless you are quite wealthy indeed.
The room was rather dissappointing, however. A very basic bathroom and a very, very small double room, where there was hardly room to even turn around. The decor is 'cozy' but that still did not make up for the lack of space - and I was a single person occupying a double room. I am not sure how my friends in another 'double', sharing, managed. Essentially, the room is hardly bigger than the space needed for a bed, a wardrobe and a very small side table. There is not even room for a decent nightstand, which can get annoying if you like to have a book, a phone, and other items next to the bed. Still, the perception of space is largely cultural, so perhaps there are many who would not mind. Indeed, my friends seemed quite satisfied with their room.....
Back to the positive - the hotel also has a lovely, cabin-like building with a sauna and an outdoor jacuzzi that you can rent for a couple hours. This was extremely relaxing  and worth doing - although, again, not particularly cheap. The cabin has some drinks available, a seating area and a lovely fireplace. Very charming!
Service is professional and unobtrusive.
All in all, I would recommend the place highly, but if you are claustrophobic stay away and if you are traveling alone, don't hesitate to get a double room anyway!


Lovely sauna and jacuzzi in the snow; exceptional restaurant

My wife and I stayed here just one day to cut down our drive time. The self check in that evening was easy with clear instructions. The room was very clean and comfortable, with a homey feel. The breakfast the following morning was wonderful and the staff was very friendly and cheerful.

Comfortable stay

The Aurora Estate is an absolute delight in every way. The food, hospitality and care are second to none. It is a very special little place set on the edge of a beautiful lake, where you can even have a private dinner served to you by the fire in the sauna house. Brilliant location, where the ski bus can pick you up just at the end of the lane. It is so great being close enough to the ski slopes, whilst at the same time being in a quiet and very peaceful location. Nikklas, the chef, is hugely talented and the cleaners, waiters and waitresses are friendly and gracious. We were lucky enough to stay for a whole week and loved every minute of our stay. Thank you to everyone at Aurora Estate for a truly wonderful hotel and dining experience!

Beautiful hotel and amazing team of staff!

When you arrive to the best new boutique hotel (2018) in Europe, your expectations are naturally set pretty high, e.g at a comparable level to the best boutique hotels in Helsinki. This is not what you get at Aurora Estate, even if the hotel stands out positively  from the local hotel offering. The restaurant is beautifully decorated, but the rest of the interior decoration is pretty basic, including the rooms. Have to give a plus for the beds, though. The breakfast is advertised as ”artisan” one, but it also falls short of high expectations. Only the orange juice and smoothies lived up to the promise, while the rest of the breakfast items were quite dull and basic supermarket stuff. One would expect e.g. handmade bread, but is was probably bought from the neighbouring grocery. The hotel location and concept would match perfectly with utilisation of local delicacies, like berries, mushrooms, reindeer, but none of the breakfast items were even remotely local and fresh by nature. I do understand, if the covid time has forced the hotel owners to ”cut corners” in many ways to manage through the difficult times. If so, it has happpend at at clear cost of customer experience / high expectations. This can’t be a cost issue alone. E.g. berries and mushrooms are all over the surrounding nature for free. It just takes a few hours to go and pick them up in the best fall season. Finally I have to give credit for a very pleasant and flexible service, nothing to complain about that, in fact the opposite. If the owners read this, I really hope that you get some ideas from this review to make most of your unique location and reputation (referring to the evening restaurant, which we were unfortunately not able to test) in the future. And perhaps a little ”push” too ; )

”Ok” hotel that falls short of high expectations.

Rooms cozy and with a personal a sense of style, as was the restaurant. Food really very competently done, a good celebratory supper. Would love to see an extension to the premises, with a bar around a fireplace and perhaps a little terrace with warming lamps. Now there are rooms and the restaurant, but no real place to sit and have a drink with a book. Warmly recommended.

A happy birthday

We  were lucky enough to stay here in December 2019 for 3 nights. Lovely place to stay, room was small but cosy, food was fantastic, and the staff were very friendly. Would highly recommend. Hopefully we will travel there again.👍

Just Lovely

We visited this hotel with our 3 young children recently. We were worried about their response to the (lovely but adult) menu, however I voiced my concerns to Sirly in advance who prepared a delicious pasta dish just for them. They ate the lot, we had a delicious meal off the main menu and everyone therefore had an amazing time. Sirly was lovely, the staff were all very accommodating of our family and we left feeling very relaxed and full (plus amazed that we'd managed a civilised meal in a lovely restaurant with 3 kids in tow!). Would most definitely go again. Thanks to Sirly and staff!

Amazing family meal!

After some business days in Helsinki we descided to visit Lappland, hoping to see there a "golden autumn " and some aurora borealis. 
Based on tripadvisor´s recommendation we booked Aurora Estate Hotelli - Travellors Excellence 2019. Travelling by plane & rent a car and based on excellent consulting by Heidi, one of the owners of AURORA, we discovered Lappland at its best ! - .
Heidi & Shirly wellcomed us warm-hearted in their cosy Hotel which is located in the open landscape directly on the banks of a lake. Hills for skiing/walking are nearby.

Fortunately. the hotel is in the modern. regional style, which means a lot of wood and fireplaces - a guarantee for pleasant room climate. Our sleeping room ( size / bed / bathroom as well as the view from the window)  has been perfect and well kept
as the rest of the hotel. After a delicious dinner with risotto and mushrooms and
whitefish in versions for gourmets, complemented by delicious premium white wines,
we enjoyed the very personal style of our hosts in a subsequent conversation about
the aurora timing of next night / the country/ the people and their customs and about potential day trips in the region. Consequence: we saw next midnight  a perfect Aurora B in front of the hotel - a unique experience in our life.
Next morning - after a breakfast for upgrown Finnish men and a coffe that  awakened the Italian in you - we promised our hosts, that we will come back to this " pure" place in June to celebrate the midsummer night!

WE GO MILES FOR  AURORA ESTATE HOTELLI !

This is a small boutique hotel 10 minutes drive from Yllas, the biggest ski resort and great hiking area in Lapland. 
The hotel is run by Sirly and Heidi, who do an amazing job with this little jewel by the lake. Sirly cooks like a master chef in a Michelin star restaurant and she is extremely artistic with the layout of the dishes. 
Well worth the trip just to go to their restaurant. By far the best fine dining we had in Lapland. 
There is a second little house on the side where you can have private dinners and where there is a sauna and jacuzzi. 
Amazing place - must visit in Summer or Winter. 40 minutes from Kittila airport. 

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