Name: Lapland Hotels Akashotelli
Address: Äkäsentie 10, Kolari, Kolari, Kolari, 95970, Finland
Rating: 8

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Could not fault the whole experience, the TUI flight was festive with games, songs and Santa landing on the roof, the accommodation was perfect, we stayed in a log cabin which are out of the way and had such an authentic feel with it's own sauna, the cabin was warm, clean, comfortable and had everything you needed, even extra shower gel and shampoo. We really enjoyed the food even my slightly fussy 7 year old. The staff were welcoming and accommodating. There were plenty of sledges around and lots of mounds to play on. We loved our Santa day at the Snow Village hotel which was breathtaking, and the snowmobile trip to see the real Santa! He was so authentic! The supermarket is a short walk away and behind it is the frozen lake with the Yllas swing. We also visited nearby Konnijannka petting farm and the hotel booked our taxi. We loved every minute of our stay! Didn't feel busy or touristy which is just how we wanted it. 

Exactly as I imagined Lapland to be.

The cabin has one bedroom and a combined living room and kitchen. It is spacious for three persons. It is very clean. The kitchen has all the things needed for cooking, a waterboiler and a cofee maker. It also has own sauna.
Apart from the two single beds, the sofa bed was large enough for two persons. 
The breakfast had many variety of food incl. e.g., newly baked bread, smoked salmon.
Staff were friendly and helpful. 
There could be blackout curtains because the night is very bright in the summer.

A very good hotel

A wonderful, cozy hotel in the middle of a forrest, next to Akaslompolo lake. Nothing much around, which adds to the charm - ski tracks right next door to most of the rooms/apartments. Short walk to breakfast and the pool/sauna is an added bonus, even though all rooms/apartments have saunas. Fireplace in the apartment is lovely and adds to the coziness. Breakfast is plentiful and despite very large groups, there is a calm about the place (unlike the hectic and noisy Sirkantahti in Sirka/Levi). Alpine skiing is a short bus journey away. Kittila irport is about 1.5 hours away. Staff are wonderful and despite some rooms/kitchens in need of modernisation, it's a really comfortable place to stay. Much nicer than the Sirkantahti iin Levi (part of the same Laplands Hotel chain). WiFi is excellent throughout and there is an amazing smoked fish shop next to hotel reception.

Wonderful, cozy hotel

The cozy wooden lodge had everything we needed. The sauna was great and a perfect way to warm up after a day outside. The staff was able to answer every questions we had and offered everything we asked for. The area in total was magical. It is very close to the lake where you have a perfect chance to see polar lights. Price and service

Lovely Winter Holiday

The hotel is in a good position, ten minutes walk to the local village but take a kick sled for a fun trip down. At -25C make sure you take ski gloves and a knock face cover, my eyes started to freeze by the time I got to the shops. 
The walk to the frozen lake is about 10 mins also and worth the trip. 
The northern lights were brilliant and apparently the best they’ve had for a while.
The food was excellent, don’t believe the other reviews. There is plenty for all and the breakfast has a lot of choice the salt cured salmon was my favourite but if you like cereal, toast or cooked breakfast you’ll be happy. 
The rooms were clean and the sauna was great, the rooms were always warm. 
We went with TUI and I have to say the reps were useless. When we go back I will book everything individually as it’s easy to get around on the ski buses and you can book excursions easily. 
I would suggest the reindeer excursion if you’re going to book one, it was a great experience on Christmas Eve through the forest it was
Magical.
The Christmas Day party was ok, this was heard at Y1 ski resort, the food was fine and the bar easy to get to (you pay for the drinks but they were slightly cheaper than the hotel). The party starts at 7.30ish and with little children it’s too late, we shared a taxi back with a couple who had a baby, €20 on Christmas Day I didn’t think was too bad.
This was our first trip to Finland and Lapland, we will be back. The hotel is nice and well placed, however I think we will try the Saaga hotel next, a short stop there and conversations around what it’s like convinced us that would be our next hotel.

Lovely Christmas spent in magical Lapland

We arrived on Wednesday 15th December 2021 - Sunday 19th December 2021 for our magical Santa holiday. We had a very early morning of the Wednesday 06:30 flight from Manchester to Finland so we were all shattered by the time we got to the hotel. With it being so busy there was a big wait for us to check in…when we did eventually check in our room wasn’t ready and got told it would be another hour. Nearly 2 hours later…our hotel room was ready! When we eventually got to our room it was lovely, clean, tidy and warm. Apart from the checking in at the beginning of the holiday I couldn’t fault anything else, it was such a great holiday…the kids loved the snow piles for sledging and it was great the sledges were all around the hotel for you to pick up and borrow as these came in handy for pulling the children to the local shop or to the lake to see the northern lights. The restaurant was nice…we eat here for breakfast, lunch and evening meal (bar one night when we tried a local restaurant) the food was good, sometimes a little repetitive but overall good food and drinks. The restaurant  got busy at breakfast and in the evening. We went to the children’s disco one night which was organised by TUI which the children enjoyed. I’m a bit disappointed we didn’t get to try the pool and gym but we were so busy fitting our excursions in, we didn’t have time. Hotel staff nice and friendly all round. Hotel in a beautiful place with amazing scenery. We all had a great stay and would recommend this hotel for families. Overall a 9/10 as the check in could be improved

Magical Lapland Holiday

The place I will be reviewing is Lapland. It was absolutely amazing!

If you are wondering Lapland is a magnificent snowy wonderland. I stopped for 3 nights and travelled with Thomas Cook 3 years ago!  As we stepped off the aeroplane I could feel the snow dropping down on to my heavenly head, like fairies sprinkling pixi dust down on to us. On the first day we went husky sledge riding on a fantastic frozen lake and through a snowy forest. If you can find somewhere to do that activity I 100% recommend.

Anywhere you went there was free hot chocolate and beautiful home made ginger biscuits, and if you go and there's no biscuits sorry I don't think you're in Lapland. They where good just thinking about them makes me so hungry and even more exited for Lapland next year!!!

This was defo a 10/10 experience. It is definitely the place for every one! whether you love husky rides or slow reindeer rides, or just a relaxing snowy holiday. If you are worried of being cold don't be !Once you have the snowsuit on it's perfectly fine! enjoy!

Lola age 10

Just returned from a 4 day Tui Santa trip. We stayed in the log cabins which are picture perfect. 

Hotel staff were always welcoming  friendly and helpful. The hotel was clean and well maintained. There was a good selection  of free sledges to use which was fantastic. The setting by the lake was stunning and its a short walk into town. We were lucky enough to see the Northern Lights twice when  there. 

Food is a buffet, they had great choices each day. Including a varied vegetarian selection. 

The Tui staff were always on hand to answer any queries and my sons enjoyed the activities onsite with them. 

Overall a dream come true trip in every sense!

Smashing stay

Just returned from the most wonderful trip to Lapland staying at the snow elf apartments via TUI. Stayed from 15-19 December. Children ages 6, 9. We were worried prior to going about the covid restrictions, but it was all thankfully fairly straight forward in the end.
It’s the best holiday we have ever been on, once in a lifetime trip, truly magical. 

We stayed in apartment block E, which was clean and fully equipped with everything including a sauna which we didn’t use. Very spacious, TV, hairdryer, drying cabinet for wet clothes, the room was absolutely great. We did have a slight issue with the heating, it was attic outside and hotter than middle earth inside, but we had a play with the thermostat and it seemed to cool down. There is a pool onsite which we didn’t use, but looked great. Lots of sledges around for the children, and lots and lots of opportunity to play in the snow. There is a lovely walk through the forest at the back of the hotel which leads to a huge frozen lake which you can walk on, which is lovely. That also leads to the little selection of shops. Well stocked supermarket which has literally everything (apart from wine), and a little shop next door to that which sells decent (although overpriced) wine, but they have to import everything so expect to pay more for things. Beautiful location and appeared to be fairly central for trips, usually half hour or so in the coach for any trip.

Food - I was worried I had read some not great reviews, however the food was in my opinion lovely. Excellent selection. We opted for full board, and I’m so glad we did. Breakfast had everything, hot and cold, bacon, sausages, porridge cereal etc. Lunch same, hot meals, bread, salads, soups, dinner same. The soups were delicious! Really excellent, literally no complaints at all, and the desserts were lovely. The kids love going up and getting their own. Coffee was lovely. Porridge was excellent. Menu on display for the week. Drinks to buy were good - wine and beers, expect to pay 8-9 euros a drink, hence why I got a bottle from the shop, however the rose wine in the hotel was lovely. 

Trip - all fantastic. We did them all. Book as soon you can when you dump your bags, they do sell out. 
Reindeer trip was wonderful, as were the huskies, we also did the snowmobile which was lovely. Santa’s village which is included in your trip was amazing!! 

The weather was mild -14, so we were lucky. You still get cold, but in the trips you are treated to hit berry juice and warming tents with fires in regularly so you soon warm up. The kids were absolutely fine in the cold as you have all the gear given to you in the airport, the boots etc. We worse skins and they put suits. On trips I also put another layer then a jumper on the kids and us, which was fine. The week before it was -25 which would have been very cold, but they are well equipped for this. 

The Tui team were fabulous! The elves were amazing, snow cone was fantastic. They literally make the trip. They are on every bus journeyed and look after you. The kids loved them. From the moment you get on the plane even the captain was in on the magic looking for Father Christmas’s sleigh. Amazing experience, 
I would highly recommend the location, the hotel and tui. The finish people are so welcoming, such nice people, always wanting to help you. The trip has inspired us to visit the arctic circle again in the future, Sweden, Norway I’d love to go back to Finland again. It’s truly beautiful. Feel so lucky to have had that experience. We met another lovely family whilst we were there, which was also fantastic.

On the last night tui take you to their panto in a other hotel, Buffett etc, kids loved that, fireworks which were great. 

Thank you to the hotel team, Tui, and the team of elves and of course Santa.

Trip of a lifetime